# Buzz Ruby Sample #
This is a simple starter project written in Ruby which provides a minimal
example of Buzz integration within a Sinatra web application.
Once you've run the starter project and played with the features it provides,
this starter project provides a great place to start your experimentation into
the API.
## Prerequisites ##
Please make sure that all of these are installed before you try to run the
sample.
- Ruby 1.8.7+
- Ruby Gems 1.3.7+
- Are you on a Mac? If so, be sure you have XCode 3.2+
- A few gems (run 'sudo gem install <gem name>' to install)
-- sinatra
-- httpadapter
-- extlib
-- dm-sqlite-adapter
-- google-api-ruby-client
## Setup Authentication ##
This API uses OAuth 2.0. Learn more about Google APIs and OAuth 2.0 here:
http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/docs/OAuth2.html
Or, if you'd like to dive right in, follow these steps.
- Visit https://code.google.com/apis/console/ to register your application.
- From the "Project Home" screen, activate access to "Buzz API".
- Click on "API Access" in the left column
- Click the button labeled "Create an OAuth2 client ID"
- Give your application a name and click "Next"
- Select "Web Application" as the "Application type"
- Under "Your Site or Hostname" select http:// as the protocol and enter
"localhost" for the domain name
- click "Create client ID"
Edit the buzz.rb file and enter the values for the following properties that
you retrieved from the API Console:
- oauth_client_id
- oauth_client_secret
Or, include them in the command line as the first two arguments.
## Running the Sample ##
I'm assuming you've checked out the code and are reading this from a local
directory. If not check out the code to a local directory.
1. Start up the embedded Sinatra web server
$ ruby buzz.rb
2. Open your web browser and see your activities! Go to http://localhost:4567/
3. Be inspired and start hacking an amazing new web app!
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