boston-stitch
This simple utility takes the URL of the first page of a Boston.com gallery, stitches all the pages in the gallery into a simple single HTML page, and fires up Sinatra to display it.
The Sinatra instance will run on port 4567 so make sure the port is available. boston-stitch will also attempt to open the result in your default browser.
Install
gem install boston-stitch
Usage
boston-stitch [url]
Example:
$ boston-stitch http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012/
Title: Academy Awards 2012 after parties - Boston.com
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=2
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=3
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=4
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=5
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=6
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=7
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=8
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=9
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=10
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=11
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=12
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=13
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=14
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=15
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=16
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=17
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=18
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=19
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=20
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=21
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=22
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=23
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=24
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=25
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=26
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=27
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=28
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=29
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=30
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=31
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=32
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=33
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=34
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=35
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=36
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=37
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=38
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=39
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=40
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=41
Fetching http://www.boston.com/ae/movies/oscars/gallery/oscar_afterparties_2012?pg=42
[2012-02-28 15:13:09] INFO WEBrick 1.3.1
[2012-02-28 15:13:09] INFO ruby 1.9.2 (2011-07-09) [x86_64-linux]
== Sinatra/1.3.1 has taken the stage on 4567 for development with backup from WEBrick
[2012-02-28 15:13:09] INFO WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=18191 port=4567
Turns this gallery:
into this:
Gallery selector
boston-stitch g
displays all the galleries on the boston.com homepage, and prompts you to select one. Then it will stitch the gallery for you.
Example:
$ boston-stitch g
Getting galleries on boston.com home page
1 2012 Boston Fashion Awards
2 http://www.boston.com/thingstodo/gallery/spottedinboston/
3 Ten things to know from today's news
4 White House Correspondents' Dinner 2012
5 Boston Bacon and Beer Festival
6 Warren, Brown on campaign trail
7 Celebrity sightings: Stars out and about
8 http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/gallery/celebrity_sightings/
9 White House Correspondents' Dinner
10 Celebrity baby buzz
11 Volunteers clean at Boston Shines
12 Quincy man loves our Cartoon Contest
13 Healthy Mother's Day recipes
14 http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/gallery/kissuptoyourboss/
15 Effective ways to kiss up to a boss
16 http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/gallery/2012whitehousecorrespondentsdinner/
17 White House Correspondents' Dinner
18 Cheap eats in the area
19 Kate Upton, Sofia Vergara, more celebrity sightings
20 Maria Menounos style watch
21 10 ways to add value to your home on a budget
22 Prom dress inspiration from the red carpet
23 Pink lipstick for everyone!
24 http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/specials/summer/gallery/summer_food_festivals/
25 Spring and summer food festivals
26 You know you're from Boston when...
27 Your twins
28 Five effective ways to kiss up to your boss
29 http://www.boston.com/realestate/gallery/homeoftheweek/042912/
30 Milton home shows off its master suite
31 Meet the new Patriots Meet the players the Patriots selected in the 2012 NFL Draft
32 You're from Boston when... You know someone who knows a Wahlberg, and more
33 First Lady fashion Michelle Obama's stylish wardrobe picks over the years
34 Spotted in Boston Spotted visited the Boston Fashion Awards at Bijou Lounge
Your choice: 11
Getting "Volunteers clean at Boston Shines"
Title: Boston Shines 2012 - Boston.com
Fetching http://www.boston.com/yourtown/boston/eastboston/gallery/boston_shines?pg=2
Fetching http://www.boston.com/yourtown/boston/eastboston/gallery/boston_shines?pg=3
Fetching http://www.boston.com/yourtown/boston/eastboston/gallery/boston_shines?pg=4
Fetching http://www.boston.com/yourtown/boston/eastboston/gallery/boston_shines?pg=5
Fetching http://www.boston.com/yourtown/boston/eastboston/gallery/boston_shines?pg=6
[ETC]