GamesRadarApi

This gem is a fully featured API wrapper for the Games Radar API.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'games_radar_api'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install games_radar_api

Configuration

You can use a block configuration to specify the API key. e.g.

GamesRadarApi.configure do |config|
  config.api_key = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"
end

Usage

To start using the GamesRadarAPI just initialize the client and start requesting. e.g.

require 'games_radar_api'

client =   GamesRadarApi.client(:api_key=>'<YOUR_API_KEY>')
# search for games called Darksiders on the XBOX 360
response = client.game_search('Darksiders','xbox360')

The following methods are available to you:

games(options={:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

game(id)

game_search(query,platform,options={:region=>'us'})

game_cheats(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:content=>'all_cheat'})

game_guides(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

game_news(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

game_features(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

game_previews(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

game_reviews(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

game_screenshots(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

game_videos(id,options={:region=>'us',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10})

cheats(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

developers()

franchises()

genres()

guides(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

news(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

features(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

previews(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

reviews(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

platforms()

publishers()

screenshots(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:unique_game=>false,:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

videos(options={:region=>'us',:platform=>'all',:genre=>'all',:game_name=>'',:page_num=>1,:page_size=>10,:sort=>'newest'})

Each request returns an array of Hashie Mash objects which you can then manipulate in any way that you wish.

NOTE

Please note that during testing I found that elements of the Games Radar API don't work as expected. Here's a few of the issues that I found:

news - this method returns total_rows but the not the articles themselves
game_features, game_previews, game_reviews and game_news - returns total_rows but not the articles
game - this method fetches information about the game, but I'm yet to find a game with a thumbnail image, and the empty_logo image they send returns a 404
videos and game_videos - whilst the API call works, visiting the video URL in the URL attribute always goes to a 404 page
screenshots and game_screenshots - no data is returned

It's also recommended that you look through the Games Radar API Documentation for a clearer idea of the parameters values which each method accepts http://dl.gamesradar.com/api/GamesRadar_Developer_API_Documentation.pdf

Credits

This gem is created by Cube Websites

games_radar_api

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