ruby-stopforumspam
Ruby wrapper for stopforumspam.com API. Check IP addresses, email addresses, and usernames for known spam activity.
Usage
Add the gem to your Gemfile:
gem 'ruby-stopforumspam'Then in your project:
require 'stopforumspam'
spam_check = StopForumSpam::Check.new(parameters)
spam.check.spammer? # returns Boolean
spam.check.result # returns HashSupply a String to check one IP address, e-mail, or username:
spam_check = StopForumSpam::Check.new('198.51.100.1')
spam_check.spammer? # is this person a spammer?
=> false
spam_check.result # see full results from API
=> {"ip"=>{"value"=>"198.51.100.1", "frequency"=>"0", "appears"=>"0"}}Or supply an Array of Strings:
spam_check = StopForumSpam::Check.new(['198.51.100.1', 'test@example.com'])
spam_check.spammer?
=> true
spam_check.result
=> {"ip"=>{"value"=>"198.51.100.1", "frequency"=>"0", "appears"=>"0"}, "email"=>{"value"=>"test@example.com", "lastseen"=>"2014-10-06 13:33:08", "frequency"=>"3", "appears"=>"1"}}Or supply an Array of Hashes to override the check type (e.g. to force a username check for a string that looks like an IP address):
spam_check = StopForumSpam::Check.new([{check: '198.51.100.1', type: 'username'}])
spam_check.spammer?
=> true
spam_check.result
=> {"username"=>{"value"=>"198.51.100.1", "frequency"=>"0", "appears"=>"0"}}License
MIT license. See LICENSE.
Author
Warren Guy warren@guy.net.au