Tweakphoeus
We usually describe this gem as 'typhoeus on steroids'. We add some browser features, for example cookies management and automation in tipical headers that browsers define in his HTTP stack.
We love scrapping and this gem was created for this.
From crazy developers to another crazy developers, Created in Bizneo.com and maintained in this small group of developers.
Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
gem 'tweakphoeus'
And then execute:
$ bundle
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install tweakphoeus
Usage
Like Typhoeus
Tweakphoeus.get(url) Tweakphoeus.get(url, headers: hash, body: hash)
TODO: Write usage instructions here
Using proxies
To use HTTP proxies with optional basic authorization, use set_proxy(url[, user: <user>, password: <pass>])
. Proxy can be disabled with unset_proxy
.
Development
After checking out the repo, run bin/setup
to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec
to run the tests. You can also run bin/console
for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install
. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb
, and then run bundle exec rake release
, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the .gem
file to rubygems.org.
Contributing
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/tweakphoeus. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.
License
The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.