duckduckgo

DuckDuckGo

An unofficial DuckDuckGo search API.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'duckduckgo'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install duckduckgo

Usage

Using this library is very simple. Here's an example:

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

require 'duckduckgo'

results = DuckDuckGo::search(:query => 'Apples')
result = results.first

result.uri
# => "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple"

result.title
# => "Apple - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia"

result.description
# => "The apple tree (Malus domestica) is a deciduous tree in the rose family best known for its sweet, pomaceous fruit, the apple. It is cultivated worldwide as a fruit ..."

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/stevesoltys/duckduckgo. 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.