This gem uses mechanize to scrape content from shelfari.com and simulate an API, because currently there is no official one. Given the nature of obtaining the data, things might break often, so use at your own risk.
book_by_id(id) #returns information about a book based on id
book_by_isbn(isbn) #returns information about a book based on isbn
user(username) #returns user details
now_reading(username) #returns the books the user is currently reading
gem install shelfari
require 'shelfari'
library = Shelfari.new
Get info about a book
myBook = library.book(5831441)
This returns the following JSON
{
"bookid": "5831441",
"editionid": "7405802",
"title": "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest",
"author": "Stieg Larsson",
"cover": "http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41BHhplwx0L._SL236.jpg",
"url": "http://www.shelfari.com/books/5831441/The-Girl-Who-Kicked-the-Hornets-Nest"
}
This library is distributed under the MIT license. Please see the LICENSE file.
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