= Vin-Validator
Gem for gathering info on VINs, optionally using link:https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/[NHTSA's API]
== Installation
Add this line to your application's Gemfile:
And then execute:
$ bundle install
Or install it yourself as:
$ gem install vin-validator
== Usage
=== vin_info
just_a_vin = 'AA5325L1588827' other_vins = %w[13N153201K1533942 1E9AA5325L1588827 1RND48A27GR039983 1RND53A33KR049282]
VinValidator::Knowledge.vin_info(just_a_vin).fetch(just_a_vin)
VinValidator::Knowledge.vin_info(just_a_vin, true).fetch(just_a_vin)
VinValidator::Knowledge.vin_info(other_vins)
Every call to VinValidator::Knowledge::vin_info will return a hash.
Each key in the result is one of the VINs provided, and each value is another hash.
Value hash:
|=== |Key |Value
|:errors
|Array<VinValidator::Result>
|:nhtsa_errors
|Array<VinValidator::Result>
|:vin
|VinValidator::Result
|:make
|Array<VinValidator::Result>
|:manufacturer
|VinValidator::Result
|:model
|VinValidator::Result
|:year
|VinValidator::Result
|:body_type
|VinValidator::Result
|:trailer_type
|VinValidator::Result
|:vehicle_type
|VinValidator::Result
|:gvw
|VinValidator::Result
|:suggested_vin
|VinValidator::Result
|===
VinValidator::Result has 3 attributes: vin, type, and value.
vin - The vin the result belongs totype - The type of result (error, make, year, etc)value - The value of the result=== validate
just_a_vin = 'AA5325L1588827' other_vins = %w[13N153201K1533942 1E9AA5325L1588827 1RND48A27GR039983 1RND53A33KR049282]
VinValidator::Knowledge.validate(just_a_vin).fetch(just_a_vin)
VinValidator::Knowledge.validate(just_a_vin, true).fetch(just_a_vin)
VinValidator::Knowledge.validate(other_vins)
Every call to VinValidator::Knowledge::vin_info will return a hash.
Each key in the result is one of the VINs provided, and each value is another hash.
Value hash:
|=== |Key |Value |Description
|:valid
|Boolean
|false if there are errors or year/wmi is blank
|:year
|Hash, Nil
|:letter(String) and :year(Integer)
|:wmi
|Array<VinValidator::Result>
|Possible makes the VIN can have
|:infos
|Array<String>
|The info messages
|:errors
|Array<String>
|The error messages
|===
VinValidator::Result has 3 attributes: vin, type, and value.
vin - The vin the result belongs totype - The type of result (error, make, year, etc)value - The value of the result== Changelog
See xref:./CHANGELOG.adoc[CHANGELOG] see changes
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