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Raspar – Build a html parser in 5 minutes

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 by jiren, posted in Ruby

Creating HTML Parsers has never been this simple. Here is how you can create parsers very quickly with minimal code. Do check out the "rasper" gem on RubyGems.

API Throttling on Requests Per Minute

June 26, 2014June 25, 2014 by jiren, posted in Ruby on Rails

In my previous blog post I have discussed API designing and versioning. Now I am going to build a simple algorithm to restrict API access based on requests per minute using redis Very often, as an API provider we need to control request traffic based on certain criteria, like account subscription, time interval or requests … Continue reading API Throttling on Requests Per Minute

Implementing Rails APIs like a professional

May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 by jiren, posted in Ruby on Rails, Tutorials

Today, a web-portal that does not support APIs is not even considered a web portal! This post explains how we can implement Rails APIs in our application. It talks about API keys, API versioning and authentication techniques.