markmcspadden/klout

Update the lib file according to the new API of Klout, and handle requests of multiple users ( up to 5).
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Usage:
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>> Klout.api_key = "yourkloutapikey"
>> Klout.score("jasontorres")
=> {"status" => 200, "users" => [{"twitter_screen_name"=>"jasontorres", "kscore"=>29.89}]}
>> Klout.profile("jasontorres")
=> {"status" => 200, "users" => [{"twitter_id"=>"406073",
                                  "twitter_screen_name"=>"jasontorres",
                                  "score"=>{"kscore"=>29.89, "slope"=>0,
                                  "description"=>"is influential to a tightly formed network that is growing larger.",
                                  "kclass_id"=>11, "kclass"=>"Specialist",
                                  "kclass_description"=>"You may not be a celebrity, but within your area of expertise your opinion is second to none. Your content is likely focused around a specific topic or industry with a focused, highly-engaged audience.",
                                  "kscore_description"=>"jasontorres has a low level of influence.",
                                  "network_score"=>20.25,
                                  "amplification_score"=>15.27,
                                  "true_reach"=>195}}]}

#Handling of invalid/inactive username 
>> Klout.score("very_new_user")
=> {"status" => 404}
>> Klout.score("very_new_user")
=> {"status" => 404}

#Ignore invalid/inactive usernames in array
>> Klout.score(["very_new_user", "twitter", "twitter_es", "twitterapi", "twittermobile"].join(","))
 => {"status"=>200, "users"=>[{"twitter_screen_name"=>"twitter", "kscore"=>76.88},
                              {"twitter_screen_name"=>"twitter_es", "kscore"=>70.33},
                              {"twitter_screen_name"=>"twitterapi", "kscore"=>68.3},
                              {"twitter_screen_name"=>"twittermobile", "kscore"=>61.17}]}
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Klout measures influence on topics across the social web to find the people the world listens to

See http://klout.com for more information about their service

Install:

sudo gem install klout

Usage and Example

>> require 'rubygems'
>> require 'klout'
>> Klout.api_key = "yourkloutapikey"
>> Klout.score('jasontorres')
=> {"user"=>{"kscore"=>19.74, "status"=>200, "status_message"=>"OK"}}
>> Klout.profile('jasontorres')
 {"user"=>{"score"=>{"slope"=>0, "kscore"=>"19.7429", "kclass"=>"connector", "true_reach"=>"195", "amplification_score"=>"0", "kscore_description"=>"", "network_score"=>"0", "kclass_description"=>"You are a constant source of information to your friends and co-workers. There is a good chance that you probably introduced several of your friends to Twitter. Your taste and opinion is respected and your judgment is trusted.", "date_updated"=>"2009-07-09 00:59:08"}, "twitter_screen_name"=>"jasontorres", "status"=>200, "twitter_id"=>"406073", "status_message"=>"OK"}}
 
Disclaimer: Author is not anyway involved w/ Klout.com

Klout is a copyright trademark of Klout.com

MIT License