Create GitHub Gist With Ruby #github #ruby

gist_helper.rb

# http://www.travisberry.com/2011/05/create-github-gist-with-ruby/ 
  require 'net/http'
  require 'uri'
  require 'json'
  
  def get_gist(fileName,content)
    res = Net::HTTP.post_form(URI.parse('http://gist.github.com/api/v1/json/new'),
      { 'files[#{fileName}]' => content,
        'login' => 'USER NAME HERE',
        'token' => 'API TOKEN HERE',
        'description' => 'This is a test description'
        })
    parsed_json = JSON(res.body)
    parsed_json['gists'].each do |key, val|
      key.each do |k, v|
        if "#{k}" == 'repo'
          repo = "#{v}"
        end
      end
    end
    return "<script src=\"https://gist.github.com/#{repo}.js\"></script>"
    
  end