Example code for using Postcoder in Ruby. For more information on Postcoder visit https://postcoder.com

postcoder_example.rb

#	Postcoder Ruby example
#	Allies Computing Ltd
#	
#	This demo shows how to perform an address lookup in ruby.	
#
#   Note: This script has been developed for ruby >= 1.9.3
#
  
require 'cgi'
require 'json'
require 'net/http'
 
searchkey 	= 'PCW45-12345-12345-1234X';  # Test search key, repalce with yours
searchterm  = 'NR14 7PZ';   # string to use for an address search
 
puts "Postcoder Ruby Client Snippet\n\n"
  
URL = 'ws.postcoder.com'
QUERY = '/pcw/' + searchkey + '/address/UK/' + CGI::escape(searchterm).gsub("+", "%20") 
# for other uri options see https://developers.alliescomputing.com/
 
http = Net::HTTP.new(URL)
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(QUERY)
response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))