get_basic_profile.rb

def get_basic_profile
  bprofile = BasicProfile.find_by_user_id(current_user.id)
  if bprofile.nil?
    client = get_client
    profile = client.profile(:fields => ["first-name", "last-name", "maiden-name", "formatted-name" ,:headline, :location, :industry, :summary, :specialties, "picture-url", "public-profile-url"])

    basic_profile = profile.to_hash
    basic_profile[:location] = basic_profile["location"]["name"]
    new_basic_profile = BasicProfile.new(basic_profile)
    new_basic_profile.user = current_user
    new_basic_profile.save 
    new_basic_profile
  else
    bprofile
  end
end