Grabbing big cartel stuff in rails

Cartel

******* ADDED TO GEMFILE ***********

gem 'httparty'


******* IN THE MODEL ***********

class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
  include HTTParty
  format :plain
  
  def to_param
    "#{name}"
  end
      
  def self.find_by_cartel(args)
    response = self.get("http://api.bigcartel.com/stripe/products.js")
    products = JSON.parse(response.body)
    
    products.each do |product|
      if product["name"].downcase == args.downcase
       return product
      end
    end
  end

end


************* CONTROLLER *****************

  def show
    @project = Project.find_by_name(params[:id])

    # Find the gallery for the requsted id
    @gallery = Project.find_by_cartel(params[:id])

.......


***************** VIEW *****************

<p>
  <b>Name:</b>
  <%= @project.name %>
</p>
<p>
  <b>Gallery:</b>
  <%= @gallery["name"] %><br />
  
	<!-- Display images if they are present -->
	<% if @gallery["images"].present? %>
	     <% @gallery["images"].each do |image| %>
		<%= image_tag(image["url"], :width => 200)  %>
	     <% end %>
	<% end %>
</p>