user_from_githuv

github.rb

require "open-uri"
require "json"

puts "What is your Github nickname ?"
print "> "
username = gets.chomp 

url = "https://api.github.com/users/#{username}"

# calls the api
response = open(url).read
# parse the json response to build a ruby hash
user = JSON.parse(response)

name = user["name"]
location = user["location"]

puts "#{name} lives in #{location}"