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<?
// VIN API decoder for PHP 4.x+

define('ELEMENT_CONTENT_ONLY', true);
define('ELEMENT_PRESERVE_TAGS', false);

function getXML($vin) {
  $curl = curl_init();
  curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_URL, 'http://vinapi.skizmo.com/vins/'. $vin.'.xml');
  curl_setopt ($curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('Content-Type: application/xml', 'X-VinApiKey: #YOURAPIKEYGOESHERE#')); //use your API key here 

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import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
import java.beans.Beans;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter;

import com.sun.image.codec.jpeg.JPEGCodec;

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require 'rubygems'
require 'usb'  # this is the ruby-usb gem, I'm also using libusb 1.0 and linux
require 'logger'

class MagTek
  def initialize
    @device = find_device
    interface = @device.interfaces.first
    @endpoint = interface.endpoints.first
    @logger = Logger.new("/var/log/monitor_usb.log")

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  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <hash>
      <telescopic-steering-column>Std.</telescopic-steering-column>
      <front-split-bench-seat>N/A</front-split-bench-seat>
      <powertrain-warranty-distance>36,000 mile</powertrain-warranty-distance>
      <leather-seat>Std.</leather-seat>
      <load-bearing-exterior-rack>N/A</load-bearing-exterior-rack>
      <front-spring-type>Coil</front-spring-type>
      <steel-wheels>N/A</steel-wheels>
      <maximum-gvwr>No data lbs</maximum-gvwr>

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# app/views/home/update_artists.js.haml
$('#artists_select').html("<%= escape_javascript(options_for_select(@artists)) %>");
$('#songs_select').html("<%= escape_javascript(options_for_select(@songs)) %>");

# app/views/home/update_songs.js.haml
$('#songs_select').html("<%= escape_javascript(options_for_select(@songs)) %>");

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# app/views/home/index.html.haml
<%= collection_select(nil, :genre_id,  @genres,  :id, :name, {:prompt   => "Select a Genre"}, {:id => 'genres_select'}) %>
<br/>
<%= collection_select(nil, :artist_id, @artists, :id, :name, {:prompt   => "Select an Artist"}, {:id => 'artists_select'}) %>
<br/>
<%= collection_select(nil, :song_id, @songs, :id, :title, {:prompt   => "Select a Song"}, {:id => 'songs_select'}) %>

<script>
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $('#genres_select').change(function() {

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# app/views/home/index.html.haml
= collection_select(nil, :genre_id,  @genres,  :id, :name, {:prompt   => "Select a Genre"}, {:id => 'genres_select'})
%br
= collection_select(nil, :artist_id, @artists, :id, :name, {:prompt   => "Select an Artist"}, {:id => 'artists_select'})
%br
= collection_select(nil, :song_id, @songs, :id, :title, {:prompt   => "Select a Song"}, {:id => 'songs_select'})

:javascript
  $(document).ready(function() {
    $('#genres_select').change(function() {

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# config/routes.rb
DynamicSelectBoxes::Application.routes.draw do
  get 'home/update_artists', :as => 'update_artists'
  get 'home/update_songs', :as => 'update_songs'
  root :to => "home#index"
end

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# app/models/artist.rb
class Artist < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :genre

  has_many :songs

  attr_accessible :genre_id, :name, :genre
end

# app/models/genre.rb

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# app/controllers/home_controller.rb
class HomeController < ApplicationController
  def index
    @genres  = Genre.all
    @artists = Artist.all
    @songs   = Song.all
  end

  def update_artists
    # updates artists and songs based on genre selected