gistfile1.txt

require "hpricot" # need hpricot and open-uri
require "open-uri"
require "date"

current_date = Date.civil(2007, 6, 16)
while (current_date != Date.today)
	puts [current_date, fetch_number_of_assaults(current_date)].join(":")
	current_date = current_date.next
end

def to_everyblock_format(some_date)
	[some_date.year, some_date.month, some_date.day].join("-")
end

def fetch_number_of_assaults(current_date, extra_params = "")
	date = to_everyblock_format(current_date)
	doc = Hpricot(open("http://chicago.everyblock.com/crime/by-primary-type/assault/by-date/#{ date },#{ date }/#{ extra_params }))
	size = (doc/"li.newsitem").size
	if (doc/"a.next").empty?
		size
	else
		size + fetch_number_of_assaults(current_date, doc.at("a.next")['href'].to_s)
	end
end