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namespace :quotes do
 
  desc 'Import data from the TED API'
  task :import_data => :environment do
 
    print 'Sucking in quotes...'
    # Hit the Quote model
    still_has_data = true
    page = 0
    page_size = 250
    while still_has_data do
      quotes = Quote.save_data_from_api(page*page_size, page_size)
      if quotes.length < page_size
        still_has_data = false
      else
        page += 1
      end
    end
  end
end