This is a simple gem that utilizes HTTParty and the StackOverflow API.
gem install stack_overflow
The StackOverflow API help can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage
Be sure to set the API Key.
StackOverflow.API_KEY = YOUR_KEY_GOES_HERE You can get your key from StackOverflow by going here : stackapps.com/apps/register
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/users
StackOverflow.get_all_users
By default the api returns the first page of users with 30 per page. This information can be read from the results. To get additional pages or change the pagesize (0-100) you can make call like:
StackOverflow.get_all_users(:page => 2, :per_page => 50)
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/users-by-ids StackOverflow.get_user(#user_id) You can also get a group of users by using
StackOverflow.get_users([#user_id1, #user_id2, etc])
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/user-tags
StackOverflow.get_user_tags(#user_id)
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/questions
StackOverflow.get_user_questions(#user_id)
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/answers
StackOverflow.get_user_answers(#user_id)
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/tags
StackOverflow.get_tags
API documentation can be found at api.stackoverflow.com/1.1/usage/methods/tag-synonyms
StackOverflow.get_tags_synonyms
This is a work in progress as I use the API for my application.