Rails - Feb 2006 - Check, and display, AIM status on rails page

Thought I''d post this in case it''s of use to anyone. Maybe
even a recipe?

It''s just some simple helpers to show AIM status on a webpage.
I searched before coding it, and didn''t find anything similar.
Maybe that''s because it was so simple :)

These methods belong in a helper (such as app/helpers/application_helper.rb)

# begin AIM helper methods

def aim_signed_on(screen_name)
  require ''net/http''
  host = "big.oscar.aol.com"
  path = "/#{screen_name}?on_url=online&off_url=offline"
  return true if Net::HTTP.get_response(host,
path).header[''location'']
== "online"
end
	
def display_aim_status(screen_name)
  if aim_signed_on(screen_name)
    screen_name + " is currently signed on AOL Instant Messenger"
  else
    screen_name + " is currently signed off of AOL Instant Messenger"
  end
end
# end AIM helper

Then just call it from a view with
<%= display_aim_status("YourAIMscreenName") %>

Similar methods could be used for ICQ or Yahoo messenger.

Enjoy.

--
Chris Martin
Web Developer
Open Source & Web Standards Advocate
http://www.chriscodes.com/

Hey Chris,
  
  Thanks for sharing.
  
  Dave, This would make for a good addition in ROR recipes.
  
  Frank

Chris Martin <chriscodes@gmail.com> wrote:  Thought I''d post this
in case it''s of use to anyone. Maybe even a recipe?

It''s just some simple helpers to show AIM status on a webpage.
I searched before coding it, and didn''t find anything similar.
Maybe that''s because it was so simple :)

These methods belong in a helper (such as app/helpers/application_helper.rb)

# begin AIM helper methods

def aim_signed_on(screen_name)
  require ''net/http''
  host = "big.oscar.aol.com"
  path = "/#{screen_name}?on_url=online&off_url=offline"
  return true if Net::HTTP.get_response(host,
path).header[''location'']
== "online"
end
 
def display_aim_status(screen_name)
  if aim_signed_on(screen_name)
    screen_name + " is currently signed on AOL Instant Messenger"
  else
    screen_name + " is currently signed off of AOL Instant Messenger"
  end
end
# end AIM helper

Then just call it from a view with
<%= display_aim_status("YourAIMscreenName") %>

Similar methods could be used for ICQ or Yahoo messenger.

Enjoy.

--
Chris Martin
Web Developer
Open Source & Web Standards Advocate
http://www.chriscodes.com/
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