added LinkedIn::Base object for other LinkedIn objects to inherit from

lib/linked_in/api_standard_profile_request.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class ApiStandardProfileRequest
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class ApiStandardProfileRequest < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def url
       @doc.xpath("//api-standard-profile-request/url").text

lib/linked_in/base.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module LinkedIn
+  class Base
+
+    def self.from_xml(doc)
+      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
+    end
+
+    def initialize(doc)
+      @doc = doc
+    end
+
+  end
+end

lib/linked_in/birthdate.rb

@@ -1,35 +1,27 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Birthdate
+  class Birthdate < LinkedIn::Base
 
     # <date-of-birth>
     #   <year>1972</year>
     #   <month>1</month>
     #   <day>3</day>
     # </date-of-birth>
-
-    def self.from_xml(doc)
-      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
-    end
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
-
+
     def year
       @year ||= @doc.xpath("/person/date-of-birth/year").text.to_i
     end
 
     def day
       @day ||= @doc.xpath("/person/date-of-birth/day").text.to_i
     end
-    
+
     def month
       @month ||= @doc.xpath("/person/date-of-birth/month").text.to_i
     end
-    
+
     def to_date
       Date.civil(y=year,m=month,d=day)
     end
-    
+
   end
-end
+end

lib/linked_in/client.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module LinkedIn
   class Client
-    
+
     # TODO: @ http://developer.linkedin.com/docs/DOC-1061 && / DOC-1014
     # add in client.get("/people/~:(im-accounts)")
     #        client.get("/people/~:(twitter-accounts)")
@@ -99,17 +99,17 @@ def connections(options={})
 
       Connections.from_xml(get(path)).profiles
     end
-    
+
     ##
-    #  usage: 
+    #  usage:
     #    dob = client.birthdate
     #      returns a birthdate object allowing access to day, month, year
     #      dob.to_date will return a DATE object
     def birthdate
       path = "/people/~:(date-of-birth)"
       Birthdate.from_xml(get(path))
     end
-    
+
     def search(options={})
       path = "/people"
       options = {:keywords => options} if options.is_a?(String)

lib/linked_in/company.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Company
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Company < LinkedIn::Base
 
     %w[type name industry].each do |f|
       define_method(f.to_sym) do

lib/linked_in/connections.rb

@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Connections
-
-    def self.from_xml(doc)
-      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
-    end
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Connections < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def connections
       @array ||= begin

lib/linked_in/country.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Country
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Country  < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def code
       @doc.xpath("/person/location/country/code").text

lib/linked_in/education.rb

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Education
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Education < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def education
       @array ||= begin

lib/linked_in/error.rb

@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Error
-    def self.from_xml(doc)
-      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
-    end
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Error < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def status
       @doc.xpath('//status').text.to_i

lib/linked_in/group.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Group
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Group  < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def groups
       @array ||= begin

lib/linked_in/location.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Location
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Location < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def name
       @doc.xpath("/person/location/name").text

lib/linked_in/network.rb

@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Network
-
-    def self.from_xml(doc)
-      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
-    end
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Network < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def updates
       @array ||= begin

lib/linked_in/people.rb

@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class People
-
-    def self.from_xml(doc)
-      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
-    end
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class People < LinkedIn::Base
 
     %w[total start count].each do |f|
       define_method(f.to_sym) do

lib/linked_in/position.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Position
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class Position < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def positions
       @arry ||= begin

lib/linked_in/profile.rb

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Profile
+  class Profile < LinkedIn::Base
 
     # xml_reader :three_current_positions, :as => [Position]
 
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ class Profile
       end
     end
 
-    def self.from_xml(doc)
-      new(Nokogiri::XML(doc))
-    end
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
-
     def location
       @location ||= Location.new(@doc)
     end

lib/linked_in/update.rb

@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class Update
+  class Update < LinkedIn::Base
 
     %w[update_key update_type is_commentable?].each do |f|
       define_method(f.to_sym) do
         @doc.xpath("./update/#{f.gsub(/_/,'-')}").text
       end
     end
 
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
-
     def timestamp
       @doc.xpath('./update/timestamp').text.to_i
     end

lib/linked_in/url_resource.rb

@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module LinkedIn
-  class UrlResource
-
-    def initialize(doc)
-      @doc = doc
-    end
+  class UrlResource < LinkedIn::Base
 
     def resources
       @array ||= begin

lib/linkedin.rb

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # require 'forwardable'
 # require 'rubygems'
-# 
+#
 gem 'oauth', '~> 0.3.5'
 require 'oauth'
 
@@ -28,44 +28,46 @@ class General           < LinkedInError; end
   class Unavailable   < StandardError; end
   class InformLinkedIn < StandardError; end
   class NotFound      < StandardError; end
-  
+
   # config/initializers/linkedin.rb (for instance)
-  # 
+  #
   # LinkedIn.configure do |config|
   #   config.token = 'consumer_token'
   #   config.secret = 'consumer_secret'
   # end
-  # 
+  #
   # elsewhere
   #
   # client = LinkedIn::Client.new
   def self.configure
     yield self
-      
+
     LinkedIn.token = token
     LinkedIn.secret = secret
     true
   end
-  
+
   def self.token
     @token
   end
-  
+
   def self.token=(token)
     @token = token
   end
-  
+
   def self.secret
     @secret
   end
-  
+
   def self.secret=(secret)
     @secret = secret
   end
 end
 
 directory = File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__))
 
+require File.join(directory, 'linked_in', 'base')
+
 require File.join(directory, 'linked_in', 'api_standard_profile_request')
 require File.join(directory, 'linked_in', 'url_resource')
 require File.join(directory, 'linked_in', 'company')