Prefer symbols for ticker symbols (imagine that)

README.rdoc

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Fargo using the following (note that you only need to <tt>require</tt> the
 <tt>quote</tt> module):
 
   require "rupee/quote"
-  wfc = Rupee::Quote.new("WFC")
+  wfc = Rupee::Quote.new(:wfc)
 
   wfc.get :price, :change, :pct_chg
   #=> {:price=>24.96, :change=>0.17, :pct_chg =>0.686}

lib/rupee/quote.rb

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Rupee
   #
   #   require "rupee/quote"
   #
-  #   wfc = Rupee::Quote.new("WFC")
+  #   wfc = Rupee::Quote.new(:wfc)
   #
   #   wfc.get :price, :change, :pct_chg
   #   #=> {:price=>24.96, :change=>0.17, :pct_chg =>0.686}
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ class Quote
 
     # Creates a new Rupee::Quote object.
     #
-    #   wfc = Rupee::Quote.new("WFC")
+    #   wfc = Rupee::Quote.new(:wfc)
     #
     # is equivalent to
     # 
-    #   wfc = Rupee::Quote.new("WFC", :source => :bloomberg, :frequency => 15)
+    #   wfc = Rupee::Quote.new(:wfc, :source => :bloomberg, :frequency => 15)
     # 
     # Configuration options
     #
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Quote
     #   quote source, in seconds (default is +15+).
     def initialize(ticker, opts = {})
       opts = { :source => :bloomberg, :frequency => 15 }.merge opts
-      @ticker = ticker
+      @ticker = ticker.upcase
       @source = Quote.sources[opts[:source]]
       @frequency = opts[:frequency]
       @next_pull = Time.now

lib/rupee/version.rb

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Rupee
   # The current version
-  VERSION = "0.2.2"
+  VERSION = "0.2.3"
 end

spec/ruby/quote_spec.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   describe "when pulling quotes" do
     describe "without any parameters specified" do
       before :each do
-        @wfc = Quote.new("WFC")
+        @wfc = Quote.new(:wfc)
       end
 
       it "should default to pulling the price" do