The Fed Spending Ruby Gem

A thin wrapper for the FedSpending API sponsored by Code for America.

Please see FedSpending.org for a full list of options

Usage

require 'fed_spending'
FedSpending.rcv({:detail => -1, :recipient_state => 'IA'})
# Returns a hash of the summary of modified recovery data on Federal contracts for the state of Iowa

FedSpending.faads({:detail => -1, :recipient_name => 'Smith', :fiscal_year => 2006})
# Returns a hash of FAADS Contracts from 2006 with the recipient name of Smith

FedSpending.fpds({:detail => -1, :state => 'AL'})
# Returns a hash of the modified FPDS data on Federal contracts from the state of Alabama

Contributing

In the spirit of free software, everyone is encouraged to help improve this project.

Here are some ways you can contribute:

• by using alpha, beta, and prerelease versions
• by reporting bugs
• by suggesting new features
• by writing or editing documentation
• by writing specifications
• by writing code (no patch is too small: fix typos, add comments, clean up inconsistent whitespace)
• by refactoring code
• by fixing issues
• by reviewing patches
• financially

Submitting an Issue

We use the GitHub issue tracker to track bugs and features. Before submitting a bug report or feature request, check to make sure it hasn't already been submitted. When submitting a bug report, please include a Gist that includes a stack trace and any details that may be necessary to reproduce the bug, including your gem version, Ruby version, and operating system. Ideally, a bug report should include a pull request with failing specs.

Submitting a Pull Request

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a topic branch.
3. Add specs for your unimplemented feature or bug fix.
4. Run bundle exec rake spec. If your specs pass, return to step 3.
5. Implement your feature or bug fix.
6. Run bundle exec rake spec. If your specs fail, return to step 5.
7. Run open coverage/index.html. If your changes are not completely covered by your tests, return to step 3.
8. Add documentation for your feature or bug fix.
9. Run bundle exec rake yard. If your changes are not 100% documented, go back to step 8.
10. Add, commit, and push your changes.
11. Submit a pull request.

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2011 Code for America. See LICENSE for details.