first 'release'

- gemspec
- updating readme
- calls to Me and other nested relationships inherit better

.gitignore

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ pkg
 doc
 .DS_Store
 Rakefile
+Manifest.txt

README.markdown

@@ -5,9 +5,33 @@ by [Zach Holman](http://zachholman.com) ([brightkite](http://brightkite.com/peop
 brightkitey is a cute little wrapper around Brightkite's API. It's possibly horribly broken and incomplete, but it's getting there. Pull requests welcome and appreciated.
 
 ## installation and usage
-
+
+    gem sources -a http://gems.github.com
+    sudo gem install holman-brightkitey
+
+To get a feel for what you're in for, check out the [Brightkite REST API](http://groups.google.com/group/brightkite-api/web/rest-api). The [object reference](http://groups.google.com/group/brightkite-api/web/api-object-reference) might be helpful, too. Some fun things you can do:
+
+### authentication
+    require 'rubygems'
+    require 'brightkitey'
+
+    Brightkitey.authenticate(:user => 'dr_strangelove', :password => 'cant-allow-gaps')
+    Brightkitey.logged_in? # quick login check
+
+### brightkitein' around
+
+    me = Brightkitey.me
+    me.friends.first.checkins # => grab a friend's checkins
+
+    home = me.checkins.first.place
+    me.checkin(home) # => check yourself in at home
+
+    Brightkitey::Place.search("arby's") # => mmmm... I'm thinking Arby's. If you're logged in, this'll pull in those closest to you first.
+
 ## thanks
 
+The official [Lighthouse](http://github.com/Caged/lighthouse-api) wrapper was fairly helpful for a newbie like me to wrap my head around. Thankee, Justin.
+
 ## license
 
 (The MIT License)

brightkitey.gemspec

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Gem::Specification.new do |s|
+  s.name = %q{brightkitey}
+  s.version = "0.1.0"
+
+  s.required_rubygems_version = Gem::Requirement.new(">= 0") if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
+  s.authors = ["Zach Holman"]
+  s.date = %q{2008-11-20}
+  s.description = %q{A cute little Ruby wrapper around Brightkite's API}
+  s.email = [""]
+  s.files = ["README.markdown", "lib/brightkitey.rb"]
+  s.has_rdoc = false
+  s.homepage = %q{http://github.com/holman/brightkitey}
+  s.rdoc_options = ["--main", "README.markdown"]
+  s.require_paths = ["lib"]
+  s.rubyforge_project = %q{}
+  s.rubygems_version = %q{1.2.0}
+  s.summary = %q{A cute little Ruby wrapper around Brightkite's API}
+  s.test_files = []
+
+  s.add_dependency(%q<activeresource>, [">= 2.1.0"])  
+end

lib/brightkitey.rb

@@ -2,16 +2,27 @@
 require 'activeresource'
 
 module Brightkitey
-  VERSION = '0.0.1'
+  VERSION = '0.1.0'
+
+  attr_accessor :logged_in
 
   class << self
     def authenticate(options)
       Brightkitey::Base.user = options[:user]
       Brightkitey::Base.password = options[:password]
       Brightkitey::Me.person
+      @logged_in = true
     rescue ActiveResource::UnauthorizedAccess
       false
     end
+
+    def logged_in?
+      @logged_in == true
+    end
+
+    def me
+      Brightkitey::Me.person
+    end
   end
 
   class Base < ActiveResource::Base
@@ -34,37 +45,6 @@ class Comment < Base
   class DirectMessage < Base
   end
 
-  class Friend < Base
-  end
-
-  class Me < Base
-    def self.person
-      Me.find(:one, :from => '/me.xml')
-    end
-
-    def self.friends
-      Friend.find(:all, :from => '/me/friends.xml')
-    end
-
-    def self.sent_messages
-      DirectMessage.find(:all, :from => '/me/sent_messages.xml')
-    end
-
-    def self.received_messages
-      DirectMessage.find(:all, :from => '/me/received_messages.xml')
-    end
-
-    def self.blocks
-      Block.find(:all, :from => '/me/blocked_people.xml')
-    end
-
-    def self.checkin(place_id)
-      Brightkitey::Place.connection.post("/places/#{place_id}/checkins",'')
-    rescue ActiveResource::Redirection
-      true
-    end
-  end
-
   class Note < Base
   end
 
@@ -77,10 +57,6 @@ def checkins
       Checkin.find(:all, :from => "/people/#{login}/objects.xml", :params => {:filters => :checkins})
     end
 
-    def checkins
-      Note.find(:all, :from => "/people/#{login}/objects.xml", :params => {:filters => :notes})
-    end
-
     def photos
       Photo.find(:all, :from => "/people/#{login}/objects.xml", :params => {:filters => :photos})
     end
@@ -102,6 +78,9 @@ def self.search(query)
     end
   end
 
+  class Friend < Person
+  end
+
   class Photo < Base
     self.element_name = 'object'
 
@@ -120,4 +99,29 @@ def self.search(query)
     end
   end
 
+  class Me < Person
+    def self.person
+      Me.find(:one, :from => '/me.xml')
+    end
+
+    def sent_messages
+      DirectMessage.find(:all, :from => '/me/sent_messages.xml')
+    end
+
+    def received_messages
+      DirectMessage.find(:all, :from => '/me/received_messages.xml')
+    end
+
+    def blocks
+      Block.find(:all, :from => '/me/blocked_people.xml')
+    end
+
+    def checkin(place)
+      place = place.id if place.kind_of?(Place)
+      Brightkitey::Place.connection.post("/places/#{place}/checkins",'')
+    rescue ActiveResource::Redirection
+      true
+    end
+  end
+
 end