MySportsFeeds Ruby Gem brought to you by @MySportsFeeds.
Makes use of the MySportsFeeds API - a flexible, developer-friendly Sports Data API.
Free for Non-Commercial Use.
$ gem install mysportsfeeds-ruby
If you haven't signed up for API access, do so here https://www.mysportsfeeds.com/index.php/register/
Create main MySportsFeeds object with API version as input parameter. Supports v1.0 through v1.2 of the MSF API.
require "mysportsfeeds"
msf = MySportsFeeds.new(version="1.0", true)
Authenticate (v1.0 uses your MySportsFeeds account credentials)
msf.authenticate("YOUR_USERNAME", "YOUR_PASSWORD")
Start making requests, specifying: league, season, feed, format, and any other applicable params for the feed
Get all NBA 2016-2017 regular season gamelogs for Stephen Curry, in JSON format
data = msf.msf_get_data('nba', '2016-2017-regular', 'player_gamelogs', 'json', 'player' =>'stephen-curry')
Get all NFL 2015-2016 regular season seasonal stats totals for all Dallas Cowboys players, in XML format
data = msf.msf_get_data('nfl', '2015-2016-regular', 'cumulative_player_stats', 'xml', 'team' => 'dallas-cowboys')
Get full game schedule for the MLB 2016 playoff season, in CSV format
data = msf.msf_get_data('mlb', '2016-playoff', 'full_game_schedule', 'csv')
That's it! Returned data is also stored locally under "results/" by default, in appropriately named files.