Stars Lookup API - Ruby Gem

Stars Lookup is a simple tool for looking up star data. It returns the star name, mass, diameter, and more.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'apiverve_starslookup'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install apiverve_starslookup

Getting Started

Get your API key at APIVerve

Basic Usage

require 'apiverve_starslookup'

# Initialize the client
client = APIVerve::Starslookup::Client.new(api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY")

# Make a request
response = client.execute({ name: "Sirius" })

# Print the response
puts response

Error Handling

begin
  response = client.execute({ name: "Sirius" })
  puts response["data"]
rescue APIVerve::Starslookup::ValidationError => e
  puts "Validation error: #{e.errors.join(', ')}"
rescue APIVerve::Starslookup::APIError => e
  puts "API error: #{e.message}"
  puts "Status code: #{e.status_code}"
end

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
client = APIVerve::Starslookup::Client.new(
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  debug: true
)

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "starName": "Sirius",
    "mass": 4.674385e+30,
    "diameter": 2825760,
    "galX": -5.895,
    "galY": -6.152,
    "galZ": -1.167,
    "dist": 8.6,
    "starType": "A1(V)",
    "temp": 9500,
    "color": "0xbaccff"
  }
}

Documentation

For more information, visit the API Documentation.

Support

License

This gem is available under the MIT License.