This document summarizes a presentation by Natalie Arellano and Vanessa Dean titled "FOMO No Mo'" about using Meetup API data. It includes code samples to make API requests and store Meetup event and member data in a Ruby on Rails application using ActiveRecord. The presentation demonstrates initializing the data model, adding sample members and events, and lessons learned around demystifying APIs and the value of objects and collaboration. Potential next steps discussed are allowing the user to choose seed groups from their Meetup account and adding filters to search results.

1. Natalie Arellano
Vanessa Dean
Tuesday, July 8
Flatiron School Presents
FOMO No Mo’

2. FOMO

5. Other Events Happening Tonight
(you made the right choice)

10. API Requests
Request URL for members from Flatiron Presents
meetup.com/2/members?group_id=14306982&key=1afad67
Request URL for events that the member’s groups
are hosting in the next week
https://api.meetup.com/2/events?&sign=true&
photo-host=public&member_id=9053050&
time=1404858600000,%201405463400000
&page=20&key=1afad6758asdfb3q4f

11. Net::HTTP.get(“https://api.meetup.com/2/events?
&sign=true&photo-host=public&member_id=9053050& time=140485860

12. JSON.parse(Net::HTTP.get(events_request_uri))

13. Data Structure

14. railroady -M | dot -Tpng > models.png
Schema

15. Initialization
Member.all.sample(3).each do |member|
my_hash["results"].each do |result|
# create the event if not exists
event = Event.find_or_create_by(:name => result["name"],
:date => result["time"],
:url => result["event_url"])
# create the group if not exists, and assign it to the event
event.group = Group.find_or_create_by(:name => result["group"]["name"],
:urlname => result["group"]["urlname"])
# assign the group color -- assign color is defined on Group
event.group.assign_color
# add the current member to the group if not already a member
event.group.members << member unless event.group.members.include?(member)
# add the event date based on the time in milliseconds given by Meetup
event.assign_date(Time.at(event.date.to_i/1000).to_date)
end
end
def assign_date(new_date)
my_date = EventDate.find_or_create_by(event_date: new_date)
self.event_date = my_date
end

16. DEMO

17. Lessons Learned
• APIs can be demystified
• Objects make things easier
• Value of collaboration

18. Next Steps We Could Take
• Add ability to choose the seed group (instead of
always sampling from Flatiron Presents members)
• Let user sign in with their Meetup account and
choose groups they are a part of
• Add filters, e.g. narrow search results by location,
pizza == true

19. Questions?

20. Thanks!
We are:
Natalie Arellano
natalie.p.arellano@gmail.com
and
Vanessa Dean
vanessa.dean@gmail.com