#191 Mechanize

Dec 07, 2009 | 10 minutes | Tools

Mechanize extends the power of Nokogiri allowing you to interact with multiple pages on the site: click links, submit forms, etc.

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          bash
        
sudo gem install mechanize

          script/console
        
puts Readline::HISTORY.entries.split("exit").last[0..-2].join("\n")

          lib/tasks/product_prices.rake
        
desc "Import wish list"
task :import_list => :environment do
  require 'mechanize'
  agent = WWW::Mechanize.new
  
  agent.get("http://railscasts.tadalist.com/session/new")
  form = agent.page.forms.first
  form.password = "secret"
  form.submit
  
  agent.page.link_with(:text => "Wish List").click
  agent.page.search(".edit_item").each do |item|
    Product.create!(:name => item.text.strip)
  end
end