My Gravatar demo projects are for developers to get acquainted with languages and platforms with something more than a "Hello World" example. Versions are available for Clojure, F#, Newspeak, Pharo, Racket, and Squeak.

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GravatarDemo-Racket

Racket implementation to interact with the Gravatar API.

• Racket 8.5 reference platform.
• Tests included.

Installation

1. Download this project.
2. Install Racket and run DrRacket.
3. Install the http package via the menubar: File -> Install Package...
4. Open racket.rkt from this repository.
5. Load the file in the REPL via the menubar: Racket -> Run

Example Usage

Evaluate in the REPL:

;; Retrieve the image for the email address
(image-request "email@example.com")

;; Retrieve the image for the email address (2048x2048 px)
(image-request "email@example.com" 2048)

;; Retrieve the profile for the email address
(profile-request "email@example.com")

To run the tests, execute in a shell:

raco test gravatar-test.rkt

Author

Bracken Spencer

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License

GravatarDemo-Racket is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for more info.

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