Chapter 1. Instant Nokogiri

Welcome to Instant Nokogiri. This book has been especially created to provide you with all the information that you need to get set up with Nokogiri. You will learn the basics of Nokogiri, get started with building your first app, and discover some tips and tricks for using Nokogiri.

This book contains the following sections:

So, what is Nokogiri? helps you find out what Nokogiri actually is, what you can do with it, and why it's so great.

Installation explains how to download and install Nokogiri with minimum fuss and then set it up so that you can use it as soon as possible.

Quick start – creating your first Nokogiri application will guide you through the creation of your first Nokogiri app. You will identify content, extract just the right parts, and incorporate the new data using the Nokogiri gem.

Top 13 features you need to know about explains how to integrate the most common Nokogiri methods with your Ruby code, along with a few tips and tricks. By the end of this section you will be able to scrape and parse disparate data sources with ease.

People and places you should get to know provides you with many useful links to the project page and forums, as well as a number of helpful articles, tutorials, and the Twitter feeds of Nokogiri super-contributors.