Apple tries really hard to make it impossible to know anything about a serial number. Additionally, Apple uses about 5 different ways to identify a computer. This gem aims to make things a little easier.
NOTE: Every time you use this gem you make at least 2 HTTP requests.
Well then, just do this:
serial_number = GoldenDelicious::SerialNumber.new SERIAL_NUMBER
You'll get back an object with the following information:
| serial_number.location | The code for the plant this computer was manufactured at. |
| serial_number.year | A code indicating what year this computer was manufactured. |
| serial_number.week | The week this computer was manufactured. |
| serial_number.id | The unique identifier for this computer. |
| serial_number.mode | The computer's model identifier (e.g. Z5W or 1AX). |
If you already know the model identifier then just do this:
model = GoldenDelicious::Model.new MODEL_IDENTIFIER
You'll get an object with the following information:
| model.memory | Information about the RAM that this computer uses. |
| model.storage | Information about the hard drive in this computer. |
| model.identifiers | Most of the identifiers Apple uses for this model. |
Please see lib/golden_delicious/model.rb for more information - it's really simple, though quite ugly.
If you DON'T know the model identifier but you have a serial number:
device = GoldenDelicious::Device.new SERIAL_NUMBER
This object has all of the information that SerialNumber AND Model have! It's awesome!
This is just a gem I need for work projects, but if you want to help me, please feel free. Right now my tests woefully brittle: I don't have any serial numbers to test edge cases (older computers, iPhones, iPods, etc.). Please feel free to send me your serial number; I won't do anything weird with it - just put it in some tests to ensure that this gem does what it's supposed to.