class Ping < ActiveRecord::Base
  
  belongs_to :article
  
  def send_ping(origin_url)
    
    # Taken from Why's example:
    # http://redhanded.hobix.com/bits/showinUpOnTechnorati.html
    begin
      server = XMLRPC::Client.new2(URI.parse(self.url).to_s)
 
      begin
          result = server.call("weblogUpdates.ping", config[:blog_name],
                               origin_url)
      rescue XMLRPC::FaultException => e
          logger.error(e)
      end
    rescue Exception => e
        logger.error(e)
    end
  end
  
end