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+require 'open-uri'
+
+# Base class of the api modules
+# @abstract
+class SightstoneBaseModule
+  
+  protected
+  def _get_api_response(uri, header={})
+    params = {'api_key' => @sightstone.api_key}.merge header
+    RestClient.get(uri, headers={:params => params}) {|response, request, result| response }
+  rescue SocketError => e
+    nil
+
+    end
+
+  def _parse_response(response, &block)
+    response_code = if response.nil?
+    500
+    else
+    response.code
+    end
+
+    if response_code == 200
+    block.call(response.body)
+    elsif response_code == 404
+      raise Sightstone::SummonerNotFoundException
+    elsif response_code == 500
+      raise Sightstone::SightstoneConnectionException
+    elsif response_code == 429
+      raise Sightstone::RateLimitExceededException
+    else
+      raise Sightstone::SightstoneApiException 'Unknown error occured'
+    end
+  end
+  
+end
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