Api Idea

api.rb

require 'httparty'
require 'yaml'
require 'app_conf'

module Tickspot
  class ApiAccess
    include HTTParty

    def initialize(site, u, p)
      @auth = {email: u, password: p}
      self.class.base_uri "https://#{site}.tickspot.com"
    end

    # http://tickspot.com/api/
    # The API response is wrapped within a top level XML node which normally matches the method name
    #  but on some methods it differs
    [
      # clients
      # -------
      # Optional
      #   :open [true|false]
      { m: :clients, d: 'clients' },

      # projects
      # --------
      # Optional
      #   :project_id
      #   :open [true|false]
      #   :project_billable [true|false]
      { m: :projects, d: 'projects' },

      # tasks
      # -----
      # Required
      #   :project_id
      # Optional
      #   :task_id
      #   :open [true|false]
      #   :task_billable [true|false]
      { m: :tasks, d: 'tasks' },

      # clients_projects_tasks
      # ----------------------
      { m: :clients_projects_tasks, d: 'clients' },

      # entries
      # --------
      # Required
      #   :start_date
      #   :end_date
      # OR
      #   :updated_at
      # Optional
      #   :project_id
      #   :task_id
      #   :user_id
      #   :user_email
      #   :client_id
      #   :entry_billable [true|false]
      #   :billed [true|false]
      { m: :entries, d: 'entries' },

      # recent_tasks
      # ------------
      { m: :recent_tasks, d: 'tasks' },

      # users
      # -----
      # Optional
      #   :project_id
      { m: :users, d: 'users' },

      # create_entry
      # ------------
      # Required
      #   :task_id
      #   :hours
      #   :date
      # Optional
      #   :notes
      { m: :create_entry, d: 'entry' },

      # update_entry
      # ------------
      # Required
      #   :id
      # Optional
      #   :hours
      #   :date
      #   :billed
      #   :task_id
      #   :user_id
      #   :notes
      { m: :update_entry, d: 'entry' }
    ].each do | m |
      define_method m[:m], ->(params = {}) do
        # conf = AppConf.new
        request_result = self.class.post("/api/#{m[:m].to_s}", :query => @auth.merge(params))
        # conf.from_hash request_result #["#{m.to_s}"]
        request_result["#{m[:d]}"]
      end
    end

  end
end