gistfile1.rb

# To send to LA

@my_db_records.each do |r|
  LocaleApp::MissingTranslations.add('en', "sometable.some_field.#{id}", r.content)
end

LocaleApp.sender.post_missing_translations

# This will post them up to the app. (They go onto resque first so there may be a short delay before they appear)

#To pull the translations down you could do something like (untested):

class MyPoller
  include ::Localeapp::ApiCall

  def poll
    api_call :translations,
      :url_options => { :query => { :updated_at => updated_at }},
      :success => :handle_success,
      :failure => :handle_failure,
      :max_connection_attempts => 1
  end

  def handle_success(response)
    data = Localeapp.load_yaml(response)
    # loop through the updated data and push back to your database
  end

  def handle_failure(response)
    # something
  end
end