gistfile1.java

package com.saxon.demo;

import java.io.File;

import com.socrata.api.Connection;
import com.socrata.api.HttpConnection;
import com.socrata.api.RequestException;
import com.socrata.data.View;

public class Creator {

	/**
	 * @param args
	 * @throws RequestException 
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) throws RequestException {
		// Connect to the API
		String domain = "saxon.socrata.com";
		String username = "<youremail>";
		String password = "<yourpass>";
		String appToken = "<yourapptoken>";
		Connection connection = new HttpConnection(domain, username, password,
				appToken);
		
		// Import a new dataset
		View view = new View();
		
		// Create the Name column
		View.Column name = new View.Column();
		name.setName("Name");
		name.setDataTypeName("text");
		view.addColumn(name);
		
		// Create the Age Column
		View.Column age = new View.Column();
		age.setName("Age");
		age.setDataTypeName("number");
		view.addColumn(age);
		
		// Create the Allowance Column
		View.Column allowance = new View.Column();
		allowance.setName("Allowance");
		allowance.setDataTypeName("money");
		view.addColumn(allowance);
		
		// Perform the import
		view = view.create(new File("./data/example.csv"), connection);
		
		// Publish the dataset
		view = view.publish(connection);
		
		System.out.println("View Created: http://saxon.socrata.com/d/" + view.getId());
		
	}

}