contentful_model - setup and example model

contentful_model_example.rb

require 'contentful'
require 'contentful_model'

#Configure your access to Contentful: demo account shown here
ContentfulModel.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = "b4c0n73n7fu1" #replace with your access token
  config.space = "cfexampleapi" #replace with your space ID
  config.options = {
    #extra options to send to the Contentful::Client
  }
end

# Inherit from ContentfulModel::Base and specify a content type ID
# to access the attributes for your model
# This is your model definition. Short, isn't it? :-)
class Cat < ContentfulModel::Base
   self.content_type_id = "cat" #note that your content type will actually be a long string
   
   #optionally coerce fields to a particular type
   coerce_field birthday: :date
end

# Add entry mappings for your classes, so you get objects of the type you expect
ContentfulModel::Base.descendents.each do |klass|
  klass.send(:add_entry_mapping)
end

# Call your new Cat model with an ActiveRecord-like interface
c = Cat.first
 # => #<Cat: @fields={:name=>"Happy Cat", etc. etc.}>
c.name
 # => "Happy Cat"
Cat.first.birthday
 # => Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:00:00 +0000
c.best_friend
 # => #<Cat: @fields={:name=>"Nyan Cat", :likes=>["rainbows", "fish"], etc. etc. >
c.best_friend.likes
 # => ["rainbows", "fish"]
 Cat.offset(1).first
 # => #<Cat: @fields={:name=>"Garfield", :likes=>["lasagna"], etc. etc. >