GlobalFolders.com Ruby Client

This gem is a simple globalfolders.com interface using active resource and httpclient.

Usage

config.yml:

host: https://www.globalfolders.com (optional)
username: <email address>
password: <password>

require ‘globalfolders_client’

Authentication:

GlobalFolders::Client.load_config("path to config.yml")

User Interaction:

# find a user
user = GlobalfoldersClient::User.find(1)

# update a user
user = GlobalfoldersClient::User.find(1)
user.first_name = "Steve"
user.save

Folder Interaction:

# find all folders in an account (you must have access to the account)
folders = GlobalfoldersClient::Folder.find(:all, :params => { :folder => { :account_id => 1 }})

# find a folder
folder = GlobalfoldersClient::Folder.find(1)

# update folder
folder = GlobalfoldersClient::Folder.find(1)
folder.name = "WalkerTek Update"
folder.save

# create a folder
folder = GlobalfoldersClient::Folder.create(:account_id => 1, :name => "API Folder", :parent_id => <some folder id>)

# remove a folder
folder = GlobalfoldersClient::Folder.find(1)
folder.destroy

Document Interaction:

# find a document
document = GlobalfoldersClient::Document.find(7)

# list documents in a folder
docs = GlobalfoldersClient::Document.find(:all, :params => { :document => { :folder_id => 1 }})

# update document
document = GlobalfoldersClient::Document.find(7)
document.title = "WalkerTek Update"
document.save

# create a document
# we must have the users API key to upload a document
user = GlobalfoldersClient::User.find(1)
api_key = user.api_key
file = File.open(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "upload_test.txt"))

doc = GlobalfoldersClient::Document.create(
  :api_key => api_key, 
  :file => file, 
  :folder_id => 1, 
  :file_name => "upload_test.txt", 
  :title => "API Test", 
  :description => "Test Description", 
  :keywords => "Test Keywords")
doc.save

# remove a document
document = GlobalfoldersClient::Document.find(7)
document.destroy

Credit

The BlackBoxWeb.com Team