box-and-dice-crm

Box and Dice CRM API Client

A JavaScript/TypeScript client for interacting with the Box+Dice CRM API. This library provides a simple and type-safe way to interact with the Box+Dice CRM system.

Installation

Install the package using npm:

npm install box-and-dice-crm

Features

• Full TypeScript support with comprehensive type definitions
• Promise-based API
• Error handling with custom error types
• Pagination support
• Rate limiting protection
• Supports all major Box+Dice API endpoints:
  • Contacts
  • Sales Listings
  • Rental Listings
  • Offices
  • Consultants
  • Projects
  • Property Types/Categories
  • Suburbs
  • Lead Flow
  • Enquiries

Usage

Basic Setup

import { BoxDiceClient } from 'box-and-dice-crm';

const client = new BoxDiceClient({
  apiKey: 'your-api-key',
  domain: 'your-domain.boxdice.com.au'
});

Examples

Working with Contacts

// Get all contacts
const contacts = await client.getContacts();

// Create a new contact
const newContact = await client.createContact({
  first_name: 'John',
  last_name: 'Doe',
  email: '[e-mail]',
  mobile: '0400000000'
});

// Update a contact
await client.updateContact(123, {
  email: '[e-mail]'
});

Working with Listings

// Get sales listings
const salesListings = await client.getSalesListings();

// Get rental listings for a specific office
const rentalListings = await client.getRentalListings(officeId);

Error Handling

The client includes custom error types for common API errors:

try {
  await client.getContacts();
} catch (error) {
  if (error instanceof AuthenticationError) {
    // Handle authentication error
  } else if (error instanceof RateLimitError) {
    // Handle rate limit error
    const retryAfter = error.statusCode; // Seconds to wait
  } else if (error instanceof BoxDiceError) {
    // Handle other API errors
    console.error(error.message, error.statusCode);
  }
}

API Documentation

For detailed API documentation, please refer to the type definitions in the source code:

• Client Methods: src/client.ts
• Types: src/types.ts
• Error Types: src/errors.ts

Requirements

• Node.js >= 14.0.0
• TypeScript >= 4.7.0 (if using TypeScript)

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

• Fork the repository
• Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
• Open a Pull Request