kindful-js

kindful-js

TypeScript wrapper for (parts of) the Kindful Client API. More info on the Kindful APIs here: https://developer.kindful.com/

Notes

The Kindful API is designed to be used in a two-way sync system, wherein you import all of their records, attempt to match them, then export your records. This can also be done the other way around, where you export your records and Kindful attempts to match them, if your data is very good.

Disclaimer

I have no affiliation with Kindful, I just needed an API wrapper so I decided to publish it.

Requirements

A fetch polyfill is required to use this library if your nodejs major version is less than 18. I would recommend https://www.npmjs.com/package/isomorphic-fetch.

Installation

npm install kindful-js

# or with yarn
yarn add kindful-js

Thoughts

Honestly, the Kindful API doesn't really follow any design principles that I have ever seen before. Creating transactions is done directly on the user object as if it has been left-joined then flattened before being returned. I'm not sure if this is a design decision or just a side effect of the way the API is built. Either way, I'm not a fan of it.

Groups are even odder, since they are not a first-class citizen in the API. You can't create a group, you can only create a group membership. This is painful from a TypeScript perspective, since allowing arbitrary types that happen to be group names onto a contact is... less than ideal.

Looking at the types for this library in the ./types directory will probably be the best way to understand how to use it. I have done my best to attempt to simplify the API as much as possible, but there are definitely things that will come out of left field when using it.

If you see any issues in the TS implementation, please feel free to open an issue or PR. No way in hell I managed to get everything right on the first try.

Playing with the Postman collection is also a good way to get a feel for how the API works. https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/7005508/S1EWQFhd

Have fun trying to figure this one out (it won't be)!

Features

• Modern TypeScript
• Authentication
• Sandbox Support
• Automatic Request Batching

Usage

import Kindful from 'kindful-js';

const url = 'https://app-sandbox.kindful.com' || 'https://app.kindful.com';
const token = 'your token here';

const kindful = new Kindful(url, token);

// contact calls
const exists = kindful.contact.emailExists('email address');
const contacts = kindful.contact.query(['changed'], { contact: ['all'] });
const _ = kindful.contact.create([{ first_name: 'New', last_name: 'Person', email: '[e-mail]' }]);
const _ = kindful.contact.update([{ id: 'id_1234567', email: '[e-mail]' }]);
const _ = kindful.contact.link([ id: 'kindful_id', external_id: 'your_id', sync_version: '1', updated_at: new Date().toISOString() ]);

// transaction calls
const transactions = kindful.transaction.query(['changed'], { transaction: ['all'], contact: ['all'] });
const _ = kindful.transaction.withNewContact([{ first_name: 'New', last_name: 'Person', email: '[e-mail]', amount_in_cents: 500, transaction_time: new Date().toISOString(), fund: 'General', fund_id: '1' }]);
const _ = kindful.transaction.withContact([{ id: 'contact id', amount_in_cents: 500, transaction_time: new Date().toISOString(), fund: 'General', fund_id: '1' }]);
const _ = kindful.transaction.link([ id: 'kindful_id', external_id: 'your_id', sync_version: '1', updated_at: new Date().toISOString() ])

// group calls (very cursed)
const groups = ['group 1', 'group 2'];
const _ = kindful.group.createWithContact({ first_name: 'New', last_name: 'Person', email: '[e-mail]' }, groups);
const _ = kindful.group.addContacts(['contact id 1', 'contact id 2'], groups); // might also create a group if it doesn't exist?
const _ = kindful.group.removeContacts(['contact id 1', 'contact id 2'], groups);

// meta calls
const campaigns = kindful.meta.campaigns();
const groups = kindful.meta.groups();
const chapters = kindful.meta.chapters();
const customFields = kindful.meta.customFields();
const customFieldGroups = kindful.meta.customFieldGroups();
const details = kindful.meta.details();
const funds = kindful.meta.funds();
const importStats = kindful.meta.importStats();
const importStatus = kindful.meta.importStatus(importId);

// if you want to wait for the import to finish (wait for Kindful's batching)
const finished = await this.kindful.helpers.pollForCompletion(importResponseArray);
// if you want to get all of the query's results (abuse batching & query limits)
const notLinked = await this.kindful.helpers.getAllFromQuery(this.kindful.contact, { query: ['not_linked'] });
const notLinkedT = await this.kindful.helpers.getAllFromQuery(this.kindful.transaction, { query: ['not_linked'] });

// escape to the API wrapper
const get = kindful.api.get<ResponseType>('/get-endpoint');
const post = kindful.api.post<BodyType, ResponseType>('/post-endpoint', { body: 'here' });