cakemail-next-gen

Cakemail Next-gen Ruby wrapper

This library allows you to quickly and easily use the Cakemail Next-gen API via Ruby.

This gem is designed to be community-driven, with the aim of prioritizing the needs and preferences of its users. Your active involvement is crucial in shaping the future development of this project. You can contribute by creating issues and pull requests, as well as engaging with existing ones through upvoting or commenting.

If you need help using Cakemail, please check the Cakemail Support Help Center at https://www.cakemail.com/contact-us.

Installation

To install the gem add it into a Gemfile (Bundler):

gem "cakemail-next-gen"

And then execute:

bundle install

API key

You need to set your Cakemail API credentials using environment variables.

# .env
CAKEMAIL_API_KEY="..."
CAKEMAIL_USERNAME="..."
CAKEMAIL_PASSWORD="..."

If you wish to generate a new token, you will need the environment variables CAKEMAIL_USERNAME and CAKEMAIL_PASSWORD.

If you already have a token, you will only need: CAKEMAIL_API_KEY.

Generating a Token

To generate a token, follow these steps:

1. Set the CAKEMAIL_USERNAME and CAKEMAIL_PASSWORD environment variables using a .env file.
2. Use the Cakemail::Token.create method provided by the gem to generate a token. Here's an example of how to use it :

token = Cakemail::Token.create

pp "Access token created is #{token.access_token}"

Usage

Cakemail-Ruby was designed with usability as its primary goal, so that you can forget the API and intuitively interact with your lists, contacts, campaigns and so on.

Lists

Here are some basic usage examples for managing lists:

1. Fetching all lists:

lists = Cakemail::List.list
lists.each do |list|
  puts "List ID: #{list.id}"
  puts "List Name: #{list.name}"
  # Additional list attributes can be accessed here
end

1. Creating a new list:

new_list = Cakemail::List.create(name: "New List")
puts "Created List ID: #{new_list.id}"
puts "Created List Name: #{new_list.name}"

1. Updating an existing list:

list = Cakemail::List.find(list_id)
list.update(name: "New name")
puts "Updated List Name: #{list.name}"

1. Deleting a list:

list = Cakemail::List.find(list_id)
list.delete
puts "List deleted successfully."

1. Archiving or unarchiving a list:

list = Cakemail::List.find(list_id)
list.archive
# List is archived
list.unarchive
# List is unarchived

Handling large data sets

The find_in_batches method, similar to its counterpart in ActiveRecord, allows you to retrieve records from a collection in batches. This is useful when dealing with large datasets, as it helps overcome API limitations by retrieving data in batches of 50, rather than loading the entire collection into memory at once.

Here's an example of how to use find_in_batches in the Cakemail Ruby Gem:

Cakemail::List.find_in_batches do |list|
  puts list
end

Contacts

Here are some common use cases for managing contacts:

1. Retrieve all contacts in a list

To retrieve all contacts in a given list, you can use the list method of the Cakemail::Contact class. Make sure to specify the parent list when calling the method:

# Get lists
lists = Cakemail::List.list

# Retrieve all contacts in a list
contacts = Cakemail::Contact.list(parent: lists.first)

contacts.each do |contact|
  puts "Email: #{contact.email}"
  puts "Status: #{contact.status}"
  puts "Subscription Date: #{Time.at(contact.subscribed_on)}"
  puts "---"
end

# Or directly from a list object
lists.first.contacts

1. Create a new contact

To create a new contact in a specific list, use the create method of the Cakemail::Contact class. Provide the necessary information, such as the email address, as a parameter hash:

# Create a new contact
params = {
  email: "[e-mail]"
}

new_contact = Cakemail::Contact.create(params, parent: list)

puts "Contact created successfully."
puts "Email: #{new_contact.email}"
puts "Status: #{new_contact.status}"

# Or create from list

new_contact = list.create_contact(params)
puts "Contact created successfully."

1. Updating an existing contact:

list = Cakemail::List.find(list_id)
contact = list.contacts.last

contact.update(email: "[e-mail]")
puts "Updated contact email: #{contact.email}"

1. Deleting a contact:

list = Cakemail::List.find(list_id)
contact = list.contacts.last

contact.delete
puts "Contact deleted successfully."

1. Unsubscribe a contact:

list = Cakemail::List.find(list_id)
contact = list.contacts.last

contact.unsubscribe
puts "Contact unsubscribed successfully."

Custom attributes

Cakemail allows you to define custom attributes for your contacts. Here's how you can work with custom attributes:

1. Get list of custom attributes from a list object:

attributes = @list.custom_attributes

attributes.each do |attribute|
  puts "Attribute Name: #{attribute.name}"
  puts "Attribute Type: #{attribute.type}"
  # Additional attribute details can be accessed here
end

1. Create a contact with custom attributes:

attribute = @list.custom_attributes.first

params = {
  email: "[e-mail]",
  custom_attributes: [
    {
      name: attribute.name,
      value: "Nathan"
    }
  ]
}

contact = @list.create_contact(params)

puts "Contact created successfully."
puts "Email: #{contact.email}"
puts "Status: #{contact.status}"
puts "Custom Attribute: #{contact.custom_attributes.first['name']}: #{contact.custom_attributes.first['value']}"

You can create custom attributes on a list by using the create method of the Cakemail::CustomAttributes class. To do so, you need to provide the necessary information such as the name and type of the custom attribute. Here's an example code to create a text-type custom attribute with the name "firstname" on a given list:

params = { name: "firstname", type: "text" }

Cakemail::CustomAttributes.create(params, parent: @list)