The Etsy gem provides a friendly Ruby interface to the Etsy API
Installing the latest stable version is simple:
$ gem install etsy
If you want to be on the bleeding edge, install from GitHub:
$ git clone git://github.com/kytrinyx/etsy.git
$ cd etsy
$ rake install
The gem has been verified to work with version 1.5.0 of json. It will likely work with higher versions, but this is unproven.
The Etsy API has two modes: public, and authenticated. Public mode only requires an API key (available from http://developer.etsy.com):
require 'rubygems'
require 'etsy'
Etsy.api_key = 'foobar'
From there, you can make any non-authenticated calls to the API that you need.
The Etsy API has support for both retrieval of extended information and write support for authenticated users. Authentication can either be performed from the console or from within a Ruby web application.
For simple authentication from the console, configure the necessary parameters:
require 'rubygems'
require 'etsy'
Etsy.api_key = 'key'
Etsy.api_secret = 'secret'
First, generate a request token:
request = Etsy.request_token
From there, you will need to paste a verification URL into a browser:
Etsy.verification_url
Once you have allowed access, you can generate an access token by supplying the verifier displayed on the Etsy site:
access = Etsy.access_token(request.token, request.secret, 'abc123')
Authenticated calls can now be made by passing an access token and secret:
Etsy.myself(access.token, access.secret)
The process for authenticating via a web application is similar, but requires the configuration of a callback URL:
require 'rubygems'
require 'etsy'
Etsy.api_key = 'key'
Etsy.api_secret = 'secret'
Etsy.callback_url = 'http://localhost:4567/authorize'
In this mode, you'll need to store the request token and secret before redirecting to the verification URL. A simple example using Sinatra:
enable :sessions
get '/' do
request_token = Etsy.request_token
session[:request_token] = request_token.token
session[:request_secret] = request_token.secret
redirect Etsy.verification_url
end
get '/authorize' do
access_token = Etsy.access_token(
session[:request_token],
session[:request_secret],
params[:oauth_verifier]
)
# access_token.token and access_token.secret can now be saved for future API calls
end
The Etsy API has both a sandbox environment and a production environment.
If nothing is set, the default is :sandbox.
You can set this using:
Etsy.environment = :production
Use the Etsy::Request class to make flexible calls to the API.
To do so, find out which endpoint you wish to connect to and the parameters you wish to pass in.
>> access = {:access_token => 'token', :access_secret => 'secret'}
>> Etsy::Request.get('/taxonomy/tags', access.merge(:limit => 5))
or to fetch an associated resource
>> access = {:access_token => 'token', :access_secret => 'secret'}
>> Etsy::Request.get('/users/__SELF__', access.merge(:includes => 'Profile'))
or to limit the fields returned
>> shop_id = 'littletjane'
>> access = {:access_token => 'token', :access_secret => 'secret'}
>> Etsy::Request.get('/shops/#{shop_id}', access.merge(:fields => 'is_vacation,is_refusing_alchemy'))
There are some wrappers for resources that typically are needed in a small application.
If you're starting with a user, the easiest way is to use the Etsy.user method:
>> user = Etsy.user('littletjane')
=> #<Etsy::User:0x107f82c @result=[{"city"=>"Washington, DC", ... >
>> user.username
=> "littletjane"
>> user.id
=> 5327518
For more information about what is available for a user, check out the documentation for Etsy::User.
Each user may optionally have a shop. If a user is a seller, he / she also has an associated shop object:
>> shop = user.shop
=> #<Etsy::Shop:0x102578c @result={"is_vacation"=>"", "announcement"=> ... >
>> shop.name
=> "littletjane"
>> shop.title
=> "a cute and crafty mix of handmade goods."
More information about shops can be found in the documentation for Etsy::Shop.
Shops contain multiple listings:
>> shop.listings
=> [#<Etsy::Listing:0x119acac @result={} ...>, ... ]
>> listing = shop.listings.first
=> #<Etsy::Listing:0x19a981c @result={} ... >
>> listing.title
=> "hanging with the bad boys matchbox"
>> listing.description
=> "standard size matchbox, approx. 1.5 x 2 inches ..."
>> listing.url
=> "http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24165902"
>> listing.view_count
=> 19
>> listing.created_at
=> Sat Apr 25 11:31:34 -0400 2009
See the documentation for Etsy::Listing for more information.
Each listing has one or more images available:
>> listing.images
=> [#<Etsy::Image:0x18f85e4 @result={} ... >,
#<Etsy::Image:0x18f85d0 @result={} ... >]
>> listing.images.first.square
=> "http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_75x75.189111072.jpg"
>> listing.images.first.full
=> "http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.189111072.jpg"
Listings also have a primary image:
>> listing.image
=> #<Etsy::Image:0x18c3060 @result={} ... >
>> listing.image.full
=> "http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.189111072.jpg"
More information is available in the documentation for Etsy::Image.
Associations on resources can be specified with the 'includes' key.
A single resource can be specified with the name of the resource as a string:
>> Listing.find(1, {:includes => 'Images'})
Multiple resources can be specified with the name of the resources as a comma-delimited string:
>> User.find(1, {:includes => ['FeedbackAsBuyer', 'FeedbackAsSeller']})
If you want a more fine-grained response, you can specify the associations as an array of hashes, each of which must contain the name of the resource, and can also include the fields you wish returned, as well as the limit and offset.
>> association = {:resource => 'Images', :fields => ['red','green','blue'], :limit => 1, :offset => 0}
>> Listing.find(1, {:includes => [association]})
I have a "commit bit" policy for contributions to this repository. Once I accept your patch, I will give you full commit access. To submit patches:
I ask that you not submit patches that include changes to the version or gemspec.
# Setup the project
git clone kytrinyx/etsy
git fork
bundle
rake
# Normal flow
git checkout -b your-feature-or-bug
# Write your tests
# Make the tests pass
git add <CHANGES>
git commit -m "Some useful message"
git push -u YOUR-GITHUB-USERNAME your-feature-or-bug
git pull-request
These people have helped make the Etsy gem what it is today:
For those of you with commit access, please check out Scott Chacon's blog post about github flow
- Anything in the master branch is deployable
- To work on something new, create a descriptively named branch off of master (ie: new-oauth2-scopes)
- Commit to that branch locally and regularly push your work to the same named branch on the server
- When you need feedback or help, or you think the branch is ready for merging, open a pull request
- After someone else has reviewed and signed off on the feature, you can merge it into master
- Once it is merged and pushed to ‘master’, you can and should deploy immediately
The Etsy rubygem is released under the MIT license.
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