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/reagent/etsy.git $ cd etsy $ rake gem && gem install pkg/etsy-<version>.gem
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 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
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]})
It is possible to use the Etsy::Request class to make custom calls to the API. To do so, find out which endpoint you wish to connect to and the parameters you wish to pass in.
e.g. to fetch a resource that hasn’t yet been implemented directly in the gem:
>> 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'))
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:
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Fork this repository
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Implement the desired feature with tests (and documentation if necessary)
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