helpful-python
Official Helpful API library client for python
This library is generated by alpaca
Installation
Make sure you have pip installed
$ pip install helpful
Versions
Works with [ 2.6 / 2.7 / 3.2 / 3.3 ]
Usage
import helpful
# Then we instantiate a client (as shown below)
Build a client
Using this api without authentication gives an error
Basic authentication
auth = { 'username': 'pksunkara', 'password': 'password' }
client = helpful.Client(auth, client_options)
Oauth access token
client = helpful.Client('1a2b3', client_options)
Oauth client secret
auth = { 'client_id': '09a8b7', 'client_secret': '1a2b3' }
client = helpful.Client(auth, client_options)
Client Options
The following options are available while instantiating a client:
- base: Base url for the api
- api_version: Default version of the api (to be used in url)
- user_agent: Default user-agent for all requests
- headers: Default headers for all requests
- request_type: Default format of the request body
Response information
All the callbacks provided to an api call will receive the response as shown below
response = client.klass('args').method('args', method_options)
response.code
# >>> 200
response.headers
# >>> {'x-server': 'apache'}
JSON response
When the response sent by server is json, it is decoded into a dict
response.body
# >>> {'user': 'pksunkara'}
Method Options
The following options are available while calling a method of an api:
- api_version: Version of the api (to be used in url)
- headers: Headers for the request
- query: Query parameters for the url
- body: Body of the request
- request_type: Format of the request body
Request body information
Set request_type in options to modify the body accordingly
RAW request
When the value is set to raw, don't modify the body at all.
body = 'username=pksunkara'
# >>> 'username=pksunkara'
JSON request
When the value is set to json, JSON encode the body.
body = {'user': 'pksunkara'}
# >>> '{"user": "pksunkara"}'
Accounts api
These are like organizations which use Helpful.
accounts = client.accounts()
List all accounts (GET /accounts)
All the accounts the user has access to
response = accounts.all(options)
Retrieve an account (GET /accounts/:account_id)
Get an account the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- account_id: Identifier of the account
response = accounts.get("b3ebe711-755e-4a91-b8d2-0cc028827bcf", options)
Update an account (PATCH /accounts/:account_id)
Update an account the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- account_id: Identifier of the account
response = accounts.update("b3ebe711-755e-4a91-b8d2-0cc028827bcf", options)
People api
People who operate or interacted with the account
people = client.people()
List all people (GET /accounts/:account_id/people)
List all people in the account the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- account_id: Identifier of the account
response = people.all("b3ebe711-755e-4a91-b8d2-0cc028827bcf", options)
Conversations api
Conversations in an account
conversations = client.conversations()
List all conversations (GET /accounts/:account_id/conversations)
List all conversations in an account the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- account_id: Identifier of the account
response = conversations.all("b3ebe711-755e-4a91-b8d2-0cc028827bcf", "false", options)
Create a conversation (POST /accounts/:account_id/conversations)
Create an empty conversation in account the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- account_id: Identifier of the account
response = conversations.create("b3ebe711-755e-4a91-b8d2-0cc028827bcf", options)
Retrieve a conversation (GET /conversations/:conversation_id)
Get a conversation the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- conversation_id: Identifier of the conversation
response = conversations.get("10ce24de-23f6-433f-9a71-255cffffa96f", options)
Messages api
Messages in a conversation
messages = client.messages()
Retrieve a message (GET /messages/:message_id)
Get a message the user has access to
The following arguments are required:
- message_id: Identifier of the message
response = messages.get("33314e4e-baf5-4b33-be72-112ed86701fd", options)
Contributors
Here is a list of Contributors
TODO
License
MIT
Bug Reports
Report here.
Contact
Pavan Kumar Sunkara (pavan.sss1991@gmail.com)