CloudApp Ruby Client

Interact with the CloudApp API from Ruby. Comes with a command line interface to CloudApp as an added bonus.

Requirements

cloudapp requires Ruby 1.9.2 or greater.

Usage

Usage from Ruby is still a work in progress.

CLI

Experience all the pleasures of sharing with CloudApp now in your terminal. The goal of cloudapp is to be simple and Unix-friendly.

Quick Start

gem install cloudapp
cloudapp list
cloudapp bookmark http://douglasadams.com
cloduapp upload ~/Desktop/screenshot.png

Examples

Bookmark a link: cloudapp bookmark http://getcloudapp.com
Bookmark several links: cloudapp bookmark http://douglasadams.com http://zombo.com
Share a file: cloudapp upload screenshot.png
Share several files: cloudapp upload *.png
List newest drops: cloudapp list [--count=5]
Copy a new drop's link (OS X): cloudapp bookmark http://douglasadams.com | pbcopy
Output drops in CSV: cloudapp --format=csv list

More examples can be found on the man page.

Wish List

cloudapp could be awesome with a little more flare.

Download a drop: cloudapp download http://cl.ly/abc123
Output specific columns: cloudapp list --columns=name,views,link
Handle bookmarks from STDIN: pbpaste | cloudapp bookmark
Handle files from STDIN: find *.png | cloudapp upload
Archive and share several files: cloudapp upload --archive *.png
Encrypt and share a file: cloudapp upload --encrypt launch_codes.txt
Download and decrypt and encrypted drop: cloudapp download --key=def456 http://cl.ly/abc123

While we're dreaming, what could you do if cloudapp had a database of all your drops? Bonus points for a light weight daemon that kept everything in sync at all times.

Find all your screen shots: cloudapp list /^screen ?shot.*\.png$/
Trash all your stale drops: cloudapp delete --last-viewed="> 1 month ago"
See your drop views in real time: cloudapp --tail

There's bound to be a better way to express some of these commands, but you get the picture.

Harness the Power

Sure you could copy the new drop's link by piping the output to pbcopy, but that's a lot of extra key presses. Instead, try setting this super secret Cloud.app preference:

defaults write com.linebreak.CloudAppMacOSX CLUploadShouldCopyExternallyUploadedItems -bool YES

Now after restarting Cloud.app, the link to every new drop shared with your account--even using a tool other than the Mac app--will be copied to your Mac's clipboard. If you're using the stand-alone version of Cloud.app and not the Mac App Store version, use the domain com.linebreak.CloudAppMacOSXSparkle instead.

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