OBSOLETE Controlshift Labs doesn't integrate with Salsa classic anymore, so this gem is deprecated.

SalsaLabs bindings for Ruby

salsa_labs can fetch data from the Salsa Labs API.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'salsa_labs'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install salsa_labs

Usage

By default, you can store your API credentials as the environment variables SALSA_LABS_API_EMAIL and SALSA_LABS_API_PASSWORD to avoid the need to re-enter your password multiple times. Otherwise you will need to pass your credentials into the SalsaLabs::ApiClient or appropriate fetching method as you call it.

You may also specify the sandbox with the environment variable SALSA_LABS_API_URL or by passing it in the credentials hash. Otherwise, the API URL defaults to https://hq-salsa.wiredforchange.com

SalsaLabs::ApiClient is a general-purpose object for performing GET requests from the Salsa API.

# Create a client
client = SalsaLabs::ApiClient.new({email: 'barry@example.com', password: 'myPassword'})

# Perform arbitrary requests from Salsa API. If not already authenticated, client will do so automatically.
client.fetch('/api/getObjects.sjs', {object: 'Supporter'})
# => Returns XML output of all supporters returned by API.

# Pass filter criteria to #fetch to retrieve a more focused result set.
# Filtering can be necessary if your result set exceeds allowed API limits.
# This query pulls all supporters with an address in Washington, D.C.
client.fetch('/api/getObjects.sjs', {object: 'Supporter', State: 'DC'})

You can get a list of API calls and information about Salsa database objects here: https://help.salsalabs.com/entries/23537918-Getting-data-from-Salsa

Currently specific functionality exists to work with Action campaigns and Supporters. More objects will be added later.

# Fetch all actions from Salsa. First argument is filter criteria, second argument is credentials if you are not storing them as environment variables.
actions = SalsaLabs::Action.fetch({}, {})
# => Array of SalsaLabs::Action objects.

# Examine the Action.
actions.first.attributes
# => {"action_key"=>"12345", "organization_key"=>"90210", "title"=>"My Action Title" ...}

# Fetch all supporters from Salsa. First argument is filter criteria, second argument is credentials if you are not storing them as environment variables.
supporters = SalsaLabs::Supporter.fetch({'state'=>'NY'}, {})
# => Array of SalsaLabs::Supporter objects who live in NY

# Examine the Supporter.
supporters.first.attributes
# => {"supporter_key"=>"12345", "organization_key"=>"90210", "first_name"=>"John", "mi"=>"Jacob", "last_name"=>"Jingleheimer Schmidt" ...}

# Futher refine your search with tags
supporters = SalsaLabs::Supporter.tagged('awesome', {'state'=>'NY'}, {})
#or multiple tags OR-ed together
supporters = SalsaLabs::Supporter.tagged(['awesome','super'], {})

#Save supporters to Salsa as they take action
supporter = SalsaLabs::Supporter.new({'first_name'=>'Jesse','last_name'=>'James','state'=>'MI'})
supporter.save()

#Save extra information about supporters with a tag
supporter.tag('outlaw')
#or a list of tags
supporter.tag(['gunslinger','train_robber'])

SalsaLabs::Object#attributes returns a hash corresponding to all the attributes returned by the API, so it should accommodate custom fields and/or new fields added later by SalsaLabs. All attribute names are downcased.

Dependencies

Ruby 1.9 is required.

Credits

The salsa_labs gem was created and is maintained by Allison Sheren and Geoff Harcourt.

Development is generously sponsored by Velocity, in support of their work with progressive organizations.

Contributing

Fork it
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
Create new Pull Request