How to install Aleph Middleware¶ ↑

Get the source code¶ ↑

$ git clone git://github.com/ifunam/aleph_middleware.git

Deploy your server¶ ↑

$ cd aleph_middleware
# edit config/deploy.rb

$ bundle install
$ cap deploy

Configure the app to run with mod_passenger o run as standalone¶ ↑

Notes¶ ↑

This application requires oracle instantclient 1.x, sqlite 3.x, ruby 1.8.x and bundler 1.x.x

How to do CRUD for Aleph users using RestClient¶ ↑

To INSERT a new user¶ ↑

host = 'yourserver.domain.com'
port = 80
resource =  RestClient::Resource.new "http://#{host}:#{port}/users.xml", :headers => {'X_ALEPH_TOKEN' => 'd4a657ef9715c3477ffcb9176458ddb1cbd00264acfaafcafbf6fe95a5d3785e'}
resource.post :user => {
               :key => 'E0000100', :firstname => 'Pedro', :lastname => 'López',
               :unit => 'Apoyo', :academic_level => 'Licenciatura',
               :location => 'Av. del Viento 150 Edif 7-1', :country => 'Mexico',
               :city => 'Ciudad de Mexico', :zipcode => '04900', 
               :email => 'pedro@domain.com', :expiry_date => '20111231',
               :phone => '55225002', :type => 'ES',
               :image => File.new('somepic.jpg')
           }

To UPDATE an existent user:¶ ↑

host = 'yourserver.domain.com'
port = 80
resource =  RestClient::Resource.new "http://#{host}:#{port}/users/E0000100.xml", :headers => {'X_ALEPH_TOKEN' => 'd4a657ef9715c3477ffcb9176458ddb1cbd00264acfaafcafbf6fe95a5d3785e'}
resource.put :user => {
               :firstname => 'Pedro', :lastname => 'López',
               :unit => 'Apoyo', :academic_level => 'Licenciatura',
               :location => 'Av. del Viento 150 Edif 7-1', :country => 'Mexico',
               :city => 'Ciudad de Mexico', :zipcode => '04900', 
               :email => 'peter@domain.com', :expiry_date => '20121231',
               :phone => '55225002', :type => 'ES',
               :image => File.new('somepic.jpg')
           }

To GET an existent user¶ ↑

host = 'yourserver.domain.com'
port = 80
resource =  RestClient::Resource.new "http://#{host}:#{port}/users/E0000100.xml", :headers => {'X_ALEPH_TOKEN' => 'd4a657ef9715c3477ffcb9176458ddb1cbd00264acfaafcafbf6fe95a5d3785e'}
resource.get

To DELETE an existent user¶ ↑

host = 'yourserver.domain.com'
port = 80
resource =  RestClient::Resource.new "http://#{host}:#{port}/users/E0000100.xml", :headers => {'X_ALEPH_TOKEN' => 'd4a657ef9715c3477ffcb9176458ddb1cbd00264acfaafcafbf6fe95a5d3785e'}
resource.delete