= rforce

* todo: update to github url and point to rubyforce.org

== DESCRIPTION:

RForcedotcom is a simple, usable binding to the SalesForce API.
Code is forked from RForce - all credit due to the originators!

This gem should be patched for each release of the Force.com APIs. Specifically
the bindings.rb file should be updates to specify the correct API version
in the user-agent header.

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

Rather than enforcing adherence to the sforce.com schema, RForce assumes you are familiar with the API. Ruby method names become SOAP method names. Nested Ruby hashes become nested XML elements.

== SYNOPSIS:

  binding = RForce::Binding.new \
    'https://www.salesforce.com/services/Soap/u/20.0'

  binding.login \
    'email', 'password_with_token'

  answer = binding.search \
    :searchString =>
      'find {McFakerson Co} in name fields returning account(id)'

  account = answer.searchResponse.result.searchRecords.record
  account = account.first if account.is_a? Array  

  account_id = account.Id
  account_id = account_id.first if account_id.is_a? Array

  opportunity = [
                 :type, 'Opportunity',
                 :accountId, account_id,
                 :amount, '10.00',
                 :name, 'Fakey McFakerson',
                 :closeDate, '2008-07-04',
                 :stageName, 'Closed Won'
                ]

  binding.create :sObject => opportunity
  
== REQUIREMENTS:

* Builder gem
* A SalesForce Enterprise or Developer account

== INSTALL:

* sudo gem install rforce

== LICENSE:

Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Ian Dees and contributors

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