# fmrest-ruby Gem Version A Ruby client for [FileMaker 17's Data API](https://fmhelp.filemaker.com/docs/17/en/dataapi/) using [Faraday](https://github.com/lostisland/faraday) and with optional [Spyke](https://github.com/balvig/spyke) support (ActiveRecord-ish models). FileMaker 16's Data API is not supported (but you shouldn't be using it anyway). If you're looking for a Ruby client for the legacy XML/Custom Web Publishing API try the fabulous [ginjo-rfm gem](https://github.com/ginjo/rfm) instead. fmrest-ruby does not currently implement the full spec of FileMaker Data API. ## Installation Add this line to your Gemfile: ```ruby gem 'fmrest' # Optional (for ORM features) gem 'spyke' ``` ## Basic usage To get a Faraday connection that can handle FM's Data API auth workflow: ```ruby connection = FmRest::V1.build_connection( host: "example.com", database: "database name", username: "username", password: "password" ) ``` The returned connection will prefix any non-absolute paths with `"/fmi/data/v1/databases/:database/"`, so you only need to supply the meaningful part of the path. To send a request to the Data API use Faraday's standard methods, e.g.: ```ruby # Get all records connection.get("layouts/MyFancyLayout/records") # Create new record connection.post do |req| req.url "layouts/MyFancyLayout/records" # You can just pass a hash for the JSON body req.body = { ... } end ``` For each request fmrest-ruby will first request a session token (using the provided username and password) if it doesn't yet have one in store. ## Session token store By default fmrest-ruby will use a memory-based store for the session tokens. This is generally good enough for development, but not good enough for production, as in-memory tokens aren't shared across threads/processes. Besides the default token store the following token stores are bundled with fmrest-ruby: ### ActiveRecord On Rails apps already using ActiveRecord setting up this token store should be dead simple: ```ruby # config/initializers/fmrest.rb require "fmrest/token_store/active_record" FmRest.token_store = FmRest::TokenStore::ActiveRecord ``` No migrations are needed, the token store table will be created automatically when needed, defaulting to the table name "fmrest_session_tokens". If you want to change the table name you can do so by initializing the token store and passing it the `:table_name` option: ```ruby FmRest.token_store = FmRest::TokenStore::ActiveRecord.new(table_name: "my_token_store") ``` ### Redis To use the Redis token store do: ```ruby require "fmrest/token_store/redis" FmRest.token_store = FmRest::TokenStore::Redis ``` You can also initialize it with the following options: * `:redis` - A `Redis` object to use as connection, if ommited a new `Redis` object will be created with remaining options * `:prefix` - The prefix to use for token keys, by default `"fmrest-token:"` * Any other options will be passed to `Redis.new` if `:redis` isn't provided Examples: ```ruby # Passing a Redis connection explicitly FmRest.token_store = FmRest::TokenStore::Redis.new(redis: Redis.new, prefix: "my-fancy-prefix:") # Passing options for Redis.new FmRest.token_store = FmRest::TokenStore::Redis.new(prefix: "my-fancy-prefix:", host: "10.0.1.1", port: 6380, db: 15) ``` **NOTE:** redis-rb is not included as a gem dependency of fmrest-ruby, so you'll have to add it to your Gemfile. ## Spyke support (ActiveRecord-like ORM) [Spyke](https://github.com/balvig/spyke) is an ActiveRecord-like gem for building REST models. fmrest-ruby has Spyke support out of the box, although Spyke itself is not a dependency of fmrest-ruby, so you'll need to add it to your Gemfile yourself: ```ruby gem 'spyke' ``` Then require fmrest-ruby's Spyke support: ```ruby # Put this in config/initializers/fmrest.rb if it's a Rails project require "fmrest/spyke" ``` And finally extend your Spyke models with `FmRest::Spyke`: ```ruby class Kitty < Spyke::Base include FmRest::Spyke end ``` This will make your Spyke model send all its requests in Data API format, with token session auth. Find, create, update and destroy actions should all work as expected. Alternatively you can inherit directly from the shorthand `FmRest::Spyke::Base`, which is in itself a subclass of `Spyke::Base` with `FmRest::Spyke` already included: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base end ``` In this case you can pass the `fmrest_config` hash as an argument to `Base()`: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base(host: "...", database: "...", username: "...", password: "...") end Kitty.fmrest_config # => { host: "...", database: "...", username: "...", password: "..." } ``` All of Spyke's basic ORM operations work: ```ruby kitty = Kitty.new kitty.name = "Felix" kitty.save # POST request kitty.name = "Tom" kitty.save # PATCH request kitty.reload # GET request kitty.destroy # DELETE request kitty = Kitty.find(9) # GET request ``` Read Spyke's documentation for more information on these basic features. In addition `FmRest::Spyke` extends `Spyke::Base` subclasses with the following features: ### Model.fmrest_config= Usually to tell a Spyke object to use a certain Faraday connection you'd use: ```ruby class Kitty < Spyke::Base self.connection = Faraday.new(...) end ``` fmrest-ruby simplfies the process of setting up your Spyke model with a Faraday connection by allowing you to just set your Data API connection settings: ```ruby class Kitty < Spyke::Base include FmRest::Spyke self.fmrest_config = { host: "example.com", database: "database name", username: "username", password: "password" } end ``` This will automatically create a proper Faraday connection for those connection settings. Note that these settings are inheritable, so you could create a base class that does the initial connection setup and then inherit from it in models using that same connection. E.g.: ```ruby class KittyBase < Spyke::Base include FmRest::Spyke self.fmrest_config = { host: "example.com", database: "My Database", username: "username", password: "password" } end class Kitty < KittyBase # This model will use the same connection as KittyBase end ``` ### Model.layout Use `layout` to set the `:layout` part of API URLs, e.g.: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base layout "FluffyKitty" # uri path will be "layouts/FluffyKitty/records(/:id)" end ``` This is much preferred over using Spyke's `uri` to set custom URLs for your Data API models. Note that you only need to set this if the name of the model and the name of the layout differ, otherwise the default will just work. ### Mapped Model.attributes Spyke allows you to define your model's attributes using `attributes`, however sometimes FileMaker's field names aren't very Ruby-ORM-friendly, especially since they may sometimes contain spaces and other special characters, so fmrest-ruby extends `attributes`' functionality to allow you to map Ruby-friendly attribute names to FileMaker field names. E.g.: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base attributes first_name: "First Name", last_name: "Last Name" end ``` You can then simply use the pretty attribute names whenever working with your model and they will get mapped to their FileMaker fields: ```ruby kitty = Kitty.find(1) kitty.first_name # => "Mr." kitty.last_name # => "Fluffers" kitty.first_name = "Dr." kitty.attributes # => { "First Name": "Dr.", "Last Name": "Fluffers" } ``` ### Model.has_portal You can define portal associations on your model as such: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base has_portal :wool_yarns end class WoolYarn < FmRest::Spyke::Base attributes :color, :thickness end ``` In this case fmrest-ruby will expect the portal table name and portal object name to be both "wool_yarns". E.g., the expected portal JSON portion should be look like this: ```json ... "portalData": { "wool_yarns": [ { "wool_yarns::color": "yellow", "wool_yarns::thickness": "thick", } ] } ``` If you need to specify different values for them you can do so with `portal_key` for the portal table name, and `attribute_prefix` for the portal object name, e.g.: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base has_portal :wool_yarns, portal_key: "Wool Yarn", attribute_prefix: "WoolYarn" end ``` The above expects the following portal JSON portion: ```json ... "portalData": { "Wool Yarn": [ { "WoolYarn::color": "yellow", "WoolYarn::thickness": "thick", } ] } ``` You can also specify a different class name with the `class_name` option: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base has_portal :wool_yarns, class_name: "FancyWoolYarn" end ``` ### Dirty attributes fmrest-ruby includes support for ActiveModel's Dirty mixin out of the box, providing methods like: ```ruby kitty = Kitty.new kitty.changed? # => false kitty.name = "Mr. Fluffers" kitty.changed? # => true kitty.name_changed? # => true ``` fmrest-ruby uses the Dirty functionality to only send changed attributes back to the server on save. You can read more about [ActiveModel's Dirty in Rails Guides](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/active_model_basics.html#dirty). ### Query API Since Spyke is API-agnostic it only provides a wide-purpose `.where` method for passing arbitrary parameters to the REST backend. fmrest-ruby however is well aware of its backend API, so it extends Spkye models with a bunch of useful querying methods. ```ruby class Kitty < Spyke::Base include FmRest::Spyke attributes name: "CatName", age: "CatAge" has_portal :toys, portal_key: "CatToys" end ``` #### .limit `.limit` sets the limit for get and find request: ```ruby Kitty.limit(10) ``` #### .offset `.offset` sets the offset for get and find requests: ```ruby Kitty.offset(10) ``` #### .sort `.sort` (or `.order`) sets sorting options for get and find requests: ```ruby Kitty.sort(:name, :age) Kitty.order(:name, :age) # alias method ``` You can set descending sort order by appending either `!` or `__desc` to a sort attribute (defaults to ascending order): ```ruby Kitty.sort(:name, :age!) Kitty.sort(:name, :age__desc) ``` #### .portal `.portal` (or `.includes`) sets the portals to fetch for get and find requests (this recognizes portals defined with `has_portal`): ```ruby Kitty.portal(:toys) Kitty.includes(:toys) # alias method ``` #### .query `.query` sets query conditions for a find request (and supports attributes as defined with `attributes`): ```ruby Kitty.query(name: "Mr. Fluffers") # JSON -> {"query": [{"CatName": "Mr. Fluffers"}]} ``` Passing multiple attributes to `.query` will group them in the same JSON object: ```ruby Kitty.query(name: "Mr. Fluffers", age: 4) # JSON -> {"query": [{"CatName": "Foo", "CatAge": 4}]} ``` Calling `.query` multiple times or passing it multiple hashes creates separate JSON objects (so you can define OR queries): ```ruby Kitty.query(name: "Mr. Fluffers").query(name: "Coronel Chai Latte") Kitty.query({ name: "Mr. Fluffers" }, { name: "Coronel Chai Latte" }) # JSON -> {"query": [{"CatName": "Mr. Fluffers"}, {"CatName": "Coronel Chai Latte"}]} ``` #### .omit `.omit` works like `.query` but excludes matches: ```ruby Kitty.omit(name: "Captain Whiskers") # JSON -> {"query": [{"CatName": "Captain Whiskers", "omit": "true"}]} ``` You can get the same effect by passing `omit: true` to `.query`: ```ruby Kitty.query(name: "Captain Whiskers", omit: true) # JSON -> {"query": [{"CatName": "Captain Whiskers", "omit": "true"}]} ``` #### Other notes on querying You can chain all query methods together: ```ruby Kitty.limit(10).offset(20).sort(:name, :age!).portal(:toys).query(name: "Mr. Fluffers") ``` You can also set default values for limit and sort on the class: ```ruby Kitty.default_limit = 1000 Kitty.default_sort = [:name, :age!] ``` Calling any `Enumerable` method on the resulting scope object will trigger a server request, so you can treat the scope as a collection: ```ruby Kitty.limit(10).sort(:name).each { |kitty| ... } ``` If you want to explicitly run the request instead you can use `.find_some` on the scope object: ```ruby Kitty.limit(10).sort(:name).find_some # => [, ...] ``` If you want just a single result you can use `.find_one` instead (this will force `.limit(1)`): ```ruby Kitty.query(name: "Mr. Fluffers").find_one # => ``` NOTE: If you know the id of the record you should use `.find(id)` instead of `.query(id: id).find_one` (so that the request is sent as `GET ../:layout/records/:id` instead of `POST ../:layout/_find`). ```ruby Kitty.find(89) # => ``` ### Container fields You can define container fields on your model class with `container`: ```ruby class Kitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base container :photo, field_name: "Vet Card Photo ID" end ``` `:field_name` specifies the original field in the FM layout and is optional, if not given it will default to the name of your attribute (just `:photo` in this example). (Note that you don't need to define container fields with `attributes` in addition to the `container` definition.) This will provide you with the following instance methods: ```ruby kitty = Kitty.new kitty.photo.url # The URL of the container file on the FileMaker server kitty.photo.download # Download the contents of the container as an IO object kitty.photo.upload(filename_or_io) # Upload a file to the container ``` `upload` also accepts an options hash with the following options: * `:repetition` - Sets the field repetition * `:filename` - The filename to use when uploading (defaults to `filename_or_io.original_filename` if available) * `:content_type` - The MIME content type to use (defaults to `application/octet-stream`) ## Logging If using fmrest-ruby + Spyke in a Rails app pretty log output will be set up for you automatically by Spyke (see [their README](https://github.com/balvig/spyke#log-output)). You can also enable simple STDOUT logging (useful for debugging) by passing `log: true` in the options hash for either `FmRest.config=` or your models' `fmrest_config=`, e.g.: ```ruby FmRest.config = { host: "example.com", database: "My Database", username: "z3r0c00l", password: "abc123", log: true } # Or in your model class LoggyKitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base self.fmrest_config = { host: "example.com", database: "My Database", username: "z3r0c00l", password: "abc123", log: true } end ``` Note that the log option set in `FmRest.config` is ignored by models. If you need to set up more complex logging for your models can use the `faraday` block inside your class to inject your own logger middleware into the Faraday connection, e.g.: ```ruby class LoggyKitty < FmRest::Spyke::Base faraday do |conn| conn.response :logger, MyApp.logger, bodies: true end end ``` ## TODO - [ ] Support for FM18 features - [ ] Better/simpler-to-use core Ruby API - [ ] Better API documentation and README - [ ] Oauth support - [ ] Support for portal limit and offset - [x] More options for token storage - [x] Support for container fields - [x] Optional logging - [x] FmRest::Spyke::Base class for single inheritance (as alternative for mixin) - [x] Specs - [x] Support for portal data ## Development After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment (it will auto-load all fixtures in spec/fixtures). To install this gem onto your local machine, run `bundle exec rake install`. To release a new version, update the version number in `version.rb`, and then run `bundle exec rake release`, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and tags, and push the `.gem` file to [rubygems.org](https://rubygems.org). ## Contributing Bug reports and pull requests are welcome. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the [Contributor Covenant](http://contributor-covenant.org) code of conduct. ## License The gem is available as open source under the terms of the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). See [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt). ## Disclaimer This project is not sponsored by or otherwise affiliated with FileMaker, Inc, an Apple subsidiary. FileMaker is a trademark of FileMaker, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. ## Code of Conduct Everyone interacting in the fmrest-ruby project’s codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms and mailing lists is expected to follow the [code of conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md).