Workarea Mail Chimp ================================================================================ MailChimp plugin for the Worakrea e-commerce platform This plugin creates a basic integration between the Workarea platform and MailChimp's v3 API It requires a mailchimp access token which can be generated by following MailChimp's OAuth2 Flow here: Scope and Dependencies -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This plugin currently wraps functionality for subscribing and unsubscribing users by email, as well as retrieving interest groups (or categories) for users and lists It is dependant on the [gibbon rubygem](https://github.com/amro/gibbon) which provides a basic wrapper for the MailChimp v3 API. Getting Started -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Add the gem to your application's Gemfile: ```ruby # ... gem 'workarea-mailchimp' # ... ``` Update your application's bundle. ```bash cd path/to/application bundle ``` Configuration -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This plugin requires gateway configuration in order to function. In your secrets file: mail_chimp: :api_key: APIKEY :default_list_id: LIST_ID :list_preferences_id: LIST_PREFERENCES_ID ### To find your default list ID, in the mailchimp admin: 1. Go to the list you wish to use 2. Click the settings dropdown menu 3. Choose the 'List name and defaults' menu item 4. You will find the List ID on this page, at the time of writing it is displayed at the top left of the page. ### To find your list preferences ID via the API playground: 1. Visit [API playground](https://us16.api.mailchimp.com/playground/) 2. Enter your API key 3. Click on the 'Lists' Link 4. Find the subresources dropdown for your default list 5. Choose 'interest-categories' from the subresources dropdown 6. Click the name of your interest group 7. Use the ID field shown in the details section, the 'list_id' field should correspond with your default_list_id Testing & Maintenance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ensure that the gateway credentials within application secrets are set in `spec/dummy/config/secrets.yml` for test mode To get specs to pass, you will need to configure a MailChimp account with the following data * A group/category with the same information as what is configured in `HelperMethods#email_all_interests_hash` in `spec/fixtures/helper_methods.rb` * A user that was unsubscribed with the following email: `test-unsubscribed@weblinc.com` * A subscribed user with the following email: `mdalton-simonpearce@weblinc.com` The specs use VCR cassettes to record http requests, so maintainers will need to flush the cassettes when modifying the requests. Workarea Commerce Documentation -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See [https://developer.workarea.com](https://developer.workarea.com) for Workarea Commerce documentation. License -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Workarea Mailchimp is released under the [Business Software License](LICENSE)