fieldbook-client v1.0.7

fieldbook-client

Official Node client for Fieldbook

Installing

npm install fieldbook-client

Creating a client

var Fieldbook = require('fieldbook-client');
var client = new Fieldbook({
  key: 'KEY_HERE',
  secret: 'SECRET_HERE',
  bookId: 'BOOK_ID_HERE',
})

To get an API key, see the getting started guide.

API Methods

All API methods will return a promise for data from the Fieldbook API. Error responses will try to give an error with a good message, and the rejected errors will have a response property that contains the full response for the errored request. This API uses Q promises via requestify.

client.listSheets()

client.listSheets()

Returns the list of sheet names on the book.

client.list(SHEET_NAME, OPTIONS)

client.list('people', {include: 'name,phone'})

Return the list of records. OPTIONS can include: include/exclude, limit/offset, and filter terms. See the sheet API docs for more information.

client.get(SHEET_NAME, ID, OPTIONS)

client.get('people', 2, {exclude: 'phone'})

Return a specific record in a sheet. OPTIONS can include include/exclude options just as list() can.

client.create(SHEET_NAME, ATTRIBUTES)

client.create('people', {name: "Julia Rogers", role: "Engineer"})

Create a record in the SHEET_NAME sheet with the specified attributes.

client.update(SHEET_NAME, ID, ATTRIBUTES)

client.update('people', 4, {role: 'manager'})

Update the attributes of a specified record. Only changed the passed attributes.

client.destroy(SHEET_NAME, ID)

client.destroy('people', 3)

Deletes the specified record from the sheet.

client.createWebhook(URL, ACTIONS)

client.createWebhook('https://example.com/my-webhook', ['create', 'update', 'destroy'])

Creates a webhook at the specified endpoint. Only current valid actions are create, update, and destroy. See the webhook documentation for more information.

client.listWebhooks()

client.listWebhooks()

Lists all the webhooks with their subscribed actions that are currently on the book.

client.destroyWebhook(ID)

client.listWebhooks().then(function (webhooks) {
  return client.destroyWebhook(webhooks[0].id)
})

Remove a webhook from the book.

Running tests

First install foreman, if you don't have it. gem install foreman

Take the test/apiTestBook.json file and drag it onto the book list, this will create a book

On that book, create an API key, and then populate a .env file with this variables:

TEST_BOOK_ID='<BOOK_ID_HERE>'
TEST_KEY='<API_KEY_NAME>'
TEST_KEY_SECRET='<API_SECRET>'

Then just run npm test.