Historical Project — Written circa 2009–2012 when Google Data APIs v2 was current. Google has since migrated to Google APIs (v3+). This gem is preserved for reference.
A Ruby gem providing a client library for Google Data APIs v2. Originally developed at Montana State University, gdata2 wraps Google's XML-based GData protocol in a Ruby-friendly interface.
- Google Apps Provisioning API — create, update, and delete user accounts in a Google Apps domain
- Google Apps Email Settings API — configure email settings for domain users
- Google Apps Calendar Data API (planned)
- Google Contacts / Spreadsheets / Documents APIs (planned, per TODO)
The gem handled HTTPS connections to Google's GData endpoints, ClientLogin authentication, and XML serialization/deserialization.
# Gemfile (historical -- no longer published to RubyGems)
gem 'gdata2'Or from source:
gem install hoe
rake installrequire 'gdata'
# Connect to Google Apps Provisioning API
provisioning = GData::Apps::Provisioning.new(
domain: 'example.com',
login: '[email protected]',
password: 'secret'
)
provisioning.create_user(
username: 'jsmith',
given_name: 'Jane',
family_name: 'Smith',
password: 'changeme'
)Google Data APIs v2 (GData) used an Atom/XML-over-HTTP protocol. This gem predates the OAuth 2.0 era -- authentication was done via Google's ClientLogin mechanism, which was deprecated in 2015. Google migrated all APIs to the v3 REST/JSON-based Google APIs client in the early 2010s.
Authors: Jerome Bousquie, Ivan R. Judson (Montana State University) License: Apache 2.0