Pocus

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Unofficial Ruby API client for iContact API (f.k.a. Vocus), inspired by Active Resource.

Installation

Add to your application’s Gemfile:

ruby gem 'pocus'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Requirements

iContact account, AppID and credentials, see the iContact API Getting Started Guide.

Usage

Configure a connection and connect to the account:

ruby credentials = { host: 'app.icontact.com', app_id: a, username: u, password: p } session = Pocus::Session.new(credentials) session.logger = Rails.logger account = Pocus::Account.new(session: session, account_id: account_id)

Navigate and update entities:

ruby folder = acount.clientfolders.find(folder_id) folder.contacts.create(contacts_data)

See the specs for sample code.

Tests

To run the tests you will need your own iContact account with a test folder (name: ‘My First List’). Set the following environment variables:

POCUS_APP_ID=0b34...b478c [email protected] POCUS_PASSWORD=... POCUS_TEST_ACCOUNT=99...99 POCUS_TEST_CLIENT_FOLDER=9...9 To test, run:

bundle exec rake

Contributions

Read CONTRIBUTING for details.

History

Read the CHANGELOG for details.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.

Read the LICENSE for details.

Copyright (c) 2016-2025 Varyonic.