GitlabRuby

GitlabRuby is a Gitlab library for Ruby supporting the Gitlab API. GitlabRuby aims to be adaptive to the Gitlab API and simple to use.

• Adaptive: Gitlab project is open sourced and new features are added frequently. GitlabRuby should be able to automatically parse all endpoints from that project.
• Simple: GitlabRuby should be simple that you will only have to refer to the Gitlab API official documentation to make any calls you intended to.

Install from rubygems:

    gem install gitlab_ruby

Or add this line to your application's Gemfile:

    gem 'gitlab_ruby'

And then execute:

$ bundle

    API_KEY   = 'USER_TOKEN'                                            # OBTAIN API KEY FROM GITLAB.com
    client    = GitlabRuby::Client.new(token: API_KEY, version: 'v4')
    projects  = client.get.projects.execute                             # List all projects

    # Returned API objects are accessible like any Ruby object
    projects.first.name
    projects.last.description

    client    = GitlabRuby::Client.new(
                    token: API_KEY,                         # user's private token or OAuth2 access token
                    version: 'v4',                          # choose API version, default: v4
                    endpoint: 'https://example.com/api/'    # Custom endpoint for self-hosted Gitlab, default: https://gitlab.com/api/
                )

GitlabRuby aims to allow interaction with the Gitlab API using method chaining syntax, while also adhering closely to the way the Gitlab API is structured. You should only need to refer to the Gitlab API documentation when using GitlabRuby.

Assume the following API endpoint

    POST /projects/:id/share

    Attribute       Type            Required    Description
    id              integer/string  yes         The ID of the project or NAMESPACE/PROJECT_NAME
    group_id        integer         yes         The ID of the group to share with
    group_access    integer         yes         The permissions level to grant the group
    expires_at      string          no          Share expiration date in ISO 8601 format: 2016-09-26

You would call it with

    client.post.projects.id(project_id).share.execute(
        group_id: group_id, 
        group_access: access
    )

Start the query with a get, post, put, or delete.

Pass any additional parameters in execute to make the API call.

    GET /projects

Translates to

    client.get.projects.execute

    GET /projects/:id

    # /projects/'gitlab-org%2Fgitlab-ce'

Translates to

    client.get.projects.id('gitlab-org%2Fgitlab-ce').execute

URL parameters works like calling a method

    POST /projects
    
    # with params
    {
      name: 'New Gitlab Project'
    }

Translates to

    client.post.projects.execute(name: 'New Gitlab Project')

Query parameters are passed into the execute method

    projects.next_page?     # returns true or false
    projects.prev_page?     # returns true or false
    projects.next_page      # make API call to fetch next page
    projects.prev_page      # make API call to fetch prev page
    projects.first_page     # make API call to fetch first page
    projects.last_page      # make API call to fetch last page

Refer to the complete https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/api/ endpoints.

Since the Gitlab codebase is open source, GitlabRuby attempts to use Ruby metaprogramming to generate an intuitive API library from the list of possible endpoints which Gitlab supports.

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.

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.

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/[USERNAME]/gitlab_ruby. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

• [] Script to automatically update API routes from Gitlab CE project
• [] Support sudo
• [/] Support pagination
• [] Support more versions of Rubies (by dropping some gem dependencies)
• [] Refactor and reduce coupling within classes

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