sumitbisht / elance_gem

Elance Gem

Provides access to Elance's developer API.

Requirements

awesome_print httparty base64 uri active_support

Installing

% gem install elance_gem

Example

Instantiates a new Elance client (using a valid authentication token), and then uses 'freelancers.my' to retrieve a list of current contractors with open jobs. Outputs hours worked for each developer (per day and per week)

client.freelancers.my do |freelancers|
  freelancers['data']['agents'].each do |agent|
    puts [agent['userId'], agent['userDisplayName'], agent['companyDisplayName'], agent['screenData']['bidData']['hourlyRate'], agent['hoursToday'], agent['hours'], agent['authorizedHours']].join("\t")
  end
end

Methods

https://www.elance.com/q/api2

###Jobs ####jobs.all Searches all jobs using the specified search parameters ####jobs.my Returns all jobs created by or assigned to the currently authenticated user ####jobs.find(job_id) Returns all details for the specified job ####jobs.proposals(job_id) Returns all proposals associated with the specified job

Project

####projects.create(params) Submit a new job to Elance. ####projects.payment(params) Submit a new ad-hoc payment for a job.

Workroom

####workrooms.find(bid_id) Requests detail information for a workrooms. ####workrooms.proposals(bid_id) Requests a list of all outstanding actions for a workrooms. ####workrooms.contractors(bid_id) Requests a list of all contractors who have access to this workrooms. ####workrooms.inbox(bid_id) Requests the most recent unread messages and notifications in the Workroom, including new messages from other Workroom members and important project notifications. ####workrooms.messages(bid_id) Requests a list of all messages sent between Workroom members. ####workrooms.proposal(bid_id) Requests a description of the original bid on which the Workroom is based. ####workrooms.status_reports(bid_id) Requests update reports filed by contractors against this projects. ####workrooms.timesheets(bid_id) Requests reports on hours worked that have been filed by contractors against this projects. ####workrooms.users(bid_id) Requests a list of all users who belong to this workrooms. ####workrooms.workview(bid_id, user_id) Requests WorkView™ information for the specified user on the specified projects.

Profiles

####profiles.profile Requests private and public details from the public profile of the currently logged in contractor, relative to the specified category. ####profiles.profile_icon Requests a small version of the picture that represents the currently logged in contractor on the Elance Web site. ####profiles.name_id(name_or_id) Requests private and public details from the designated contractor's public profile, relative to the specified category. ####profiles.name_id_icon(name_or_id) Requests a small version of the picture that represents the designated contractor on the Elance Web site.

Freelancers

####contractors.search(keywords) Executes a keyword search against the database of all Elance freelancers, and returns all matching results. ####contractors.my Retrieves the list of all freelancers who have open jobs with the currently authenticated employer. ####contractors.watchlist Retrieves summary information for all of the freelancers that an employer has added to her watchlist on the Elance site. ####contractors.find(user_id) Retrieves detailed information for a specific freelancer.

Groups

####groups.all Returns a full list of all current groups on the Elance system. ####groups.find(group_id) Requests information pertaining to the specified user community, including the group's name, description, and logo. ####groups.members(group_id) Requests a list of all of the Elance members who have joined and been approved for membership in the specified user community. ####groups.jobs(group_id) Requests a list of all open projects that might be of interest to people who belong to the specified group

Copyright

(C) 2013 NetVersa, LLC.