Step by Step Guide to Building a Deadline Funnel API Integration in Ruby

Introduction

Hey there, fellow Ruby enthusiast! Ready to supercharge your marketing efforts with Deadline Funnel? Let's dive into building a slick API integration that'll have you creating campaigns and managing subscribers in no time.

Prerequisites

Before we jump in, make sure you've got:

• Ruby 2.7+ installed
• The httparty gem for making HTTP requests
• Your Deadline Funnel API key (if you don't have one, grab it from your account settings)

Setting up the project

First things first, let's create a new Ruby file and install our dependencies:

touch deadline_funnel_integration.rb
gem install httparty

Configuring the API client

Now, let's set up our API client:

require 'httparty'

class DeadlineFunnelClient
  include HTTParty
  base_uri 'https://app.deadlinefunnel.com/api/v1'

  def initialize(api_key)
    @options = { headers: { 'X-DF-API-KEY' => api_key } }
  end

  # We'll add more methods here soon!
end

Implementing core functionality

Let's add some methods to create campaigns and manage subscribers:

def create_campaign(name, deadline)
  self.class.post('/campaigns', @options.merge(body: { name: name, deadline: deadline }))
end

def add_subscriber(campaign_id, email)
  self.class.post("/campaigns/#{campaign_id}/subscribers", @options.merge(body: { email: email }))
end

def get_campaign(campaign_id)
  self.class.get("/campaigns/#{campaign_id}", @options)
end

def update_campaign(campaign_id, params)
  self.class.put("/campaigns/#{campaign_id}", @options.merge(body: params))
end

Error handling and response parsing

Let's add some error handling and response parsing:

def handle_response(response)
  case response.code
  when 200..299
    JSON.parse(response.body)
  else
    raise "API Error: #{response.code} - #{response.message}"
  end
end

Now, update our previous methods to use this new error handling:

def create_campaign(name, deadline)
  handle_response(self.class.post('/campaigns', @options.merge(body: { name: name, deadline: deadline })))
end

# Do the same for other methods...

Building helper methods

Let's add a helper method to make our lives easier:

def get_subscriber_deadline(campaign_id, email)
  response = self.class.get("/campaigns/#{campaign_id}/subscribers/#{email}", @options)
  handle_response(response)['deadline']
end

Testing the integration

Here's a quick test to make sure everything's working:

client = DeadlineFunnelClient.new('your-api-key-here')

campaign = client.create_campaign('Summer Sale', '2023-08-31T23:59:59Z')
client.add_subscriber(campaign['id'], '[email protected]')

puts client.get_subscriber_deadline(campaign['id'], '[email protected]')

Best practices and optimization

Remember to respect rate limits and consider caching responses for frequently accessed data. You might want to add a simple caching mechanism:

require 'redis'

def cached_get_campaign(campaign_id)
  cache_key = "campaign:#{campaign_id}"
  cached = Redis.new.get(cache_key)
  return JSON.parse(cached) if cached

  campaign = get_campaign(campaign_id)
  Redis.new.setex(cache_key, 3600, campaign.to_json)
  campaign
end

Conclusion

And there you have it! You've just built a robust Deadline Funnel API integration in Ruby. With this foundation, you can easily expand to cover more API endpoints and build more complex functionality.

Remember, the key to a great integration is clean code, proper error handling, and smart optimization. Keep experimenting, and don't hesitate to dive into the Deadline Funnel API docs for more advanced features.

Happy coding, Rubyist!