Step by Step Guide to Building a Memberstack API Integration in Python

Introduction

Hey there, fellow developer! Ready to supercharge your app with Memberstack's powerful user management features? Let's dive into building a robust Python integration for the Memberstack API. This guide assumes you're already familiar with Python and API basics, so we'll keep things snappy and focus on the good stuff.

Prerequisites

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

• A Python environment (3.7+ recommended)
• requests library installed (pip install requests)
• Your Memberstack API key (grab it from your dashboard)

Setting up the API Client

Let's start by creating a base API class:

import requests

class MemberstackAPI:
    BASE_URL = "https://api.memberstack.com/v1"

    def __init__(self, api_key):
        self.api_key = api_key
        self.session = requests.Session()
        self.session.headers.update({"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"})

    def _request(self, method, endpoint, **kwargs):
        url = f"{self.BASE_URL}/{endpoint}"
        response = self.session.request(method, url, **kwargs)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.json()

This sets up our authentication and gives us a neat _request method to use for all our API calls.

Implementing Core API Functionalities

Now, let's add some methods to handle members and subscriptions:

class MemberstackAPI(MemberstackAPI):
    def create_member(self, email, password):
        return self._request("POST", "members", json={"email": email, "password": password})

    def get_member(self, member_id):
        return self._request("GET", f"members/{member_id}")

    def update_member(self, member_id, **data):
        return self._request("PATCH", f"members/{member_id}", json=data)

    def delete_member(self, member_id):
        return self._request("DELETE", f"members/{member_id}")

    def create_subscription(self, member_id, plan_id):
        return self._request("POST", "subscriptions", json={"memberId": member_id, "planId": plan_id})

    # Add more methods for subscription management...

Error Handling and Rate Limiting

Let's add some retry logic and respect those rate limits:

from time import sleep
from requests.exceptions import RequestException

class MemberstackAPI(MemberstackAPI):
    def _request(self, method, endpoint, max_retries=3, **kwargs):
        for attempt in range(max_retries):
            try:
                response = super()._request(method, endpoint, **kwargs)
                return response
            except RequestException as e:
                if attempt == max_retries - 1:
                    raise
                sleep(2 ** attempt)  # Exponential backoff

Testing the Integration

Time to make sure everything's working smoothly:

import unittest

class TestMemberstackAPI(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self.api = MemberstackAPI("your_api_key_here")

    def test_create_and_get_member(self):
        member = self.api.create_member("[email protected]", "password123")
        retrieved_member = self.api.get_member(member["id"])
        self.assertEqual(member["id"], retrieved_member["id"])

    # Add more tests...

if __name__ == "__main__":
    unittest.main()

Best Practices and Optimization

To keep things speedy, consider implementing caching for frequently accessed data and using async requests for non-blocking operations.

Example Use Cases

Here's a quick example of a user registration flow:

def register_user(email, password, plan_id):
    api = MemberstackAPI("your_api_key_here")
    member = api.create_member(email, password)
    subscription = api.create_subscription(member["id"], plan_id)
    return member, subscription

Conclusion

And there you have it! You've now got a solid foundation for integrating Memberstack into your Python project. Remember to check out the official Memberstack docs for more advanced features like webhooks and custom fields.

Happy coding, and may your user management be ever smooth and scalable!