DEPRECATED!

see: https://developers.eveonline.com/blog/article/a-eulogy-for-xml-crest

Description

EVE Online API Client for ruby

Documentation

Install

$ gem install eveapi

Working methods

Working Client methods names can be listed by calling EVEApi::Client#working_methods.

Check out rubydoc.info for the documentation.

Legacy methods are available here

Client

Character

Crest

Alliance

CREST

Rudimentary CREST support is added via the EVEApi::Crest class. Working mehtods

a = Crest.new.alliances.select { |a| a.name == "Goonswarm Federation" }.first
=> #<EVEApi::Alliance:0x007fd511c48248 ...>
a.to_h
=> {
          :href => "https://public-crest.eveonline.com/alliances/1354830081/",
        :id_str => "1354830081",
    :short_name => "CONDI",
          :name => "Goonswarm Federation",
            :id => 1354830081
}
a.info['url']
=> "http://www.goonfleet.com"
a.info.keys
=> [
    [ 0] "startDate",
    [ 1] "corporationsCount",
    [ 2] "description",
    [ 3] "executorCorporation",
    [ 4] "primeHour_str",
    [ 5] "primeHour",
    [ 6] "deleted",
    [ 7] "corporationsCount_str",
    [ 8] "creatorCorporation",
    [ 9] "url",
    [10] "id_str",
    [11] "creatorCharacter",
    [12] "capitalSystem",
    [13] "corporations",
    [14] "shortName",
    [15] "id",
    [16] "name"
]

Features

Uses excon, crack, method_missing and a couple of rescue blocks to automate access to EVE Online API.

returns results as Hash or Array
raises exceptions with messages from the API itself
converts ruby methods like account_api_info to an EVE Online API request like GET /account/APIKeyInfo.xml.aspx along with query params.

Examples

Getting Implant names for character

require 'eveapi'
# initialize the client with key_id, vcode, character_id
client = Client.new(4278167, "supersecretstuff", 95512059)
# => #<EVEApi::Client:0x007fe349ad0d48 ... >
client.characters.first.character_sheet[:implants].map { |i| i[:type_name] }
# => [
#     [0] "Social Adaptation Chip - Basic",
#     [1] "Cybernetic Subprocessor - Standard",
#     [2] "Memory Augmentation - Standard",
#     [3] "Neural Boost - Standard",
#     [4] "Ocular Filter - Standard"
# ]

Server status

require 'eveapi'
client.server_status
# => {
#        :server_open => "True",
#     :online_players => "32500"
# }

Showing accounts characters

require 'eveapi'
client = EVEApi::Client.new
client.key_id = 4278167
client.vcode = "7QJg6p5BZNpDBp2FIz39dGwa7jnNaXAuYyLUVitlTQ3rY60VPBcaTpJVfYIkiW5l"
client.characters
# => {
#                 :name => "Quint Slade",
#         :character_id => "95512059",
#     :corporation_name => "Imperial Academy",
#       :corporation_id => "1000166",
#          :alliance_id => "0",
#        :alliance_name => "",
#           :faction_id => "0",
#         :faction_name => ""
# }

Requirements

excon and crack automatically installed as dependencies during gem install, or bundle install in development.

Copyright

See LICENSE.txt for details.

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