module RubyEDS

Public Instance Methods

authenticate_user(username, password) click to toggle source
# File lib/ruby_eds.rb, line 8
def authenticate_user(username, password)
  auth_json = {"UserId"=>"#{username}","Password"=>"#{password}","InterfaceId"=>"WSapi"}.to_json
  response = open('https://eds-api.ebscohost.com/authservice/rest/UIDAuth', :method=>:post, :body => auth_json, 'Content-Type' => 'application/json')
  doc = Nokogiri::XML(response.read)
  doc.remove_namespaces!
  auth_token = doc.xpath("//AuthToken").inner_text
end
close_session(session_token, auth_token) click to toggle source
# File lib/ruby_eds.rb, line 23
def close_session(session_token, auth_token)
  response = RestClient.get "http://eds-api.ebscohost.com/edsapi/rest/endsession", {:params=>{"sessiontoken"=>session_token}, :content_type=>:json, "x-authenticationToken"=>auth_token, "x-sessionToken"=>session_token}
  doc = Nokogiri::XML(response)
  doc.remove_namespaces!
  success = doc.xpath("//IsSuccessful").inner_text
end
get_info(session_token, auth_token, return_type="xml") click to toggle source
# File lib/ruby_eds.rb, line 30
def get_info(session_token, auth_token, return_type="xml")
  response = RestClient.get "http://eds-api.ebscohost.com/edsapi/rest/info", "x-authenticationToken"=>auth_token, "x-sessionToken"=>session_token, :accept=>return_type
end
open_session(profile, guest, auth_token) click to toggle source
# File lib/ruby_eds.rb, line 16
def open_session(profile, guest, auth_token)
  response = RestClient.get "http://eds-api.ebscohost.com/edsapi/rest/CreateSession", {:params=>{"profile"=>profile, "guest"=>guest}, :content_type=>:json, "x-authenticationToken"=>auth_token}
  doc = Nokogiri::XML(response)
  doc.remove_namespaces!
  session_token = doc.xpath("//SessionToken").inner_text
end