[Question]: Using this gem for Client API Proxy? about layer-ruby

[benedikt]

@jegodwin Yes, you can use the REST Client to access the Client API directly. The instances of the client support methods like .get and .post to do HTTP requests.

You can also use the Platform Client an do requests to the client proxy endpoints on the Platform API.

[benedikt]

The Platform API was renamed to Server API. Sorry, I keep forgetting that :)

[benedikt]

Hi @jegodwin!

You can do arbitrary request by using the client directly. Check out the relevant section in the readme:
https://github.com/benedikt/layer-ruby#using-the-gem-with-multiple-applications-at-once

Using the client instance you can do HTTP requests to the API and will get back Ruby hashes. Hope this helps. :)

Cheers,

Benedikt

[PelagicDev]

Okay, got it. I overlooked this part of the Readme somehow, but I think the part I'm looking for is the Client REST stuff.

More specifically, I'm wanting to create a follow for the current_user to target user. So, would I just auth a new client instance and then use something like ruby's net/http to then make REST call's using the new client session I've just created?

Thanks for the quick reply @benedikt as well as your work on this library!

[PelagicDev]

Ah, okay, I see now. Thanks for clarifying that.

I seem to remember there being docs for the Platform Client on Layer's website at some point. Do you know if they've deprecated the Platform Client API?

[PelagicDev]

Oh okay, that makes more sense. Thanks again for your quick responses!