datapost 0.0.1

data/README.md

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+# DataPost
+
+Read json from STDIN and post it to a designated REST endpoint.
+
+## Install
+
+    gem install datapost
+
+## Usage
+
+    vspheremonitor | jsonpost http://superapp.example.net:8080/post/json
+

data/bin/datapost

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+#! /usr/bin/env ruby
+
+begin
+  require 'json'
+  require 'net/http'
+  require 'rest_client'
+  require 'cri'
+rescue LoadError => e
+  puts "Unable to load library: #{e}"
+  exit 1
+end
+
+unless ARGV[0]
+  puts "need url as first argument"
+  exit 2
+end
+
+module DataPost
+  module_function
+
+  def post(url)
+    body = ''
+    body += STDIN.read
+    jsondata = JSON.parse(body)
+    begin
+      raise "jsondata is not of class Hash.  Is #{jsondata.class}" unless jsondata.is_a? Hash
+      RestClient.post(url, jsondata.to_json, :content_type => :json, :accept => :json )
+    rescue => e
+      puts "something broke:"
+      puts e.message
+      puts e.backtrace.inspect
+    end
+  end
+
+end
+
+command = Cri::Command.define do
+  name __FILE__
+  usage __FILE__ + ' [options]'
+  summary 'Post json data to a REST endpoint.'
+
+  flag   :h, :help,  'show help for this command' do |value, cmd|
+    puts cmd.help
+    exit 0
+  end
+  flag   :v, :verbose,  'Be less quiet'
+  option :u, :url,      'URL for REST endpoint', :argument => :required
+
+  run do |opts, args, cmd|
+    starttime = Time.now
+    puts "Initializing at #{starttime}" if opts[:verbose]
+
+    endpoint = opts[:url] || ARGV[0]
+    puts "posting to #{endpoint}" if opts[:verbose]
+
+    DataPost.post(endpoint)
+  end
+end
+
+command.run(ARGV)
+

metadata

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+--- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification
+name: datapost
+version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+  version: 0.0.1
+  prerelease: 
+platform: ruby
+authors:
+- Zach Leslie
+autorequire: 
+bindir: bin
+cert_chain: []
+date: 2012-11-19 00:00:00.000000000 Z
+dependencies:
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: json
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: rest-client
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+- !ruby/object:Gem::Dependency
+  name: cri
+  requirement: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+  type: :runtime
+  prerelease: false
+  version_requirements: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+    none: false
+    requirements:
+    - - ! '>='
+      - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+        version: '0'
+description: Read json from STDIN and post it to a designated REST endpoint.  Useful
+  for things like cronjobs, when you just need to post the json output to your application
+  server.
+email: xaque208@gmail.com
+executables:
+- datapost
+extensions: []
+extra_rdoc_files: []
+files:
+- bin/datapost
+- README.md
+homepage: https://github.com/xaque208/datapost
+licenses: []
+post_install_message: 
+rdoc_options: []
+require_paths:
+- lib
+required_ruby_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+required_rubygems_version: !ruby/object:Gem::Requirement
+  none: false
+  requirements:
+  - - ! '>='
+    - !ruby/object:Gem::Version
+      version: '0'
+requirements: []
+rubyforge_project: 
+rubygems_version: 1.8.23
+signing_key: 
+specification_version: 3
+summary: Read json from STDIN and post it to a designated REST endpoint.
+test_files: []
+has_rdoc: