axosoft-python

An unofficial Python module for the Axosoft (formerly OnTime) API.

Usage

1. Import the module into your project

   from axosoft_api import Axosoft

2. Create a new Axosoft instance

   The constructor accepts 4 arguments

   1. The client ID provided to you by Axosoft
   2. The client secret provide to you by Axosoft
   3. The domain you use to access Axosoft without the protocol. i.e. If your domain is https://foo.axosoft.com you would use foo.axosoft.com
   4. Optionally, a token from a previous session

   axosoft_client = Axosoft(
           'Your client ID',
           'Your client secret',
           'Your Axosoft domain'
       )

3. Authenticate

   The authentication methods return the token so it can be used for future sessions

   There are two ways to authenticate

   1. Username/Password authentication:

          token = axosoft_client.authenticate_by_password(
              axosoft_user,
              axosoft_password,
              "read write"
          )

   2. Code based authentication:

      """
      Pass the URL to begin_authentication_by_code() where you would like the access code sent
      """
      redirect_uri = "http://foo.bar/"
      url = self.axosoft_client.begin_authentication_by_code(
          redirect_uri,
          "read write"
      )
      
      """
      Send the user to the url returned by the method.
      
      Once they have authenticated they will be forwarded to the URL you provided.
      Exchanged to code for a token by passing the code and the redirect_uri to complete_authentication_by_code().
      """
      code = code_from_redirect_url
      
      token = self.axosoft_client.complete_authentication_by_code(
          code,
          redirect_uri
      )

   If you need to confirm that you're successfully authenticated, you may use the is_authenticated method

       if axosoft_client.is_authenticated:
           pass

4. Start interacting with your Axosoft API resources

       # These examples arbitrarily use the release resource
   
       """
       Create a new release.
   
       The first argument is the resource type you're creating
       The second argument is the payload which should be a dictionary containing at minimum the required fields for the resource type
       """
       r = axosoft_client.create('releases', payload={'name': 'testRelease', 'release_type': {'id': 1}})
   
       """
       Get the content of a release
   
       The first argument is the resource type you want to get
       The second argument is optionally the ID of a specific resource
       The third argument is optionally a dictionary of parameters
       """
       r = axosoft_client.get('releases', r['data']['id'])
   
       """
       Update a release
   
       The first argument is the resource type you want to update
       The second argument is the ID of the resource you are updating
       The third arguments is a dictionary containing all the fields of your resource
       """
       r = axosoft_client.update('releases', r['data']['id'], payload={'name': 'testRelease', 'release_type': {'id': 1}})
   
       """
       Delete a release
   
       The first argument is the resource type you want to delete
       The second argument is the ID of the resource you want to delete
       Returns true if the delete was successful
       """
       r = self.axosoft_client.delete('releases', r['data']['id'])

For info on using the various resources of the API see Axosoft's documentation: http://developer.axosoft.com/api

##To Do

• Implement code grant type authentication.
• Figure out an elegent way to access a resource's children.
  • e.g. /features/{id}/emails
• Handle binary attachments.

##Contributing See the CONTRIBUTING file.

##License See the LICENSE file.

This project and its contributers are in no way affiliated with Axosoft. Axosoft is the trademark of Axosoft, LLC