Contentful Elixir SDK

Elixir SDK for the Contentful Content APIs.

Contentful provides a content infrastructure for digital teams to power content in websites, apps, and devices. Unlike a CMS, Contentful was built to integrate with the modern software stack. It offers a central hub for structured content, powerful management and delivery APIs, and a customizable web app that enable developers and content creators to ship digital products faster.

API Overview

Contentful Delivery API (CDA)

The official docs can be found here: https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-delivery-api/.

The API provides the content for Contenful apps. It's read only and the recommended way to deliver large amounts of content.

Contentful Management API (CMA)

The official docs can be found here: https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/.

The API provides the capability to manage content you have stored with Contentful.

Contentful Preview API (CPA)

The official docs can be found here: https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-preview-api/.

The Preview API can be used to access the latest versions and drafts of your content. It maintains compatibility with the Contentful Delivery API.

Installation

1. Add contentful to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

  def deps do
    [{:contentful, "~> 0.4.0"}]
  end

2. Ensure contentful is started before your application:

  def application do
    [applications: [:contentful]]
  end

Usage

For the usage, see the documentation published to hex.

Local documentation

In case you want to compile the docs locally, run:

$ mix docs

# to view, we recommend:
$ cd doc && python -m SimpleHTTPServer # or any other quick way to serve static content locally

then open http://localhost:8000.

Contributing & Development

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch on your fork (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Make your changes
4. Run tests (mix test) and static analysis (mix credo --strict)
5. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
6. Push to your branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
7. Create a Pull Request on this original repository

Notes on setup

This library makes use of the Contentful APIs. It helps to have an account and to setup a secrets file for testing:

$ cat config/secrets.dev.exs
config :contentful, delivery: [
  access_token: "<my_cda_access_token>",
  environment: "master",
  space_id: "<my_space_id>"
]

# for testing
$ cat config/secrets.test.exs
config :contentful, delivery: [
  access_token: "<my_cda_access_token>",
  environment: "testing",
  space_id: "<my_space_id>"
]

We freeze requests by using exVCR, in case you want to rebuild these files, make sure that test assertions match.