LiquidPlanner Classic API

These files show how to access the LiquidPlanner Classic API from:

• C#
• C++
• Go
• Java
• Perl
• PHP
• Python
• Ruby
• VB.net

If you don't already have a LiquidPlanner account, you can sign up at:

http://www.liquidplanner.com/

See the docs at:

http://www.liquidplanner.com/api

for more info on the API.

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C#

If you don't have Visual Studio, you can get Visual C# Express free from Microsoft:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-csharp-express

You'll need the JSON.net library from CodePlex:

http://json.codeplex.com/

Unzip the JSON.net library, open the LP project, and add a reference to the JSON.net DLL in the unzipped files.

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C++

The C++ example uses the following libraries

• Google Test
• JsonCpp
• Boost C++ Libraries
• restclient-cpp

On Ubuntu, you can install them with:

$ sudo apt-get install libgtest-dev

# you will need to compile and install.
# installed files can be found in /usr/src/gtest

$ sudo apt-get install libjsoncpp-dev

$ sudo apt-get install libboost-all-dev

$ git submodule init
$ cd inc/restclient-cpp

# if you're on ubuntu 12.10 or later, use AutoMake.

# Otherwise:

$ git checkout 5a5e6b05e809a9d8aac32c937ba2e8654a1aa5a7
$ make

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Go

To use the Go example:

Follow the instructions at https://golang.org/doc/code.html to setup your go workspace.

Create a package and copy go/liquidplanner_demo.go into into it.

You will need to to fetch two packages

$ go get code.google.com/p/gopass
$ go get github.com/liquidplanner/liquidplanner_go 

$ go build github.com/YOUR_NAME/YOUR_PACKAGE
$ go install github.com/YOUR_NAME/YOUR_PACKAGE
$ ./bin/YOUR_PACKAGE

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Java

The Java example uses the GSON library:

http://code.google.com/p/google-gson/

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Perl

The Perl example uses the following libraries from CPAN

• REST::Client
• IO::Uncompress::Gunzip
• JSON
• Term::ReadKey

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PHP

Uses libraries included with a standard PHP install.

On Ubuntu, you may need to install php5-curl

apt-get install php5-curl

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Python

The Python example uses the requests library:

http://docs.python-requests.org/en/latest/user/install/#install

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Ruby

The Ruby example uses httparty:

https://github.com/jnunemaker/httparty/

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VB.net

As with C#, you can use VB.net Express:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-basic-express

and you'll need the JSON.net library from CodePlex:

http://json.codeplex.com/