cloud-delete.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
#
#    gem install cloudapp_api
#    ruby cloud-delete.rb 
#

EMAIL_ADDRESS = "**************"
PASSWORD      = "**************"
ROOT          = File.expand_path('../cloudapp-export', __FILE__)
PER_PAGE      = 50

require 'fileutils'
require 'cloudapp_api'
require 'open-uri'

def sanitize_filename(filename)
  filename.gsub(/[^0-9A-z.\-]/, '_')
end

CloudApp.authenticate(EMAIL_ADDRESS, PASSWORD)
dirctory = FileUtils.mkdir_p(ROOT)
returned_drops = nil
page = 1
until returned_drops && returned_drops < PER_PAGE
  drops = CloudApp::Drop.all(:per_page => PER_PAGE, :page => page)
  puts "Getting Page: #{page}"
  for drop in drops
    puts drop.href
    `curl --digest -u #{EMAIL_ADDRESS}:#{PASSWORD} -H "Accept: application/json" -X DELETE "#{drop.href}"`
  end
  page += 1
  returned_drops = drops.size
end