Check Your Zencoder Balance So You Don't Go Over.

zencoder.rake

MINUTES_ALLOWED = 1000
PRICE_PER_MINUTE = 0.05

namespace :zencoder do
  
  desc "Check if Zencoder balance is above #{MINUTES_ALLOWED} minutes / $#{MINUTES_ALLOWED * PRICE_PER_MINUTE}."
  task :check_balance => :environment do

    minutes_used = Zencoder::Account.details.body["minutes_used"]

    if minutes_used > MINUTES_ALLOWED
      raise "Zencoder overage! #{minutes_used} minutes used, which is $#{minutes_used * PRICE_PER_MINUTE}" 
    end

  end

end