ultraspeed

# Method to send a message using Esendex's new RESTful
# API. 
#
# Most people would think to use Builder to build
# the XML for this request. However, Builder seems to
# escape the XML in a way that Esendex doesn't under-
# stand. I will be asking them more about this
# later!
#
def send_using_esendex

ultraspeed

require 'active_resource'

class TextMessage < ActiveResource::Base
  self.site     = "http://api.esendex.com/"
  self.user     = "XXX@ultraspeed.com"
  self.password = "XXX"

  ESENDEX_API_REFERENCE = "XXX"
  
  class << self

ultraspeed

if registration?
  if supports_automatic_registrations?
    if contact_information_valid?
      if registration_complete?
        toggle!(:processed)
      else
        return false
      end
    else
      ...

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raise ArgumentError, "Registration type is not 'registration'" unless registration?
raise ArgumentError, "TLD does not support automatic registrations" unless supports_automatic_registrations?
raise ArgumentError, "Contact information is invalid" unless contact_information_valid?

if registration_complete?
  toggle!(:processed)
else
  return false
end

ultraspeed

raise ArgumentError, "Registration type is not 'registration'" unless registration?
raise ArgumentError, "TLD does not support automatic registrations" unless supports_automatic_registrations?
raise ArgumentError, "Contact information is invalid" unless contact_information_valid?

if registration_complete?
  toggle!(:processed)
else
  return false
end

ultraspeed

# Changes the default date and time string formatters in Rails. See http://j.mp/2nZ022 and http://j.mp/1BRFSf for more info
# 
# >> Time.now.to_s
# => "3rd Nov, 2009 10:54 PM GMT"
# >> Date.today.to_s
# => "3rd Nov, 2009"

Time::DATE_FORMATS[:default] = lambda { |time| time.strftime("#{time.day.ordinalize} %b, %Y %I:%M %p %Z") }
Date::DATE_FORMATS[:default] = lambda { |date| date.strftime("#{date.day.ordinalize} %b, %Y") }

ultraspeed

@driver = SOAP::WSDLDriverFactory.new("http://www.webservice.com/services/order.wsdl").create_rpc_driver

ultraspeed

@driver.GSDVOrder(:RequestID => 1)

ultraspeed

@driver.return_response_as_xml = true

response = @driver.GSDVOrder(:RequestID => 1)
parsed_response = Hpricot::XML(response)

ultraspeed

ActionController::Base.asset_host = Proc.new do |source|
  # This will give you asset1-asset8.example.com
  "http://assets#{rand(8) + 1}.example.com"
end