FileMaker DATA API

[m44rten]

Hi William,
Although this is technical not an issue.
We are enjoying your work for our FileMaker Ruby projects!

We where wondering if you have any plans to create a ruby/rails gem for the FileMaker data API,
of if you are available for contract work.

Kind regards,
Maarten
mh@kempenit.com

[ginjo]

Hi @m44rten , glad the Gem is working for you!

Version 4 of RFM will have some significant changes. Most notably, it splits the query code, the xml parsing, and the data modeling into separate modules (or likely separate gems). This should make it more flexible and more sustainable into the future. It will also (hopefully) be simpler to set-up, configure, and make calls to FM Server.

A Filemaker-REST implementation might fit nicely with the new Rfm architecture, however, I can't tell yet if the REST/JSON API gives us anything that the XML interface doesn't provide. I've heard reports that it's faster, but I haven't experimented with FM Server 17 yet.

What kinds of things are you (or anyone else reading this) hoping to solve with a Filemaker REST/JSON adapter for Ruby?

Hi Ginjo,
2 things:

• FileMaker Cloud does not support the xml engine.
• Speed (Data API is more leaner and scalable)
  Kind regards,

Willem-Jan Kempen

[ginjo]

Thanks @Willem-Jan , those are good points.

I suppose the Filemaker Admin API is another item for this list. I'm assuming the Filemaker 17 XML API has not added the admin functionality.