#290 SOAP with Savon

Oct 17, 2011 | 9 minutes | Plugins

Communicating with a SOAP API can be a daunting task. Savon makes this easier by presenting the SOAP API through a Ruby interface.

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          Gemfile
        
gem 'savon'

          rails console
        
client = Savon::Client.new("http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL")
client.wsdl.soap_actions
client.request :web, :get_info_by_zip, body: { "USZip" => "90210" }

          models/zip_code.rb
        
class ZipCode
  attr_reader :state, :city, :area_code, :time_zone

  def initialize(zip)
    # Gyoku.convert_symbols_to :camelcase
    client = Savon::Client.new("http://www.webservicex.net/uszip.asmx?WSDL")
    response = client.request :web, :get_info_by_zip, body: { "USZip" => zip }
    if response.success?
      data = response.to_array(:get_info_by_zip_response, :get_info_by_zip_result, :new_data_set, :table).first
      if data
        @state = data[:state]
        @city = data[:city]
        @area_code = data[:area_code]
        @time_zone = data[:time_zone]
      end
    end
  end
end