rails-external-service

What problem does it solve?

Centralizes and standardizes external HTTP calls in Rails apps by routing through a single HttpRequest wrapper, ensuring consistent authentication, URL construction, and response handling.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Centralized ExternalService::HttpRequest wrapper for get, post, put, patch, and delete
• Token-based authentication headers and ENV-driven base URL configuration
• Uniform error handling and JSON response parsing
• Dedicated service wrappers for common external APIs to keep code clean and reusable
• Safe, auditable integration pattern suitable for production Rails apps

Quick Start

Configure ENV['EXTERNAL_SERVICE_BASE_URL'] and ENV['EXTERNAL_SERVICE_TOKEN']; instantiate ExternalService::HttpRequest with method and path, then call the desired HTTP action (get/post/put/patch/delete) to interact with the external API.