Some time ago I wrote the dropbox_api gem, this is a client for Dropobox’s API.
I wasn’t the first one to write a gem for Dropbox, and currently there’re a few ones available. If you need to use the API, you probably have to spend a bit of time researching which of the Ruby libraries suits you better. I’m writing this post to summarize the current status of all these gems and help you out making a choice.
Here’s the list of all libraries available in Rubygems:
| Gem | API | Supported endpoints | Latest release | Downloads | Documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dropbox_api By Jesus Burgos Macia (me!) |
v2 | 41 | November 2018 | 210K+ | YARD |
| dropbox-sdk-v2 By Dylan Waits |
v2 | 28 | July 2016 | 60K+ | YARD |
| dropbox_api_v2 By Tammy Pop |
v2 | 7 | October 2017 | 7K+ | Readme file |
| dropbox By Tim Morgan |
v1 | deprecated | July 2011 | 100K+ | Readme file |
| dropbox-sdk By Dropbox Inc. |
v1 | deprecated | July 2015 | 750K+ | - |
| dropbox-api By Base Lab |
v1 | deprecated | May 2015 | 115K+ | Readme file |
| dropbox-utility By Casey Scarborough |
v1 | deprecated | June 2013 | 5K+ | Readme file |
So, it’s clear that you can discard the bottom 4 libraries.
Now it should be easier for anyone to make a choice looking at the table data. But if that’s not enough, a sneak peek at the documentation link will hopefully clear out your doubts.