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[JOB] Help needed wrapping C library for Ruby extension

Scott Raymond

12/22/2005 3:39:00 AM

Hi-

I need a Ruby extension to be built, wrapping an existing C library.
I'm pretty out of my depth with C, but I think it should be a fairly
modest undertaking -- maybe just a weekend project for a talented
hacker.

If that sounds up your alley, please shoot me a line and I'll describe
what I'm looking for in more detail. Then you can check out the API
and give me a bid.

Thanks!

Scott Raymond
scottraymond@gmail.com
4 Answers

Dave Lee

12/22/2005 6:06:00 AM

0

Hi Scott,

I'm interested in the job. My experience working with extensions
comes from maintaining the ruby-postgres extension. I feel completely
confident with the Ruby C API.

thanks,
Dave

On 12/21/05, Scott Raymond <scottraymond@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I need a Ruby extension to be built, wrapping an existing C library.
> I'm pretty out of my depth with C, but I think it should be a fairly
> modest undertaking -- maybe just a weekend project for a talented
> hacker.
>
> If that sounds up your alley, please shoot me a line and I'll describe
> what I'm looking for in more detail. Then you can check out the API
> and give me a bid.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Scott Raymond
> scottraymond@gmail.com
>
>

Joe Van Dyk

12/23/2005 12:58:00 AM

0

On 12/21/05, Scott Raymond <scottraymond@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi-
>
> I need a Ruby extension to be built, wrapping an existing C library.
> I'm pretty out of my depth with C, but I think it should be a fairly
> modest undertaking -- maybe just a weekend project for a talented
> hacker.
>
> If that sounds up your alley, please shoot me a line and I'll describe
> what I'm looking for in more detail. Then you can check out the API
> and give me a bid.

*shoots you a line*

Scott Raymond

12/23/2005 1:10:00 AM

0

Thanks for the reply, Joe.

The library in question is LibOFX, which is an open source OFX (Open
Financial Exchange) parser. OFX is a format for representing financial
transaction data -- it's what most US banks use to communicate with
Quicken, MS Money, etc. I'd like to be able to access that data from
within Ruby with a decent API.

The LibOFX site is here: http://libofx.source...
and the SourceForge site is here: http://sourceforge.net/projec...

My understanding is that the API can be used from either C or C++.
Take a look and let me know roughly how big of a project it looks like
to you. I don't have much of a budget to speak of, but I'd want it to
be worth your while. Can you tell me a bit about your Ruby experience,
especially regarding C extensions?

Thanks again-
Scott Raymond


On 12/22/05, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 12/21/05, Scott Raymond <scottraymond@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi-
> >
> > I need a Ruby extension to be built, wrapping an existing C library.
> > I'm pretty out of my depth with C, but I think it should be a fairly
> > modest undertaking -- maybe just a weekend project for a talented
> > hacker.
> >
> > If that sounds up your alley, please shoot me a line and I'll describe
> > what I'm looking for in more detail. Then you can check out the API
> > and give me a bid.
>
> *shoots you a line*
>
>

Devin Mullins

12/23/2005 2:02:00 AM

0

Scott Raymond wrote:

>The library in question is LibOFX, which is an open source OFX (Open
>Financial Exchange) parser. OFX is a format for representing financial
>transaction data -- it's what most US banks use to communicate with
>Quicken, MS Money, etc. I'd like to be able to access that data from
>within Ruby with a decent API.
>
>
Ooh! My bank gives out OFX files online. You should open-source the
binding so I can run stats on my checking/savings accounts in Ruby. :)

Devin
*doesn't shoot you a line* (sorry)