Using Google Drive API Docs with Ruby

The Google Drive API provides a simple and efficient way for developers to interact with Google Drive, allowing them to create, update, and manage files and spreadsheets programmatically. In this article, we will explore how to use the Google Drive API with Ruby.

Getting Started

To get started, you need to install the `google-drive` gem by running the command `gem install google-drive` in your terminal. You can also add it to your Gemfile if you are using a Rails application.

Once installed, create a session object by calling the `GoogleDrive::Session.new` method:

```ruby

session = GoogleDrive::Session.new

```

You can then use this session object to interact with Google Drive. For example, you can list the files in your drive by calling the `files` method:

```ruby

files = session.files

```

Reading and Writing Files

To read a file from Google Drive, you can call the `open` method on the session object:

```ruby

file = session.open('hello.txt')

puts file.content

```

To write to a file, you can use the `update` method:

```ruby

file = session.open('hello.txt')

file.content = 'Hello World!'

file.save()

```

Working with Spreadsheets

You can also interact with spreadsheets using the Google Drive API. For example, you can create a new spreadsheet by calling the `spreadsheet_by_key` method:

```ruby

spreadsheet = GoogleDrive::Spreadsheet.by_key('pz7XtlQC-PYx-jrVMJErTcg')

```

You can then access the worksheets in the spreadsheet using the `worksheets` method:

```ruby

worksheets = spreadsheet.worksheets

```

Using the Audit and Investigation Page

The audit log page has been replaced with a new audit and investigation page, which provides more detailed information about changes made to files and spreadsheets.

To reload the worksheet to get changes made by other clients, you can call the `ws.reload` method:

```ruby

ws = spreadsheet.worksheets'0'

ws.reload()

```

In this article, we have explored how to use the Google Drive API with Ruby. We covered how to create a session object, read and write files, and work with spreadsheets. With these examples, you should be able to get started with using the Google Drive API in your own Ruby projects.

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