"Everything is easier with Scout Client 2.0" by derek

Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:26:00 CDT

We’ve released the 2nd version of our Scout client. What I love about this release is that it doesn’t make anything more complex or break compatibility with our first release. It just makes writing plugins easier.

For example – lets say you want to generate an alert. How’s this for simplicity?


class INeedASandwich < Scout::Plugin
  def build_report
     alert(:subject => "Get me a sandwich")
  end
end

We’ve also made the process for managing memory (data stored on the client between runs of the plugin) easier to work with. Memory is a great tool for storing state.

For example:


class INeedASandwich < Scout::Plugin
  def build_report
    if memory(:am_i_hungry)
      alert(:subject => "Get me a sandwich")
      remember(:am_i_hungry => false)
    else
      remember(:am_i_hungry => true)
    end
  end
end

As always, updating to the latest release is as simple as:

~~gem install scout~~ [1]
gem install scout --source http://gems.scoutapp.com/

[1] Rubyforge is slow to update, in the meantime, use our gem server mirror

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"Everything is easier with Scout Client 2.0" by derek