Introduce a Ballerina connector for Dropbox REST API

[NipunaRanasinghe]

We are planning to introduce a new Ballerina connector for the latest Dropbox REST API by generated using it's OpenAPI specification.

Related links:

• https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation

This includes the following tasks:

1. Create a new repository under 'ballerina-platform' organization.
2. Create the OpenAPI specification manually or by converting it from other API descriptor formats.
3. Generate the connector client.
4. Implement a test suite covering the core functionalities.
5. Write documentation with examples.

[rahul1995]

@NipunaRanasinghe Can you assign this to me?

[Nuvindu]

👋 Welcome, @rahul1995 ! 🚀

We're thrilled to have you join the Ballerina Hacktoberfest community! The issue has been assigned to you, and we’re excited to see your contributions.

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We are currently in the process of creating a GitHub repository for this connector module and will update you once it’s available. In the meantime, please go through the relevant resources and documentation related to the connector.

Happy coding and welcome aboard! 🎉

[fumblehool]

Hi, 👋
If no-one is working on this, can I take this up?

[rahul1995]

@Nuvindu Is this the repository I should add my changes to - https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerinax-dropbox? If not, could you please share?

Also, is there any guide which can help me come up with the OpenAPI specs for this?

Also, https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation contains a lot of endpoints. Do we have to add all of them?

[rahul1995]

@Nuvindu @maheshika @NipunaRanasinghe Please review ballerina-platform/module-ballerinax-dropbox#2

[rahul1995]

@Nuvindu @lnash94 @NipunaRanasinghe Created new PR for Client Generation. Please review - ballerina-platform/module-ballerinax-dropbox#3

[rahul1995]

@Nuvindu @lnash94 @NipunaRanasinghe Created new PRs for Test cases, Documentation, and Examples. Please review.

[lnash94]

Hi, @rahul1995 !

Hope everything’s going well so far! Just a quick update on the project deadlines: it's set for one month from the day you were officially assigned. But if you encounter any challenges or unforeseen issues, please feel free to reach out, and we can consider adjusting the deadline accordingly.

If you have any questions or need help with anything, please feel free to reach out. Keep up the awesome work! 😊🚀

[rahul1995]

Hey @lnash94 Thanks for all the help.

Yes, I have created all the four PRs -

1. Client Generation - Client generation with required sanitization module-ballerinax-dropbox#3
2. Test Cases - Test cases module-ballerinax-dropbox#4
3. Documentation - Documentation module-ballerinax-dropbox#5
4. Examples - Examples module-ballerinax-dropbox#6

Please review :)

[lnash94]

Hey @lnash94 Thanks for all the help.

Yes, I have created all the four PRs -

1. Client Generation - Client generation with required sanitization module-ballerinax-dropbox#3
2. Test Cases - Test cases module-ballerinax-dropbox#4
3. Documentation - Documentation module-ballerinax-dropbox#5
4. Examples - Examples module-ballerinax-dropbox#6

Please review :)

Hi @rahul1995,

Yeah, we will review the PRs and get back to you. We really appreciate your efforts and your contributions are valuable to us. Keep up the great work 🙌!

[rahul1995]

@lnash94 @NipunaRanasinghe The PRs are pending review for last 5 days, could someone review them, please? 😊

[lnash94]

This issue is closed since all the required PRs are merged in the repo. https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerinax-dropbox/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed
Test failure in the repo will be captured via this #7429