# BambooHR
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An Elixir client for the [Bamboo HR API][bamboohr-api-docs].
## Installation
The package can be installed by adding `bamboo_hr` to your
list of dependencies in `mix.exs`:
```elixir
def deps do
[
{:bamboo_hr, "~> 0.3"}
]
end
```
## Usage
To use this client, you'll need information from BambooHR:
- Your company's subdomain
- An API key
### API Structure
The library is organized into several modules, each representing different API resources:
- `BambooHR.Client` - Core client functionality and configuration
- `BambooHR.Company` - Company information and EINs
- `BambooHR.Employee` - Employee management
- `BambooHR.TimeTracking` - Time entries and timesheets
### Examples
#### Getting Started
First, create a client configuration:
```elixir
config = BambooHR.Client.new(company_domain: "your_company", api_key: "your_api_key")
```
You can also specify optional parameters:
```elixir
config = BambooHR.Client.new(
company_domain: "your_company",
api_key: "your_api_key",
base_url: "https://custom-api.example.com",
http_client: YourCustomHTTPClient,
timeout: 30_000
)
```
| Option | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `:base_url` | BambooHR API URL | Override the API base URL |
| `:http_client` | `BambooHR.HTTPClient.Req` | Custom HTTP client module |
| `:timeout` | `15_000` | HTTP receive timeout in milliseconds |
#### Company Information
```elixir
# Get basic company information
{:ok, company_info} = BambooHR.Company.get_information(config)
# Get company EINs
{:ok, eins_data} = BambooHR.Company.get_eins(config)
```
#### Employee Management
```elixir
# Get employee directory
{:ok, directory} = BambooHR.Employee.get_directory(config)
# Get specific employee details
{:ok, employee} = BambooHR.Employee.get(config, 123, ["firstName", "lastName", "jobTitle"])
# Add a new employee
employee_data = %{"firstName" => "Jane", "lastName" => "Smith"}
{:ok, result} = BambooHR.Employee.add(config, employee_data)
# Update an employee
update_data = %{"firstName" => "Jane", "lastName" => "Smith-Jones"}
{:ok, _} = BambooHR.Employee.update(config, 124, update_data)
```
#### Time Tracking
```elixir
# Get timesheet entries
params = %{
"start" => "2024-01-01",
"end" => "2024-01-31",
"employeeIds" => "123,124"
}
{:ok, timesheet_data} = BambooHR.TimeTracking.get_timesheet_entries(config, params)
# Clock in an employee
clock_data = %{
"date" => "2024-01-15",
"start" => "09:00",
"timezone" => "America/New_York"
}
{:ok, _} = BambooHR.TimeTracking.clock_in(config, 123, clock_data)
# Clock out an employee
clock_out_data = %{
"date" => "2024-01-15",
"end" => "17:00",
"timezone" => "America/New_York"
}
{:ok, _} = BambooHR.TimeTracking.clock_out(config, 123, clock_out_data)
```
## Development
### Requirements
- Elixir 1.17+ / Erlang/OTP 25+ (see `.tool-versions` for exact versions used locally)
- [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) (macOS/Linux) for dev tooling
### Setup
Install dependencies and git hooks:
```bash
./bin/setup
mix setup
```
`./bin/setup` installs [actionlint](https://github.com/rhysd/actionlint), [check-jsonschema](https://github.com/python-jsonschema/check-jsonschema), and [Lefthook](https://github.com/evilmartians/lefthook) via Homebrew, then activates the pre-commit hooks.
### Common commands
```bash
mix test # Run tests
mix format # Format code
mix credo --strict # Static analysis
mix docs # Generate documentation
mix deps.unlock --check-unused # Check for unused dependencies
```
### Pre-commit hooks
Hooks run automatically on `git commit` (in parallel):
| Hook | Files |
| --- | --- |
| `mix format --check-formatted` | `*.ex`, `*.exs` |
| `actionlint` | `.github/workflows/*.yml` |
| `check-jsonschema` (workflow schema) | `.github/workflows/*.yml` |
| `check-jsonschema` (dependabot schema) | `.github/dependabot.yml` |
## License
BambooHR is [released under the MIT license](LICENSE).
[bamboohr-api-docs]: https://documentation.bamboohr.com/reference/