From: Scott Raymond <scottraymond@...>
Date: 2005-12-23T10:09:52+09:00
Subject: Re: [JOB] Help needed wrapping C library for Ruby extension

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.sourceforge.net/
and the SourceForge site is here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libofx/

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*
>
>