Virtex

A thin wrapper around the CaVirtex API

Usage

See the CaVirtex API docs and source code for more information

Unauthenticated requests

require 'virtex'
@virtex = Virtex::Client.new

Orderbook

book = @virtex.orderbook('BTCCAD').orderbook

best_bid = book.bids.first
expect(best_bid[0]).to eq(631.481850000) # Price
expect(best_bid[1]).to eq(1.367900000) # Size

best_ask = asks.last
expect(best_ask[0]).to eq(634.974840000)
expect(best_ask[1]).to eq(9.727400000)

Tradebook

trades = @virtex.tradebook('BTCCAD').trades
latest = trades.first

Ticker

ticker = @virtex.ticker("BTCCAD").ticker.BTCCAD

Authenticated requests

require 'virtex'
@virtex = Virtex::Client.new(ENV['VIRTEX_API_KEY'], ENV['VIRTEX_API_SECRET'])

View Balance

expect(@virtex.balance.balance.CAD).to eq(0.0385)

View Transactions

transactions = @virtex.transactions("BTC").transactions

View trades

recent_trades = @virtex.trades.trades

View orders

recent_orders = @virtex.orders.orders

Place an order

# Place a new order to sell 0.1 BTC/CAD at 1000.00
new_order = @virtex.new_order!('sell', 0.1, 'BTCCAD', 1000.00).order

Cancel an order

@virtex.cancel_order! 543468

Withdraw to an external wallet

withdrawal = @virtex.withdraw!(0.01, 'BTC', '1DWYffTxhXgBtbswMjNViw9nNCvx3Drpvn').result

Testing

If you'd like to contribute code or modify this gem, you can run the test suite with:

gem install virtex --dev
bundle exec rspec

Contributing

1. Fork this repo and make changes in your own copy
2. Add a test if applicable and run the existing tests with rspec to make sure they pass
3. Commit your changes and push to your fork git push origin master
4. Create a new pull request and submit it back to me

Credits

Thanks to @Skizzk for providing an example of correctly authenticating with Virtex

Thanks to @barmstrong on whose coinbase gem I based this library