Bash script that sets a specific resource_type and relationship_type to help save time with a demo app

readme.md

Instructions to use

• please download and save the above file setup_resources.sh
• navigate to the file's directory and perform chmod +x setup_resources.sh
• to run enter ./setup_resources.sh and follow the prompts

setup_resources.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Ask the user for their name
echo "This app will set up your custom resources resource and relationship types\n"
echo "To begin, please enter your subdomain:"
read subdomain
echo "Now enter your administrator email:"
read adminemail
echo "Lastly, please enter your password:"
read adminpassword

echo "Now creating resource_type..."

request1=$(/usr/bin/curl https://$subdomain.zendesk.com/api/custom_resources/resource_types -u $adminemail:$adminpassword -H "Content-type: application/json" -X POST -d '{ "data": { "key": "sticky_note", "schema": { "properties": { "note": { "type": "string", "description": "The of the sticky note" } }, "required": [ "note" ] } } }')

if [[ $request1 = *"error"* ]]; then
  echo "There was an error creating the resource_type, please raise your hand"
else
  echo "Successfully set up resource_type"
fi


request2=$(/usr/bin/curl https://$subdomain.zendesk.com/api/custom_resources/relationship_types -u $adminemail:$adminpassword -H "Content-type: application/json" -X POST -d '{ "data": { "key": "user_to_note", "source": ["zen:user"], "target": "sticky_note" } }')

if [[ $request2 = *"error"* ]]; then
  echo "There was an error creating the resource_type, please raise your hand"
else
  echo "Successfully set up resource_type"
fi