XTB API client for Ruby

Xtb is a Ruby implementation of the XTB broker API (xAPI) version 2.5.0. At the time of writing this it's the latest version of the API. This gem allows you to connect to the XTB broker and execute trades, get account information, and more.

Installation

Install the gem and add to the application's Gemfile by executing:

$ bundle add xtb

If bundler is not being used to manage dependencies, install the gem by executing:

$ gem install xtb

Usage

Configuration

Before you can connect to the XTB API, you need to configure the connection.

XTB__USER_ID=your_user_id
XTB__PASSWORD=your_password

Connect to the XTB API

require 'xtb'

# You're ready to use the API
Xtb::Http::CurrentUserData.call

Note that there is no need to log in first or log out afterwards. The gem handles the connection for you.

Subscribing to the XTB API streaming commands

🚧 The streaming API is not yet supported.

Development

After checking out the repo, run bin/setup to install dependencies. Then, run rake spec to run the tests. You can also run bin/console for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.

To install this gem onto your local machine, run bundle exec rake install. To release a new version, update the version number in version.rb, and then run bundle exec rake release, which will create a git tag for the version, push git commits and the created tag, and push the .gem file to rubygems.org.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/jacekmaciag/xtb.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.