Library is not using latest API base version / minor version

[ybakos]

According to the QBO API documentation, when we do not specify a minor version, the API will behave according to the current "base version" which is the latest minor version. That is 65, at the time of this writing.

However, when QboApi.minor_version is false, I am not observing behavior present in the latest minor version on the QBO side.

For example, when I query :item, I expect to see Sku in the response payload. But it is not present. If I specify the QboApi.minor_version as 4, when the Item.Sku property was introduced, then I do see Sku in the response.

Similarly, when I specify the QboApi.minor_version as 65, I also see Sku in the response.

Shouldn't the qbo_api gem be using the most recent minor version by default? It is not. What is the default minor version?

Can we document what this default minor version is in the README?

[ybakos]

Or is the QBO default base version actually minor version 1 ?

Or is the qbo_api default minor_version 1?

[ybakos]

@minimul Is the default minor version actually minor version 1 ?

[minimul]

A request does not send the minorversion param by default, so yes, that would be minorversion=1? I think.

According to the QBO API documentation, when we do not specify a minor version, the API will behave according to the current "base version" which is the latest minor version.

Can you provide a reference link to this statement?

[ybakos]

Thanks @minimul .

Here we see:

1. If you don’t use a minor version, you’ll use the base versions of APIs by default. The base version has no minor version changes applied to it.
2. If you’re using an SDK to develop your app, you’re automatically using the latest version of the API schema.
3. If you’re not developing with an SDK, you can manually set the minor version in your code.

And "Unless you’re referencing a specific minor version, you’ll use the latest version associated with the SDK"

Perhaps I had considered qbo_api to "be an SDK" and therefore assumed that the default would be minor version 65 (the latest at the time of this writing). In addition, I may have confused what QBO means by "base version" vs latest minor version. Item 1) above seems to state that the base version by default will be minor version 1 (or really "version N.0").

I had been assuming that qbo_api would be using the latest API version, matching the latest API specs in the QBO documentation. A statement in the README would be valuable.

Shall I send a PR for this addition to the README?

[minimul]

Yes, qbo_api is not considered an SDK, only the official Intuit libraries are (I think).

A statement in the README would be valuable.

Yes, I agree, please do send in a PR.

[ybakos]

Thanks @minimul for a great API client.