Mayan Calendar API - Ruby Gem

Mayan Calendar converts Gregorian dates to the ancient Mayan calendar system. Returns the Long Count, Tzolkin (260-day sacred calendar), and Haab (365-day civil calendar) dates.

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'apiverve_mayancalendar'

And then execute:

$ bundle install

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install apiverve_mayancalendar

Getting Started

Get your API key at APIVerve

Basic Usage

require 'apiverve_mayancalendar'

# Initialize the client
client = APIVerve::Mayancalendar::Client.new(api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY")

# Make a request
response = client.execute({ date: "2024-12-21" })

# Print the response
puts response

Error Handling

begin
  response = client.execute({ date: "2024-12-21" })
  puts response["data"]
rescue APIVerve::Mayancalendar::ValidationError => e
  puts "Validation error: #{e.errors.join(', ')}"
rescue APIVerve::Mayancalendar::APIError => e
  puts "API error: #{e.message}"
  puts "Status code: #{e.status_code}"
end

Debug Mode

# Enable debug logging
client = APIVerve::Mayancalendar::Client.new(
  api_key: "YOUR_API_KEY",
  debug: true
)

Example Response

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "gregorian": "2024-12-21",
    "longCount": {
      "formatted": "13.0.12.3.3",
      "baktun": 13,
      "katun": 0,
      "tun": 12,
      "winal": 3,
      "kin": 3
    },
    "tzolkin": {
      "number": 6,
      "dayName": "Akbal",
      "formatted": "6 Akbal"
    },
    "haab": {
      "day": 6,
      "monthName": "Kankin",
      "formatted": "6 Kankin"
    },
    "calendarRound": "6 Akbal 6 Kankin",
    "daysSinceEpoch": 1876383
  }
}

Documentation

For more information, visit the API Documentation.

Support

License

This gem is available under the MIT License.