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NgBankParser

We created a parser that returns formatted data from Nigerian bank statements

Ng::Bank::Parser

This is a simple gem to parse Nigerian bank statements of all formats. If your bank and/or file format is not supported, consider reading the contribute wiki and submitting a pull request.

API

Because not everyone develops in rails, we created a public API to use the gem at http://bank-parser.square-api.com/parse. The parameters are (bank_key, file_path, password). Read the Usage section for more information

http://bank-parser.square-api.com/parse(bank_key, file_path, password)

Installation

Add this line to your application’s Gemfile:

gem 'ng-bank-parser'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install ng-bank-parser

Usage

Using the gem is pretty straightforward and simple.

result = NgBankParser::Router.parse(bank_key, file_path, password)

bank_key is the key of the bank that provides the statement. There’s a list of supported banks and formats below, therefore use the key provided for each bank.

file_path is obviously where the file you’re trying to parse exists.

password (optional) it’s only required when the file you want to parse is password protected.

result is a hash that contains all the information you need from your statment.

result = {
    status: 200,
    data: {
        bank_name: the_bank_name,
        account_number: the_account_number,
        account_name: the_account_name,
        from_date: first_transaction_date,
        to_date: last_transaction_date,
        transactions: an_array_of_transaction_hashes
    }
}

:status can either be 200 or 400. 200 for when the parsing is succesful and 200 for when it’s not. A status of 400 is accompanied with an error message that aims to clarify why it could not parse the file.

result = {
    status: 400,
    message: "RELEVANT ERROR MESSAGE"
}

Furthermore, :transactions in the result hash is an array of hashes. Below is an example of a transaction hash

transaction = {
    date: transaction_date,
    amount: transaction_amount,
    type: debit_or_credit,
    balance: balance_after_transaction,
    remarks: remarks,
    ref: reference_id, # as provided by the statment
}

List of Supported Banks

United Bank for Africa:

Guaranty Trust Bank:

First Bank:

Heritage Bank:

Contributing

Documentation on contribution can be found in the contribution wiki

License

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