fog--fog/lib/fog/rackspace/examples/storage/create_directory.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# This example demonstrates creating a container with the Rackpace Open Cloud

require 'rubygems' #required for Ruby 1.8.x
require 'fog'

def get_user_input(prompt)
  print "#{prompt}: "
  gets.chomp
end

# Use username defined in ~/.fog file, if absent prompt for username. 
# For more details on ~/.fog refer to http://fog.io/about/getting_started.html
def rackspace_username
  Fog.credentials[:rackspace_username] || get_user_input("Enter Rackspace Username")
end

# Use api key defined in ~/.fog file, if absent prompt for api key
# For more details on ~/.fog refer to http://fog.io/about/getting_started.html
def rackspace_api_key
  Fog.credentials[:rackspace_api_key] || get_user_input("Enter Rackspace API key")
end

# create Cloud Files service
service = Fog::Storage.new({
  :provider             => 'Rackspace',
  :rackspace_username   => rackspace_username,
  :rackspace_api_key    => rackspace_api_key 
  })
  
  
# prompt for directory name
directory_name = get_user_input "\nEnter name of directory to create"

# create directory
directory = service.directories.create :key => directory_name

# reload directory to refresh information
directory.reload

puts "\n Directory #{directory.key} was created."
puts "To delete the container please execute the delete_directory.rb script\n\n"