C++

X.com Create Post

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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. C++

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http;

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl -X POST "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" \
    //  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    //  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //  -d '{"text":"Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."}'

    //  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    //  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON

    //  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    //  {
    //    "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("text","Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API.");

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    //  Get our access token.
    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "Failed to load x.json" << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.x.com/2/tweets",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);

    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Sample JSON response:
    //  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    //  {
    //    "data": {
    //      "id": "1346889436626259968",
    //      "text": "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."
    //    }
    //  }

    //  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    //  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    const char *Id = jResp.stringOf("data.id");
    const char *Text = jResp.stringOf("data.text");
    }