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Twitter Tweet with an Image

Example to post a status update with an associated image/photo (or video).

This example is deprecated and no longer valid.

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#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkOAuth1W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  This initial setup, which involves setting the OAuth1 properties and connecting
    //  to api.twitter.com, is only required once at the beginning.  Once connected, the same
    //  object instance may be re-used, and if necessary, it will automatically reconnect
    //  as needed.

    //  Assume we've previously obtained an access token and saved it to a JSON file..
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    success = json.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/twitter.json");

    CkRestW rest;
    CkOAuth1W oauth1;

    oauth1.put_ConsumerKey(L"TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY");
    oauth1.put_ConsumerSecret(L"TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET");
    oauth1.put_Token(json.stringOf(L"oauth_token"));
    oauth1.put_TokenSecret(json.stringOf(L"oauth_token_secret"));
    oauth1.put_SignatureMethod(L"HMAC-SHA1");
    oauth1.GenNonce(16);

    rest.SetAuthOAuth1(oauth1,false);

    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect(L"api.twitter.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  This ends the initial setup...
    //  ----------------------------------------------------------------------

    const wchar_t *tweetContent = L"This is a test tweet with an image.";

    //  Send a tweet...
    rest.ClearAllQueryParams();
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"status",tweetContent);

    //  Add list of media_ids to associate with the Tweet. 
    //  You may include up to 4 photos or 1 animated GIF or 1 video in a Tweet.
    //  The image needs to have been previously uploaded.  The upload response gave us
    //  the media ID we'll use to associate this tweet with the image (or video)
    //  See Twitter Upload Media for sample code.
    //  This example will add just a single image/photo.
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"media_ids",L"793137045996646400");

    const wchar_t *resp = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(L"POST",L"/1.1/statuses/update.json");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false);
    jsonResponse.Load(resp);

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonResponse.emit());
        return;
    }

    //  Show the successful response:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonResponse.emit());
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");

    //  A successful JSON response looks like this:

    //  	{
    //  	  "created_at": "Mon Oct 31 20:25:17 +0000 2016",
    //  	  "id": 793187104528347136,
    //  	  "id_str": "793187104528347136",
    //  	  "text": "This is a test tweet with an image. https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
    //  	  "truncated": false,
    //  	  "entities": {
    //  	    "hashtags": [
    //  	    ],
    //  	    "symbols": [
    //  	    ],
    //  	    "user_mentions": [
    //  	    ],
    //  	    "urls": [
    //  	    ],
    //  	    "media": [
    //  	      {
    //  	        "id": 793137045996646400,
    //  	        "id_str": "793137045996646400",
    //  	        "indices": [
    //  	          36,
    //  	          59
    //  	        ],
    //  	        "media_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
    //  	        "media_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
    //  	        "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
    //  	        "display_url": "pic.twitter.com\/4mcCL0k36x",
    //  	        "expanded_url": "https:\/\/twitter.com\/chilkatsoft\/status\/793187104528347136\/photo\/1",
    //  	        "type": "photo",
    //  	        "sizes": {
    //  	          "large": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "fit"
    //  	          },
    //  	          "medium": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "fit"
    //  	          },
    //  	          "thumb": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "crop"
    //  	          },
    //  	          "small": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "fit"
    //  	          }
    //  	        }
    //  	      }
    //  	    ]
    //  	  },
    //  	  "extended_entities": {
    //  	    "media": [
    //  	      {
    //  	        "id": 793137045996646400,
    //  	        "id_str": "793137045996646400",
    //  	        "indices": [
    //  	          36,
    //  	          59
    //  	        ],
    //  	        "media_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
    //  	        "media_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
    //  	        "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
    //  	        "display_url": "pic.twitter.com\/4mcCL0k36x",
    //  	        "expanded_url": "https:\/\/twitter.com\/chilkatsoft\/status\/793187104528347136\/photo\/1",
    //  	        "type": "photo",
    //  	        "sizes": {
    //  	          "large": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "fit"
    //  	          },
    //  	          "medium": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "fit"
    //  	          },
    //  	          "thumb": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "crop"
    //  	          },
    //  	          "small": {
    //  	            "w": 120,
    //  	            "h": 120,
    //  	            "resize": "fit"
    //  	          }
    //  	        }
    //  	      }
    //  	    ]
    //  	  },
    //  	  "source": "\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chilkatsoft.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChilkatTestApp\u003c\/a\u003e",
    //  	  "in_reply_to_status_id": null,
    //  	  "in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
    //  	  "in_reply_to_user_id": null,
    //  	  "in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
    //  	  "in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
    //  	  "user": {
    //  	    "id": 85647455,
    //  	    "id_str": "85647455",
    //  	    "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //  	    "screen_name": "chilkatsoft",
    //  	    "location": "",
    //  	    "description": "",
    //  	    "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/hSTR4sOuis",
    //  	    "entities": {
    //  	      "url": {
    //  	        "urls": [
    //  	          {
    //  	            "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/hSTR4sOuis",
    //  	            "expanded_url": "http:\/\/www.chilkatsoft.com",
    //  	            "display_url": "chilkatsoft.com",
    //  	            "indices": [
    //  	              0,
    //  	              23
    //  	            ]
    //  	          }
    //  	        ]
    //  	      },
    //  	      "description": {
    //  	        "urls": [
    //  	        ]
    //  	      }
    //  	    },
    //  	    "protected": false,
    //  	    "followers_count": 41,
    //  	    "friends_count": 0,
    //  	    "listed_count": 4,
    //  	    "created_at": "Tue Oct 27 19:56:13 +0000 2009",
    //  	    "favourites_count": 0,
    //  	    "utc_offset": null,
    //  	    "time_zone": null,
    //  	    "geo_enabled": false,
    //  	    "verified": false,
    //  	    "statuses_count": 16,
    //  	    "lang": "en",
    //  	    "contributors_enabled": false,
    //  	    "is_translator": false,
    //  	    "is_translation_enabled": false,
    //  	    "profile_background_color": "C0DEED",
    //  	    "profile_background_image_url": "http:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png",
    //  	    "profile_background_image_url_https": "https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png",
    //  	    "profile_background_tile": false,
    //  	    "profile_image_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/785893001012744195\/clLweDSg_normal.jpg",
    //  	    "profile_image_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/785893001012744195\/clLweDSg_normal.jpg",
    //  	    "profile_link_color": "0084B4",
    //  	    "profile_sidebar_border_color": "C0DEED",
    //  	    "profile_sidebar_fill_color": "DDEEF6",
    //  	    "profile_text_color": "333333",
    //  	    "profile_use_background_image": true,
    //  	    "has_extended_profile": false,
    //  	    "default_profile": true,
    //  	    "default_profile_image": false,
    //  	    "following": false,
    //  	    "follow_request_sent": false,
    //  	    "notifications": false,
    //  	    "translator_type": "none"
    //  	  },
    //  	  "geo": null,
    //  	  "coordinates": null,
    //  	  "place": null,
    //  	  "contributors": null,
    //  	  "is_quote_status": false,
    //  	  "retweet_count": 0,
    //  	  "favorite_count": 0,
    //  	  "favorited": false,
    //  	  "retweeted": false,
    //  	  "possibly_sensitive": false,
    //  	  "lang": "en"
    //  	}
    //
    }