(C) WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post.

For more information, see https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    int tagIdx;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    CkHttp_putLogin(http,"wp_username");
    // Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    // See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    CkHttp_putPassword(http,"app_password");
    CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);

    // Note: For this to work, you'll likely need to update your .htaccess file on your WordPress server.
    // Otherwise you'll get this error:
    // 
    // 401 : Sorry, you are not allowed to create posts as this user
    // 
    // Your default .htaccess file probably looks like this:
    // 
    // <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    // RewriteEngine On
    // RewriteBase /
    // RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - 
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    // RewriteRule . /index.php 
    // </IfModule>
    // # END WordPress
    // 
    // Add the following line immediately after the "RewriteEngine On" line:    RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    // Your .htaccess file should look like this after the edit:
    // 
    // <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    // RewriteEngine On
    // RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    // RewriteBase /
    // RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - 
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    // RewriteRule . /index.php 
    // </IfModule>
    // # END WordPress

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"title","This is a test post");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"content","<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>");
    // The status can be "draft" or "publish"
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"status","draft");

    // Add tags -- but you need to know the ID of an existing tag.
    // See Chilkat's other WordPress example for creating a tag, or getting the ID of an existing tag.
    tagIdx = 0;
    CkJsonObject_putI(json,tagIdx);
    // When Chilkat sees the literal string "[i]" in the JSON path, it replaces the "i" with the value of the "I" property.
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"tags[i]",56);
    tagIdx = tagIdx + 1;
    CkJsonObject_putI(json,tagIdx);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"tags[i]",75);
    // ..

    resp = CkHttp_PostJson3(http,"https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts","application/json",json);
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) != 201) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
        printf("status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_Load(jResp,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
    printf("Post ID = %d\n",CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,"id"));
    printf("Post URL = %s\n",CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"link"));

    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }