Chilkat2-Python

Iterate Pages in Feed

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Demonstrates how to read the next page in the user's Facebook feed, and iterates through all of the pages in the Facebook feed. Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

# This example assumes a previously obtained an access token
oauth2 = chilkat2.OAuth2()
oauth2.AccessToken = "FACEBOOK-ACCESS-TOKEN"

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to Facebook and send the following GET request:
success = rest.Connect("graph.facebook.com",443,True,True)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2)

# Gets the 1st page in the user's feed.
responseJson = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/v2.7/me/feed")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.EmitCompact = False
json.Load(responseJson)

# 
# See Parsing the Facebook User Feed for code showing how to parse the JSON feed content.
# 

nextUrl = chilkat2.Url()

# Get the URL for the next page in the feed.
nextUrlStr = json.StringOf("paging.next")
while json.LastMethodSuccess == True :

    print("Next page URL: " + nextUrlStr)

    nextUrl.ParseUrl(nextUrlStr)

    # Prepare for getting the next page in the feed.
    # We can continue using the same REST object.
    # If already connected, we'll continue using the existing connection.
    # Otherwise, a new connection will automatically be made if needed.
    rest.ClearAllQueryParams()
    rest.AddQueryParams(nextUrl.Query)

    responseJson = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/v2.7/me/feed")
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
        print(rest.LastErrorText)
        sys.exit()

    json.Load(responseJson)
    # See Parsing the Facebook User Feed for code showing how to parse the JSON feed content.

    # Get the URL for the next page.
    nextUrlStr = json.StringOf("paging.next")

print("No more pages in the feed.")