(DataFlex) X.com Create Post

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For more information, see https://docs.x.com/x-api/posts/creation-of-a-post

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoHttp
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Handle hoJsonToken
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Variant vSbResponseBody
    Handle hoSbResponseBody
    Handle hoJResp
    Integer iRespStatusCode
    String sId
    String sText
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    // 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."
    // }

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "text" "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API." To iSuccess

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    // Get our access token.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/x.json" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Showln "Failed to load x.json"
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To sTemp1

    Send ComSetRequestHeader To hoHttp "Content-Type" "application/json"

    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get ComPostJson3 Of hoHttp "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" "application/json" vJson To vResp
    If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
        Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponseBody
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponseBody))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponseBody
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
    Get ComGetBodySb Of hoResp vSbResponseBody To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
    Get ComLoadSb Of hoJResp vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJResp To False

    Showln "Response Body:"
    Get ComEmit Of hoJResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iRespStatusCode
    Showln "Response Status Code = " iRespStatusCode
    If (iRespStatusCode >= 400) Begin
        Showln "Response Header:"
        Get ComHeader Of hoResp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "Failed."
        Send Destroy of hoResp
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Send Destroy of hoResp

    // 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

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "data.id" To sId
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJResp "data.text" To sText


End_Procedure