(Perl) X.com Create Post

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

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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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."
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$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.
$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Failed to load x.json" . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

$http->SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://api.x.com/2/tweets","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

# 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

$Id = $jResp->stringOf("data.id");
$Text = $jResp->stringOf("data.text");