(PHP Extension) Emoji Tweet

Demonstrates posting a status update that includes an emoji character.

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

// This 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..
$json = new CkJsonObject();
$success = $json->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/twitter.json');

$rest = new CkRest();
$oauth1 = new CkOAuth1();

$oauth1->put_ConsumerKey('TWITTER_CONSUMER_KEY');
$oauth1->put_ConsumerSecret('TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET');
$oauth1->put_Token($json->stringOf('oauth_token'));
$oauth1->put_TokenSecret($json->stringOf('oauth_token_secret'));
$oauth1->put_SignatureMethod('HMAC-SHA1');
$oauth1->GenNonce(16);

$rest->SetAuthOAuth1($oauth1,false);

$bAutoReconnect = true;
$success = $rest->Connect('api.twitter.com',443,true,$bAutoReconnect);
if ($success != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

// For this example, I've pre-created a text file containing two emoji
// characters (the "ghost" emoji, and a "face savouring delicious food" emoji).  
// This text file was saved using the utf-8 encoding.

// The utf-8 bytes for the ghost emoji are 0x9f 0x91 0xbb.  (Note: This is the utf-8
// representation that does not use surrogate pairs.)
// 
// The utf-8 bytes for the "face savouring delicious food" emoji are \xF0\x9F\x98\x8B.

$sbText = new CkStringBuilder();
$sbText->LoadFile('qa_data/txt/ghost_emoji.txt','utf-8');
$sbText->Prepend('Test tweet using two emoji chars: ');

// Send a tweet...
$rest->ClearAllQueryParams();
$rest->AddQueryParam('status',$sbText->getAsString());
$resp = $rest->fullRequestFormUrlEncoded('POST','/1.1/statuses/update.json');
if ($rest->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $rest->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$jsonResponse = new CkJsonObject();
$jsonResponse->put_EmitCompact(false);
$jsonResponse->Load($resp);

if ($rest->get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
    print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show the successful response:
print $jsonResponse->emit() . "\n";
print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>