PowerBuilder

X.com Create Post

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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_JsonToken
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Id
string ls_Text

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// 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."
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_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.
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to load x.json"
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    return
end if

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.x.com/2/tweets",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)

loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// 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

ls_Id = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.id")
ls_Text = loo_JResp.StringOf("data.text")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp