(Ruby) Twitter Tweet with an Image

Example to post a status update with an associated image/photo (or video).

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require 'chilkat'

# This example 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 = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/twitter.json")

rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()
oauth1 = Chilkat::CkOAuth1.new()

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
end

# This ends the initial setup...
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------

tweetContent = "This is a test tweet with an image."

# Send a tweet...
rest.ClearAllQueryParams()
rest.AddQueryParam("status",tweetContent)

# Add list of media_ids to associate with the Tweet. 
# You may include up to 4 photos or 1 animated GIF or 1 video in a Tweet.
# The image needs to have been previously uploaded.  The upload response gave us
# the media ID we'll use to associate this tweet with the image (or video)
# See Twitter Upload Media for sample code.
# This example will add just a single image/photo.
rest.AddQueryParam("media_ids","793137045996646400")

resp = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/1.1/statuses/update.json")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

jsonResponse = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jsonResponse.put_EmitCompact(false)
jsonResponse.Load(resp)

if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200)
    print jsonResponse.emit() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Show the successful response:
print jsonResponse.emit() + "\n";
print "Success." + "\n";

# A successful JSON response looks like this:

# 	{
# 	  "created_at": "Mon Oct 31 20:25:17 +0000 2016",
# 	  "id": 793187104528347136,
# 	  "id_str": "793187104528347136",
# 	  "text": "This is a test tweet with an image. https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
# 	  "truncated": false,
# 	  "entities": {
# 	    "hashtags": [
# 	    ],
# 	    "symbols": [
# 	    ],
# 	    "user_mentions": [
# 	    ],
# 	    "urls": [
# 	    ],
# 	    "media": [
# 	      {
# 	        "id": 793137045996646400,
# 	        "id_str": "793137045996646400",
# 	        "indices": [
# 	          36,
# 	          59
# 	        ],
# 	        "media_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# 	        "media_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# 	        "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
# 	        "display_url": "pic.twitter.com\/4mcCL0k36x",
# 	        "expanded_url": "https:\/\/twitter.com\/chilkatsoft\/status\/793187104528347136\/photo\/1",
# 	        "type": "photo",
# 	        "sizes": {
# 	          "large": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "fit"
# 	          },
# 	          "medium": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "fit"
# 	          },
# 	          "thumb": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "crop"
# 	          },
# 	          "small": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "fit"
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      }
# 	    ]
# 	  },
# 	  "extended_entities": {
# 	    "media": [
# 	      {
# 	        "id": 793137045996646400,
# 	        "id_str": "793137045996646400",
# 	        "indices": [
# 	          36,
# 	          59
# 	        ],
# 	        "media_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# 	        "media_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CwHJ8OzVMAAojGR.jpg",
# 	        "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/4mcCL0k36x",
# 	        "display_url": "pic.twitter.com\/4mcCL0k36x",
# 	        "expanded_url": "https:\/\/twitter.com\/chilkatsoft\/status\/793187104528347136\/photo\/1",
# 	        "type": "photo",
# 	        "sizes": {
# 	          "large": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "fit"
# 	          },
# 	          "medium": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "fit"
# 	          },
# 	          "thumb": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "crop"
# 	          },
# 	          "small": {
# 	            "w": 120,
# 	            "h": 120,
# 	            "resize": "fit"
# 	          }
# 	        }
# 	      }
# 	    ]
# 	  },
# 	  "source": "\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chilkatsoft.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eChilkatTestApp\u003c\/a\u003e",
# 	  "in_reply_to_status_id": null,
# 	  "in_reply_to_status_id_str": null,
# 	  "in_reply_to_user_id": null,
# 	  "in_reply_to_user_id_str": null,
# 	  "in_reply_to_screen_name": null,
# 	  "user": {
# 	    "id": 85647455,
# 	    "id_str": "85647455",
# 	    "name": "Chilkat Software",
# 	    "screen_name": "chilkatsoft",
# 	    "location": "",
# 	    "description": "",
# 	    "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/hSTR4sOuis",
# 	    "entities": {
# 	      "url": {
# 	        "urls": [
# 	          {
# 	            "url": "https:\/\/t.co\/hSTR4sOuis",
# 	            "expanded_url": "http:\/\/www.chilkatsoft.com",
# 	            "display_url": "chilkatsoft.com",
# 	            "indices": [
# 	              0,
# 	              23
# 	            ]
# 	          }
# 	        ]
# 	      },
# 	      "description": {
# 	        "urls": [
# 	        ]
# 	      }
# 	    },
# 	    "protected": false,
# 	    "followers_count": 41,
# 	    "friends_count": 0,
# 	    "listed_count": 4,
# 	    "created_at": "Tue Oct 27 19:56:13 +0000 2009",
# 	    "favourites_count": 0,
# 	    "utc_offset": null,
# 	    "time_zone": null,
# 	    "geo_enabled": false,
# 	    "verified": false,
# 	    "statuses_count": 16,
# 	    "lang": "en",
# 	    "contributors_enabled": false,
# 	    "is_translator": false,
# 	    "is_translation_enabled": false,
# 	    "profile_background_color": "C0DEED",
# 	    "profile_background_image_url": "http:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png",
# 	    "profile_background_image_url_https": "https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/images\/themes\/theme1\/bg.png",
# 	    "profile_background_tile": false,
# 	    "profile_image_url": "http:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/785893001012744195\/clLweDSg_normal.jpg",
# 	    "profile_image_url_https": "https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/785893001012744195\/clLweDSg_normal.jpg",
# 	    "profile_link_color": "0084B4",
# 	    "profile_sidebar_border_color": "C0DEED",
# 	    "profile_sidebar_fill_color": "DDEEF6",
# 	    "profile_text_color": "333333",
# 	    "profile_use_background_image": true,
# 	    "has_extended_profile": false,
# 	    "default_profile": true,
# 	    "default_profile_image": false,
# 	    "following": false,
# 	    "follow_request_sent": false,
# 	    "notifications": false,
# 	    "translator_type": "none"
# 	  },
# 	  "geo": null,
# 	  "coordinates": null,
# 	  "place": null,
# 	  "contributors": null,
# 	  "is_quote_status": false,
# 	  "retweet_count": 0,
# 	  "favorite_count": 0,
# 	  "favorited": false,
# 	  "retweeted": false,
# 	  "possibly_sensitive": false,
# 	  "lang": "en"
# 	}
#