(Swift 2) WordPress Create Post

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Demonstrates how to create a WordPress post.

For more information, see https://wordpress.org/plugins/application-passwords/

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

    let http = CkoHttp()
    var success: Bool

    // Use your WordPress login, such as "admin", not the application name.
    http.Login = "wp_username"
    // Use the application password, such as "Nths RwVH eDJ4 weNZ orMN jabq"
    // See WordPress Application Passwords Plugin
    http.Password = "app_password"
    http.BasicAuth = true

    // Note: For this to work, you'll likely need to update your .htaccess file on your WordPress server.
    // Otherwise you'll get this error:
    // 
    // 401 : Sorry, you are not allowed to create posts as this user
    // 
    // Your default .htaccess file probably looks like this:
    // 
    // <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    // RewriteEngine On
    // RewriteBase /
    // RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - 
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    // RewriteRule . /index.php 
    // </IfModule>
    // # END WordPress
    // 
    // Add the following line immediately after the "RewriteEngine On" line:    RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    // Your .htaccess file should look like this after the edit:
    // 
    // <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    // RewriteEngine On
    // RewriteRule .* - [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
    // RewriteBase /
    // RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - 
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    // RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    // RewriteRule . /index.php 
    // </IfModule>
    // # END WordPress

    let json = CkoJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("title", value: "This is a test post")
    json.UpdateString("content", value: "<p>This is the HTML body of my post</p>")
    // The status can be "draft" or "publish"
    json.UpdateString("status", value: "draft")

    // Add tags -- but you need to know the ID of an existing tag.
    // See Chilkat's other WordPress example for creating a tag, or getting the ID of an existing tag.
    var tagIdx: Int = 0
    json.I = tagIdx
    // When Chilkat sees the literal string "[i]" in the JSON path, it replaces the "i" with the value of the "I" property.
    json.UpdateInt("tags[i]", value: 56)
    tagIdx = tagIdx + 1
    json.I = tagIdx
    json.UpdateInt("tags[i]", value: 75)
    // ..

    var resp: CkoHttpResponse? = http.PostJson3("https://cknotes.com/wp-json/wp/v2/posts", contentType: "application/json", json: json)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess == false {
        print("\(http.LastErrorText)")
        return
    }

    if resp!.StatusCode.intValue != 201 {
        print("\(resp!.BodyStr)")
        print("status code = \(resp!.StatusCode.intValue)")
        resp = nil
        return
    }

    let jResp = CkoJsonObject()
    jResp.Load(resp!.BodyStr)
    print("Post ID = \(jResp.IntOf("id").intValue)")
    print("Post URL = \(jResp.StringOf("link"))")

    resp = nil

}