(Tcl) 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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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# 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."
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "text" "Hello, X.com! This is my first post using the API."

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
# Get our access token.
set jsonToken [new_CkJsonObject]

set success [CkJsonObject_LoadFile $jsonToken "qa_data/tokens/x.json"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts "Failed to load x.json"
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    exit
}

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <token>" header.
CkHttp_put_AuthToken $http [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonToken "access_token"]

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "application/json"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_PostJson3 $http "https://api.x.com/2/tweets" "application/json" $json]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody

set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

# 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

set Id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "data.id"]
set Text [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "data.text"]

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp