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X.com Create Post

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Causes the User to create a Post under the authorized account. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cId
LOCAL cText

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  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."
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson: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.
oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/x.json")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? "Failed to load x.json"
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://api.x.com/2/tweets", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)

oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  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

cId := oJResp:StringOf("data.id")
cText := oJResp:StringOf("data.text")

oHttp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oJsonToken:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()