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Shane

twitpic using their api in processing
Nov 10^th, 2009, 2:17pm

So saw info on the twitter api, and I have twitter4j working really well. Now I want to also utilize that in conjunction with the twitpic api. That is located here:
h tt p : // twitpic.com / api.do#uploadAndPost

(my first post had to spread the link out).

its a simple POST METHOD I think (not a web coder by any means) and I am not sure how one would do that in processing. I did get a JSON jar up and running in processing in case I have to use that... but I think it should even be simpler than that, anyone can point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Shane

PhiLho YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #1 - Nov 11^th, 2009, 1:45am Look at the postToWeb library (listed in the library page): it shows how to convert an image to include it in a POST request.

Shane YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 11	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #2 - Nov 11^th, 2009, 4:14pm great I will check this out...I am guessing that is where i include the method for the post as well as the arguments?

Shane

Re: twitpic using their api in processing
Reply #3 - Nov 11^th, 2009, 4:56pm

I must be slow. I got the postToWeb and well it seems to not like the URL I gave it for the twitpic. according to the api, i need the message, and user name and password. So I did this:
Code:

void keyPressed()
{
  String url = "http:/grrractivelinkerrorinforum/twitpic.com/api/uploadAndPost?username=mytweetname&password=mypass&media=";

  if(key == 'j'){
    ImageToWeb img = new ImageToWeb(this);
    img.save("jpg",true);
    img.post("test",url,"jpg-test",true,img.getBytes(g));
  }

}

It does make it to the twitpic api server thing, but always returns a:

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rsp stat="fail">
	<err code="1001" msg="Invalid twitter username or password" />
</rsp>

I am guessing that the extra arguments to img.post are messing up my post string. I wish this was simpler.

Thanks, Shane
(and the image I am wanting to send will be from a Capture device , i.e. web cam)...

Any help here to get me over the hump?

PhiLho

Re: twitpic using their api in processing
Reply #4 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:11am

I pointed to the library but I don't think you can use it out of the box, the idea was to rip out the image conversion and POST message building from there and to built your own POST message, which, IIRC, must include user name and password. Ie. these information must be in a multi-part POST message, not in the GET part of the URL.

Shane YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 11	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #5 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 9:45am OMG Im a dork, I just realized the source was included in that. I will hack on this. Thanks! (Gotta figure out how to hack the source and build a jar processing can use) But good stuff thanks for the link regardless... Shane

Shane YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 11	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #6 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:03pm I was so close yet so far away, finally broke down to ask some java pros: http:/ /forums.sun.com/forum.jspa?forumID=536&start=0 though I did figure out how to get the library template and all that working for processing in eclipse IDE. It is really cool! Shane

PhiLho YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #7 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:17pm I suppose you mean the thread Networking - So close to properly formatting this POST request to twitpic api.. Shouldn't you put \r\n after the values

Cedric God Member Offline Posts: 1838	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #8 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:27pm If you figured out how to upload some Screens to twitpic let me know. This is something I maybe need to in the future keep on working !
	twitter.com/CedricKiefer

Shane YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 11	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #9 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:38pm I plan on releasing this library as soon as I can. Learned a lot already on building libraries for Processing. Good stuff...good stuff.

Shane

Re: twitpic using their api in processing
Reply #10 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:48pm

God a second set of eyes helps. I didn't even realize that. That seems to of gotten it! All I have to do now is read some processing docs on how to load a pic for it to twit. And gotta read how to go about releasing this simple to use library!

thanks PhiLho! That did it!

Figuring out how to go about releasing the library now...

Cedric God Member Offline Posts: 1838	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #11 - Nov 12^th, 2009, 2:51pm had a hard time understanding your post but i am looking forward to test the library
	twitter.com/CedricKiefer

stosh YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 5	Re: twitpic using their api in processing Reply #12 - Jun 6^th, 2010, 9:01pm Did anyone ever figure this out?

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