mastodon-cpp is a C++ wrapper for the Mastodon API. The aim is to be as simple as possible. The library takes care of the network stuff. You submit a query and get the raw JSON. All versions below 1.0.0 (SOVERSION 0) are considered insecure, unstable and can change any time.

Install

Dependencies

• Tested OS: Linux
• C++ compiler (tested: gcc 6.4)
• cmake (tested: 3.9.6)
• boost (tested: 1.63.0)
• Optional: doxygen (tested: 1.8.13)

Get sourcecode

Release

Download the current release at GitHub.

Development version

git clone https://github.com/tastytea/mastodon-cpp.git

Compile

mkdir build
cd build/
cmake ..
make

cmake options:

• -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug for a debug build
• -DWITH_EXAMPLES=ON if you want to compile the examples
• -DWITH_TESTS=ON if you want to compile the tests
• -DWITH_DOC=ON if you want to compile the HTML reference

You can run the tests with ctest .. inside the build directory. Install with make install.

Usage

The HTML reference can be generated with build_doc.sh, if doxygen is installed. Or just look in src/mastodon-cpp.hpp. There are examples in src/examples/. All input is expected to be UTF-8.

Most basic example

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <mastodon-cpp.hpp>

int main()
{
    Mastodon::API masto("social.example.com", "secret_token");
    std::string answer;
    masto.get(API::v1::accounts_verify_credentials, answer);
    std::cout << answer << '\n';
}

Compiling your project

After you did a make install, a project consisting of one file can be compiled as follows:

g++ -std=c++14 -lmastodon-cpp -lboost_system -lssl -lcrypto example.cpp

Error codes

Code	Explanation
0	No error
1	Invalid call
2	Not implemented
16	Connection failed
17	TLS error
18	Invalid response from server
100 - 999	HTTP status codes
65535	Unknown exception

If you use a debug build, you get more verbose error messages.

TODO

• Version 0.1.0
  • Implement all GET calls
  • Usable error handling
  • Network stuff
  • Comprehensive example
• Version 0.2.0
  • Escape user input
  • Implement all PATCH calls
  • Implement all POST calls
  • Implement all DELETE calls
• Version 0.3.0
  • Handle HTTP statuses 301 & 302
  • Support registering as an application
• Later
  • Asynchronous I/O
  • Handle X-RateLimit header
  • Find out why the "short read" error occurs with PATCH and POST

Status of implementation

• GET /api/v1/accounts/:id
• GET /api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials
• PATCH /api/v1/accounts/update_credentials
• GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/followers
• GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/following
• GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/statuses
• POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/follow
• POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unfollow
• POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/block
• POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unblock
• POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/mute
• POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unmute
• GET /api/v1/accounts/relationships
• GET /api/v1/accounts/search
• POST /api/v1/apps
• GET /api/v1/blocks
• GET /api/v1/domain_blocks
• POST /api/v1/domain_blocks
• DELETE /api/v1/domain_blocks
• GET /api/v1/favourites
• GET /api/v1/follow_requests
• POST /api/v1/follow_requests/:id/authorize
• POST /api/v1/follow_requests/:id/reject
• POST /api/v1/follows
• GET /api/v1/instance
• GET /api/v1/custom_emojis
• GET /api/v1/lists
• GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/lists
• GET /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts
• GET /api/v1/lists/:id
• POST /api/v1/lists
• PUT /api/v1/lists/:id
• DELETE /api/v1/lists/:id
• POST /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts
• DELETE /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts
• POST /api/v1/media
• GET /api/v1/mutes
• GET /api/v1/notifications
• GET /api/v1/notifications/:id
• POST /api/v1/notifications/clear
• POST /api/v1/notifications/dismiss
• GET /api/v1/reports
• POST /api/v1/reports
• GET /api/v1/search
• GET /api/v1/statuses/:id
• GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/context
• GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/card
• GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/reblogged_by
• GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/favourited_by
• POST /api/v1/statuses
• DELETE /api/v1/statuses/:id
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/reblog
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unreblog
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/favourite
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unfavourite
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/pin
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unpin
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/mute
• POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unmute
• GET /api/v1/timelines/home
• GET /api/v1/timelines/public
• GET /api/v1/timelines/tag/:hashtag
• GET /api/v1/timelines/list/:list_id

Full reference

Copyright

Copyright © 2018 tastytea <tastytea@tastytea.de>.
License GPLv3: GNU GPL version 3 <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html>.
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions.