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mastodon-cpp is a C++ wrapper for the Mastodon API. You submit an API call and get the raw JSON or easy to use abstractions.
The ABI will be unstable in versions < 1.0.0
Usage
The HTML reference can be generated with build_doc.sh
, if doxygen is
installed. It is also available at
doc.schlomp.space/mastodon-cpp/.
There are examples
in examples/
.
Most basic example
#include <iostream>
#include <mastodon-cpp/mastodon-cpp.hpp>
int main()
{
Mastodon::API masto("social.example.com", "auth_token");
std::cout << masto.get(Mastodon::API::v1::accounts_verify_credentials);
std::cout << std::endl;
}
Another simple example
Using the Easy
interface.
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <mastodon-cpp/mastodon-cpp.hpp>
#include <mastodon-cpp/easy/all.hpp>
using Mastodon;
int main()
{
Easy::API masto("social.example", "");
return_call ret = masto.get(API::v1::timelines_public);
for (const std::string &str : Easy::json_array_to_vector(ret.answer))
{
Easy::Status status(str);
std::cout << " " << status.account().acct() << " wrote:\n";
std::cout << status.content() << '\n';
}
}
Compiling your project
A project consisting of one file can be compiled as follows:
g++ -std=c++14 -lmastodon-cpp example.cpp
List of types
Learn more at https://doc.schlomp.space/mastodon-cpp/namespaceMastodon.html and https://doc.schlomp.space/mastodon-cpp/namespaceMastodon_1_1Easy.html.
Return types
Mastodon::return_call
: Contains the response fromMastodon::API
calls.Mastodon::Easy::return_entity
: Contains the response fromMastodon::Easy::API
calls that return a singleMastodon::Easy::Entity
.Mastodon::Easy::return_entities_vector
: Contains the response fromMastodon::Easy::API
calls that return multipleMastodon::Easy::Entity
.
Other types
Mastodon::param
: A single parameter to anMastodon::API
call. Normally you don't need this.Mastodon::parameters
: All parameters to anMastodon::API
call.Mastodon::http_method
: HTTP method of anMastodon::API
call.Mastodon::Easy::event_type
: Event types returned in streams.Mastodon::Easy::visibility_type
: Describes the visibility of a post.Mastodon::Easy::attachment_type
: Describes the type of attachment.Mastodon::Easy::card_type
: Describes the type of card.Mastodon::Easy::notification_type
: The type of the notification.Mastodon::Easy::stream_event
: Type and data of an events returned in streams.Mastodon::Easy::alert_type
: Type for a single alert.Mastodon::Easy::alerts
: Vector ofMastodon::Easy::alert_type
, used for push subscriptions.Mastodon::Easy::time
: Type for time, can be converted totime_point
andstring
.
Error codes
Code | Explanation |
---|---|
0 | No error |
22 | Invalid argument |
78 | URL changed (HTTP 301 or 308) |
110 | Connection timed out |
111 | Connection refused (check http_error_code) |
113 | No route to host / Could not resolve host |
192 | curlpp runtime error |
193 | curlpp logic error |
255 | Unknown error |
If you use a debug build, you get more verbose error messages.
Useful links
Install
Upgrading from versions below 0.100.0
Starting with version 0.100.0
, large parts of the library have been rewritten.
Upgrading from previous versions will require extensive code changes. You can
keep using the old version, it is archived in the branch
pre-0.100.0.
It will receive bug-fixes for a while but no new features.
Packages
Every release includes packages for the package managers of Debian and Red Hat. Gentoo packages are available in my overlay.
Gentoo
Add my repository and install it from there.
eselect repository enable tastytea
echo 'dev-cpp/mastodon-cpp ~amd64' >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords/mastodon-cpp
emaint sync -r tastytea
emerge -a dev-cpp/mastodon-cpp
DEB and RPM
Prebuilt DEB and RPM packages for x86_64(amd64) are provided with each release.
.deb
packages are built on Debian stretch and .rpm
packages are built on
CentOS 7. These packages are automatically built and not tested.
To use the DEB.deb
package on Debian stretch, you will need
libcurlpp0 from sid.
To use the .rpm
package on CentOS 7, you will need
libcurlpp
from EPEL 6.
From source
Dependencies
- Tested OS: Linux
- C++ compiler (tested: gcc 6/7/8, clang 5/6)
- cmake (at least: 3.6)
- pkgconfig (tested: 0.29 / 0.27)
- curlpp (tested: 0.8)
- Optional
Get sourcecode
Release
Download the current release at schlomp.space.
Development version
git clone https://schlomp.space/tastytea/mastodon-cpp.git
Compile
mkdir build
cd build/
cmake ..
cmake --build . -- -j$(nproc --ignore=1)
cmake options:
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
for a debug build-DWITH_EASY=NO
to not build the Easy abstractions and to get rid of the jsoncpp-dependency (not recommended)-DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES
if you want to compile the examples-DWITH_TESTS=YES
if you want to compile the tests-DWITH_DOC=NO
if you don't want to compile the HTML reference- One of:
-DWITH_DEB=YES
if you want to be able to generate a deb-package-DWITH_RPM=YES
if you want to be able to generate an rpm-package
Install with make install
.
Tests
You can run the tests with ctest
inside the build directory. You need to set
the environment variable MASTODON_CPP_ACCESS_TOKEN
to an access token with the
scopes read, write and follow for some tests.
You can select the instance to use with MASTODON_CPP_INSTANCE
, the default is
likeable.space. You can select the user ID with MASTODON_CPP_USER_ID
, the
default is 9hnrrVPriLiLVAhfVo.
Packages
DEB and RPM
Compile with -DWITH_DEB=ON
or -DWITH_RPM=ON
.
Run make package
from the build directory to generate a DEB/RPM package.
Other
Run make package
from the build directory to generate a tar.gz archive.
Status of implementation
Feature complete as of Mastodon 2.6.1
- GET /api/v1/accounts/:id
- POST /api/v1/accounts
- 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
- GET /api/v1/accounts/relationships
- GET /api/v1/accounts/search
- POST /api/v1/apps
- GET /api/v1/apps/verify_credentials
- GET /api/v1/blocks
- POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/block
- POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unblock
- GET /api/v1/custom_emojis
- GET /api/v1/domain_blocks
- POST /api/v1/domain_blocks
- DELETE /api/v1/domain_blocks
- GET /api/v1/endorsements
- POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/pin
- POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unpin
- GET /api/v1/favourites
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/favourite
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unfavourite
- GET /api/v1/filters
- POST /api/v1/filters
- GET /api/v1/filters/:id
- DELETE /api/v1/filters/:id
- GET /api/v1/follow_requests
- POST /api/v1/follow_requests/:id/authorize
- POST /api/v1/follow_requests/:id/reject
- GET /api/v1/suggestions
- DELETE /api/v1/suggestions/:account_id
- GET /api/v1/instance
- 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
- PUT /api/v1/media/:id
- GET /api/v1/mutes
- POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/mute
- POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unmute
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/mute
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unmute
- GET /api/v1/notifications
- GET /api/v1/notifications/:id
- POST /api/v1/notifications/clear
- POST /api/v1/notifications/dismiss
- POST /api/v1/push/subscription
- GET /api/v1/push/subscription
- PUT /api/v1/push/subscription
- DELETE /api/v1/push/subscription
GET /api/v1/reports(Deprecated)- POST /api/v1/reports
- GET /api/v1/scheduled_statuses
- GET /api/v1/scheduled_statuses/:id
- PUT /api/v1/scheduled_statuses/:id
- DELETE /api/v1/scheduled_statuses/:id
GET /api/v1/search(Deprecated)- GET /api/v2/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/pin
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unpin
- GET /api/v1/timelines/home
- GET /api/v1/conversations
- GET /api/v1/timelines/public
- GET /api/v1/timelines/tag/:hashtag
- GET /api/v1/timelines/list/:list_id
- GET /api/v1/streaming/user
- GET /api/v1/streaming/public
- GET /api/v1/streaming/public/local
- GET /api/v1/streaming/hashtag
- GET /api/v1/streaming/hashtag/local
- GET /api/v1/streaming/list
- GET /api/v1/streaming/direct
Glitch-Soc support
- max_toot_chars in /api/v1/instance
- GET /api/v1/bookmarks
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/bookmark
- POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unbookmark
Copyright
Copyright © 2018, 2019 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.