mastodonpp/README.adoc

= mastodonpp
:toc: preamble
:project: mastodonpp
:uri-base: https://schlomp.space/tastytea/{project}
:uri-branch-main: {uri-base}/src/branch/main
:uri-mastodon-cpp: https://schlomp.space/tastytea/mastodon-cpp
:uri-reference: https://doc.schlomp.space/{project}/
:uri-gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/
:uti-clang: https://clang.llvm.org/
:uri-cmake: https://cmake.org/
:uri-doxygen: http://www.doxygen.nl/
:uri-catch: https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2
:uri-dpkg: https://packages.qa.debian.org/dpkg
:uri-rpm-build: http://www.rpm.org
:uri-libcurl: https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/

*{project}* is a C++ wrapper for the Mastodon API. It replaces
link:{uri-mastodon-cpp}[mastodon-cpp].

We aim to create a library that is comfortable, yet minimal. All API endpoints
from Mastodon and Pleroma are stored in ``enum class``es, to counteract typos and
make your life easier. The network-facing code is built on
link:{uri-libcurl}[libcurl], a mature and stable library that is available on
virtually every operating system. The library does not parse the responses
itself, but returns to you the raw data, because we know everyone has their
favorite JSON library and we don't want to impose our choice on you!

== Features

This is still a work in progress; here is a rough overview of the features:

* [ ] Requests
  ** [x] `GET` requests.
  ** [x] Streaming `GET` requests.
  ** [x] `POST` requests.
  ** [ ] `PATCH` requests.
  ** [ ] `PUT` requests.
  ** [ ] `DELETE` requests.
* [x] Report maximum allowed character per post.
* [ ] Comfortable access to pagination headers.
* [ ] Comfortable function to register a new “app” (get an access token).

== Usage

Have a look at the link:{uri-reference}[reference].

=== Example

[source,cpp]
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#include "mastodonpp.hpp"
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    mastodonpp::Instance instance{"example.com", {}};
    mastodonpp::Connection connection{instance};

    const mastodonpp::parametermap parameters
        {
            {"status", "How is the wheather?"},
            {"poll[options]", vector<string_view>{"Nice", "not nice"}},
            {"poll[expires_in]", "86400"}
        };
    auto answer{connection.post(mastodonpp::API::v1::statuses, parameters)};

    if (answer)
    {
        std::cout << answer << std::endl;
    }
}
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link:{uri-reference}/examples.html[More examples] are included in the reference.

== Install

=== Gentoo

[source,shell]
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eselect repository enable tastytea
echo 'dev-cpp/mastodonpp' >> /etc/portage/package.accept_keywords/mastodonpp
emaint sync -r tastytea
emerge -a dev-cpp/mastodonpp
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=== Debian and Ubuntu

We automatically generate packages for Debian buster (10) and Ubuntu bionic
(18.04), but only for x86_64 (amd64). Download the them at
link:{uri-base}/releases[schlomp.space].

[source,shell]
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apt install ./libmastodonpp*.deb
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=== CentOS

We automatically generate packages for CentOS 8, but only for x86_64
(amd64). Download the them at link:{uri-base}/releases[schlomp.space].

[source,shell]
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yum install ./libmastodonpp*.rpm
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=== From source

==== Dependencies

* Tested OS: Linux
* C++ compiler (tested: link:{uri-gcc}[GCC] 7/8/9, link:{uri-lang}[clang] 6/7)
* link:{uri-cmake}[CMake] (at least: 3.9)
* link:{uri-libcurl}[libcurl] (at least: 7.56)
* Optional
  ** Documentation: link:{uri-doxygen}[Doxygen] (tested: 1.8)
  ** Tests: link:{uri-catch}[Catch] (tested: 2.5 / 1.2)
  ** DEB package: link:{uri-dpkg}[dpkg] (tested: 1.18)
  ** RPM package: link:{uri-rpm-build}[rpm-build] (tested: 4.11)

==== Get sourcecode

===== Release

Download the current release at link:{uri-base}/releases[schlomp.space].

===== Development version

[source,shell]
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git clone https://schlomp.space/tastytea/mastodonpp.git
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==== Compile

[source,shell]
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mkdir -p build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build . -- -j$(nproc --ignore=1)
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.CMake options:
* `-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug` for a debug build.
* `-DWITH_TESTS=YES` if you want to compile the tests.
* `-DWITH_EXAMPLES=YES` if you want to compile the examples.
* 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.

include::{uri-base}/raw/branch/main/CONTRIBUTING.adoc[]