Add example: post_status.cpp.

examples/example03_post_status.cpp

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+/*  This file is part of mastodonpp.
+ *  Copyright © 2020 tastytea <tastytea@tastytea.de>
+ *
+ *  Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ *  purpose with or without fee is hereby granted.
+ *
+ *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ *  WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+ *  SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ *  WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ *  OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
+ *  CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+// Post a status (/api/v1/status).
+
+#include "mastodonpp.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace masto = mastodonpp;
+using std::cout;
+using std::cerr;
+using std::endl;
+using std::to_string;
+using std::string_view;
+using std::vector;
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    const vector<string_view> args(argv, argv + argc);
+    if (args.size() <= 1)
+    {
+        cerr << "Usage: " << args[0] << " <instance hostname> <access token>\n";
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+        // Initialize an Instance and a Connection.
+        masto::Instance instance{args[1], args[2]};
+        masto::Connection connection{instance};
+
+        // Set up the parameters.
+        constexpr auto poll_seconds{60 * 60 * 24 * 2}; // 2 days.
+        const masto::parametermap parameters
+            {
+                {"status", "How is the wheather?"},
+                {"poll[options]", vector<string_view>{"Nice", "not nice"}},
+                {"poll[expires_in]", to_string(poll_seconds)}
+            };
+
+        // Post the status.
+        auto answer{connection.post(masto::API::v1::statuses, parameters)};
+        if (answer)
+        {
+            cout << "Successfully posted a status.\n";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (answer.curl_error_code == 0)
+            {
+                // If it is no libcurl error, it must be an HTTP error.
+                cerr << "HTTP status: " << answer.http_status << endl;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Network errors like “Couldn't resolve host.”.
+                cerr << "libcurl error " << to_string(answer.curl_error_code)
+                     << ": " << answer.error_message << endl;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (const masto::CURLException &e)
+    {
+        // Only libcurl errors that are not network errors will be thrown.
+        // There went probably something wrong with the initialization.
+        cerr << e.what() << endl;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}