Whats the current Facebook method please

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

Hi all,

I saw some post saying the next version of Gideros may include the Facebook plugin etc.

I now want to add code to work for both IOS and Android.

I would have to download the SDKs for IOS and the Android.

With all the posts/changes how do you know/find the latest best practise for using this in IOS and Android ?
Is the Gideros Code different for both platforms ?

The last time i used Facebook was for the Android setup. with code like below.
would that have changed ?

 
require "facebook"	
 
facebook:setAppId("<my big number>");
facebook:authorize({"publish_actions"});
 
 
--.... some time later......
 
 
 
facebook:graphRequest("me/feed", {
 link = "<a href="http://blah.com/"" rel="nofollow">http://blah.com/"</a>, 
 picture = "<a href="http://icon.png"" rel="nofollow">http://icon.png"</a>, 
 name = "Blah", 
 caption = "Blah", 
message = "Blah"
},"POST")

SinisterSoft · March 2014

The new one in labs is better - it also works on both iOS and Android.

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

Hello,
There is a new version in the Labs for the latest Facebook SDKs and supporting some more stuff (as posting pictures)

It's marked as experiment, but I released an app with it (Kicky Ball), and for now it seems to work ok.

So you can try it:

http://giderosmobile.com/labs/facebook

The usage changed a bit, but on the other hand is also a little easier providing some wrapped methods for common tasks and returning graph path in the event, to know which request returned the result

--authentication
login(appId, permissions)
logout()
 
--requests information
get(path, params) --general request for any graph query
getProfile(params)
getFriends(params)
getAlbums(params)
getAppRequests(params)
getScores()
 
--publish information
post(path, params) -- general post for any information
postScore({score: 123})
postPhoto(path, {message: , place: , album:})
postToFeed({message, link, picture, name, caption, description})
 
--delete
delete(objectId) --id of the object to delete
 
--dialogs
dialog(type, params)
inviteFriends({message, to, suggestions})
share({message, link, picture, name, caption, description})

Events

Event.LOGIN_COMPLETE
Event.LOGIN_ERROR --contains (e.errror)
Event.LOGOUT_COMPLETE
Event.LOGOUT_ERROR --contains (e.errror)
Event.DIALOG_COMPLETE --contains (e.type)
Event.DIALOG_ERROR --contains (e.type, e.errror)
Event.REQUEST_COMPLETE --contains (e.type, e.response)
Event.REQUEST_ERROR --contains (e.type, e.errror)
 
--e.type is basically type/path you passed to graph request or dialog, 
--so you would know from what request are you receiving the response

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

@SinisterSoft and @ar2rsawseen thank yous, ill give it a try.

SinisterSoft · March 2014

@ar2rsawseen You have a spelling mistake in your docs

Event.LOGIN_ERROR --contains (e.errror)

should be
Event.LOGIN_ERROR --contains (e.error)

(I hope)

OZApps · March 2014

@SinisterSoft, that's an Errror

SinisterSoft · March 2014

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

ha, ha, ha
The doc scraps are usually the last part I make after plugin, which is usually in a deep deep night (or almost morning)

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

Hi @ar2rsawseen,

I thought i was going well. doing a fresh setup in eclipse and understanding what i was actually doing.

I added the FACEBOOK folder to the Exported project folders.
refreshed/built, and i got the attached. error.

sorry.

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

@ArtLeeApps Example activity is meant just for example on how the activity should be modified, you don't need to copy it
Just modify your own activity in the same way

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

Oh.......... (long silence during that awkward moment........)

Yes of course, ill go and whack my programmer over the head for that mistake.

thank you.

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

Arghhhhhh

Now i have : all in red. it can't find "com.facebook"
i have copied the "Facebook" plug in to "plugins".

import com.facebook.FacebookException;
import com.facebook.FacebookOperationCanceledException;
import com.facebook.FacebookRequestError;
import com.facebook.HttpMethod;
import com.facebook.Request;
import com.facebook.RequestAsyncTask;
import com.facebook.Response;
import com.facebook.Session;
import com.facebook.model.GraphObject;
import com.facebook.widget.WebDialog;
import com.facebook.widget.WebDialog.OnCompleteListener;

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

You need to add Facebook SDK (either provided with the labs or download new one)
and then reference it from your project, because now it seems it simple does not see the sdk (or your current SDK is outdated)

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

sorry for all this stuffing around.

I had downloaded the latest SDK.
i have also ticked under project properties. Project References "FacebookSDK"

still showing in red.

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

got it YAY

sorry.

under Project References -> Android -> Library ( i had to re-Add the SDK there too.)

thank you again.

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

Ill get this working ...oneday.

1) when i clicked the post to Facebook sample. i had an error in the logs. about no ApplicationId was set.
so i googled and added this to the Manifest

meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
android:value="@string/app_id"

Then added the string "app_id" to my strings with the Facebook Id. I got this by creating a new Facebook Developer app.

2) i built it all. installed it on my android phone. now I'm getting this in the logs, but its like a minute after i clicked the post to Facebook.

....im just having a bad run hey. sorry.

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

hmm, interesting, never seen anything like that
and all StackOverflow answers point to upgrading facebook sdk.
Which version are you using?

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

A fresh download from the site uncompress folder "facebook-android-sdk-3.7".

so version 3.7 id say.

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

This line of code in the sample. (apart from my Facebook Developer Id, is there anything else that needs to change, to replace the strings ?

facebook:login("", {"basic_info", "user_about_me", "publish_actions", "publish_stream"})

SinisterSoft · March 2014

I'm using 3.6, no problems - not tried 3.7.

@ar2rsawseen - are you on 3.7?

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

will try

ar2rsawseen · March 2014

Noup, works great with latest SDK 3.7

@ArtLeeApps do you get the crash on login, or any other specific method?
You can try sending me the project to ar2rsawseen at gmail dot com
and I will check

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

@ar2rsawseen email sent.........thank you

ArtLeeApps · March 2014

crash is when you click your sample text to post on Facebook.

mmeriksson · April 2014

Did you get it to work?
I'm having a similar issue where I cant post to the feed.

I have written this code in my Gideros project:

require "facebook"
 
	facebook:addEventListener(Event.LOGIN_COMPLETE, function()
		print("login successful")
	end)
	facebook:addEventListener(Event.DIALOG_ERROR, function(e)
		print("dialog error", e.type, e.error)
	end)
	facebook:addEventListener(Event.DIALOG_COMPLETE, function(e)
		print("dialog complete", e.type)
	end)
	facebook:addEventListener(Event.LOGOUT_COMPLETE, function()
		print("logged out")
	end)
 
        --have a real id in my version
	local appId = "snip"
 
	facebook:login(appId, {"basic_info", "user_about_me", "publish_actions", "publish_stream"})
 
	local link = "website"
	local picture = "picture"
	local name = "Game!" 
	local caption = "My score"
	local description = "Try to beat my score!"
 
	facebook:postToFeed({"message",link, picture, name, caption, description})

Is there anything I'm missing in the lua code?

SinisterSoft · April 2014

you put it in the array like this {message="hi",link="your website url", ... etc

mmeriksson · April 2014

Ok, I changed the last few lines to this instead:

        local fbMessage = "message"
	local fbLink = "my link"
	local fbPicture = "picture link"
	local fbName = "Gravell"
	local fbCaption = "My score"
	local fbDescription = "Try to beat my score!"
 
	facebook:postToFeed({message=fbMessage, link=fbLink, picture=fbPicture, name=fbName, caption=fbCaption, description=fbDescription})

I have real links in my version but the forum complains if I leave them in.

I can run the code on my android phone and the prompt comes asking if I accept my app to get permission to facebook. I click yes and then I just get pushed back to my app and the state it was before I pushed the facebook button I have.

Should facebook:postToFeed open up the facebook app on my phone ? or is there another function that needs to be run?

-edit
The Logcat says:

04-09 <span class="nu0">14</span>:<span class="nu0">15</span>:<span class="nu0">42.887</span>: D<span class="sy0">/</span>FacebookSDK.WebDialog<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="nu0">19882</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span>: Webview loading URL: m.facebook.com<span class="sy0">/</span>dialog<span class="sy0">/</span>oauth<span class="sy0">/</span>confirm
&nbsp;
04-09 <span class="nu0">14</span>:<span class="nu0">15</span>:<span class="nu0">43.117</span>: D<span class="sy0">/</span>FacebookSDK.WebDialog<span class="br0">&#40;</span><span class="nu0">19882</span><span class="br0">&#41;</span>: Redirect URL: fbconnect:<span class="sy0">//</span>success#access_token<span class="sy0">=</span>CAAUNQW99KBsBAADYzGhzgJUCuhIUZA6q9H4RCG7d1T0JYXfduvUINhuIFMZAc6rHeXfuPBODvPWXIoVZAv3jwBRYoRZBh9ZCwVohGu5AXAcmderlzLf8HM65MuekmLoFlQEMJcM5zTvTovYC650eTsKfJG5UrZBjgHL4bMEmRXu1PPkM4I1YHz<span class="sy0">&</span>expires_in<span class="sy0">=</span><span class="nu0">5183211</span><span class="sy0">&</span>e2e<span class="sy0">=%</span>7B<span class="sy0">%</span>22init<span class="sy0">%</span>22<span class="sy0">%</span>3A1397045741413<span class="sy0">%</span>7D

ar2rsawseen · April 2014

@mmeriksson it means you did not have permission to post, and thus was asked by a facebook app to grant such permission.

postToFeed does not raise any dialog, it simply posts to your feed, so check your facebook account, maybe you already posted something there

if you want to show dialog, use:
dialog("feed", params)

mmeriksson · April 2014

Okey. Thank you for explaining, will try that

mmeriksson · April 2014

Ok, after some searching and log messages in GFacebook and SimpleFacebook I found out that it was my Key Hash that was wrong. So I made a new one and now it works like a charm!

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