pksunkara/buffer-alpaca

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Buffer API library client for PHP

0.1.0 2014-01-01 23:46 UTC

Requires

• ext-json: *
• guzzle/guzzle: 3.7.*

MIT

• Pavan Kumar Sunkara

• api
• client
• library
• Buffer
• alpaca

README

Buffer API library client for PHP

This library is generated by alpaca

Installation

Make sure you have composer installed.

Add the following to your composer.json

{
    "require": {
        "pksunkara/buffer-alpaca": "*"
    }
}

Update your dependencies

$ php composer.phar update

This package follows the PSR-0 convention names for its classes, which means you can easily integrate these classes loading in your own autoloader.

Versions

Works with [ 5.4 / 5.5 ]

Usage

<?php

// This file is generated by Composer
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

// Then we instantiate a client (as shown below)

Build a client

Using this api without authentication gives an error

Oauth acess token

$client = new Buffer\Client('1a2b3', $clientOptions);

Oauth client secret

$auth = array('client_id' => '09a8b7', 'client_secret' => '1a2b3');

$client = new Buffer\Client($auth, $clientOptions);

Client Options

The following options are available while instantiating a client:

• base: Base url for the api
• api_version: Default version of the api (to be used in url)
• user_agent: Default user-agent for all requests
• headers: Default headers for all requests
• request_type: Default format of the request body
• response_type: Default format of the response (to be used in url suffix)

Response information

All the callbacks provided to an api call will recieve the response as shown below

$response = $client->klass('args')->method('args', $methodOptions);

$response->code;
// >>> 200

$response->headers;
// >>> array('x-server' => 'apache')

JSON response

When the response sent by server is json, it is decoded into an array

$response->body;
// >>> array('user' => 'pksunkara')

Method Options

The following options are available while calling a method of an api:

• api_version: Version of the api (to be used in url)
• headers: Headers for the request
• query: Query parameters for the url
• body: Body of the request
• request_type: Format of the request body
• response_type: Format of the response (to be used in url suffix)

Request body information

Set request_type in options to modify the body accordingly

RAW request

When the value is set to raw, don't modify the body at all.

$body = 'username=pksunkara';
// >>> 'username=pksunkara'

FORM request

When the value is set to form, urlencode the body.

$body = array('user' => 'pksunkara');
// >>> 'user=pksunkara'

Information api

Returns api instance to get auxilary information about Buffer useful when creating your app.

$info = $client->info();

Services and configuration (GET /info/configuration)

Returns an object with the current configuration that Buffer is using, including supported services, their icons and the varying limits of character and schedules.

$response = $info->show($options);

Authenticated user api

Returns authenticated user api instance.

$user = $client->user();

User information (GET /user)

Returns information about the authenticated user.

$response = $user->show($options);

List of user's social profiles (GET /profiles)

Returns an array of social media profiles connected to the authenticated users account.

$response = $user->profiles($options);

Create a social update (POST /updates/create)

Create one or more new status updates.

The following arguments are required:

• text: The status update text.
• profile_ids: An array of profile id's that the status update should be sent to. Invalid profile_id's will be silently ignored.

$response = $user->createUpdate("This is an example update", array(
    "4eb854340acb04e870000010",
    "4eb9276e0acb04bb81000067"
), $options);

Links api

Returns api instance to get information about links shared through Buffer.

$link = $client->link();

Amount of link shares (GET /link/shares)

Returns an object with a the numbers of shares a link has had using Buffer.

The following arguments are required:

• url: URL of the page for which the number of shares is requested.

$response = $link->shares("http://bufferapp.com", $options);

Social profiles api

Returns a social media profile api instance.

The following arguments are required:

• id: Identifier of a social media profile

$profile = $client->profile("519fc3ca4d5e93901900002f");

Get this social profile (GET /profiles/:id)

Returns details of the single specified social media profile.

$response = $profile->show($options);

List profile's pending updates (GET /profiles/:id/updates/pending)

Returns an array of updates that are currently in the buffer for an individual social media profile.

$response = $profile->pending($options);

List profile's sent updates (GET /profiles/:id/updates/sent)

Returns an array of updates that have been sent from the buffer for an individual social media profile.

$response = $profile->sent($options);

Edit profile's updates order (POST /profiles/:id/updates/reorder)

Edit the order at which statuses for the specified social media profile will be sent out of the buffer.

The following arguments are required:

• order: An ordered array of status update id's. This can be a partial array in combination with the offset parameter or a full array of every update in the profiles Buffer.

$response = $profile->reorder(array(
    "4eb854340acb04e870000010",
    "4eb9276e0acb04bb81000067",
    "4eb2567e0ade04ba51000001"
), $options);

Shuffle profile's updates (POST /profiles/:id/updates/shuffle)

Randomize the order at which statuses for the specified social media profile will be sent out of the buffer.

$response = $profile->shuffle($options);

Posting schedules api

Returns scheduling api instance for social media profile.

The following arguments are required:

• id: Identifier of a social media profile

$schedule = $client->schedule("519fc3ca4d5e93901900002f");

Get profile's posting schedules (GET /profiles/:id/schedules)

Returns details of the posting schedules associated with a social media profile.

$response = $schedule->list($options);

Update profile's posting schedules (POST /profiles/:id/schedules/update)

Set the posting schedules for the specified social media profile.

The following arguments are required:

• schedules: Each item in the array is an individual posting schedule which consists of days and times to match the format return by the above method.

$response = $schedule->update(array(
    array(
        'days' => array(
            "mon",
            "tue",
            "thu"
        ),
        'times' => array(
            "12:45",
            "15:30",
            "17:43"
        )
    )
), $options);

Social updates api

Returns a social media update api instance.

The following arguments are required:

• id: Identifier of a social media update

$update = $client->update("4eb8565e0acb04bb82000004");

Get this social update (GET /updates/:id)

Returns a single social media update.

$response = $update->show($options);

List interactions of the update (GET /updates/:id/interactions)

Returns the detailed information on individual interactions with the social media update such as favorites, retweets and likes.

$response = $update->interactions($options);

Edit this update (POST /updates/:id/update)

Edit an existing, individual status update.

The following arguments are required:

• text: The status update text.

$response = $update->update("This is an edited update", $options);

Share this update (POST /updates/:id/share)

Immediately shares a single pending update and recalculates times for updates remaining in the queue.

$response = $update->share($options);

Delete this update (POST /updates/:id/destroy)

Permanently delete an existing status update.

$response = $update->destroy($options);

Move this update to top (POST /updates/:id/move_to_top)

Move an existing status update to the top of the queue and recalculate times for all updates in the queue. Returns the update with its new posting time.

$response = $update->top($options);

Contributors

Here is a list of Contributors

TODO

License

MIT

Bug Reports

Report here.

Contact

Pavan Kumar Sunkara ([e-mail])