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AppGameKit Classic Chat / http commands and likes, +1, etc...

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blueFire
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Posted: 7th Feb 2012 01:19
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I am hoping it will be possible with the new http commands coming in build 1067 to allow people to "like" the program on FaceBook or give it a "+1" on Google, etc...

It would be even better if they could do it from inside the program without leaving the program.

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Mobiius
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Posted: 7th Feb 2012 13:47
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You can do anything you can do with an HTML command.

So www.website.com/?like=yes is more than possible. Then you can create a php script on your website to handle the actual facebook/google api call.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 7th Feb 2012 14:47 Edited at: 7th Feb 2012 15:09
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That wouldn't really work because facebook requires a login (cookie), so a like coming from your server won't fix that.

We'd need a special command just for fb in AppGameKit for a like button to be possible.

That said, if you implemented your own review system that ties in with your own website, that would be easily possible with the http commands.

Now if we could have html frames as sprites inside an agk game, that might make fb buttons possible. But with just being able to send/receive html calls, probably not, unless the service provides url-only calls.

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Mobiius
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Posted: 7th Feb 2012 20:36
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I'm sure you can still log into facebook from within an AppGameKit app. You can send the login credentials to them and parse the reply for confirmation? I don't know without checking but I'm sure there's a way.

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Paul Johnston
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Posted: 8th Feb 2012 00:17
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From what I know, the Windows HTTP commands will automatically send cookies back to the host that set them. So if you POSTed some details to the facebook login script you may not have to read the response as the cookie is set automatically, then just rely on the cookie that gets sent with your request to the "like" script to authenticate the user. The user would have to give your app their facebook login details though, which they may or may not want to do.

Can't be sure how the other platforms will behave with cookies, something to test.
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Greenster
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Posted: 8th Feb 2012 06:38
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The cookie comes back in the "Cookie:" header in HTTP packets. Facebook does in fact require authentication for this, and returns JSON. ASK isn't currently capable of this or any other HTTP operations, except in tier2 where you can write your own.

You need an API key, and some custom HTTP headers set. A single function that does GET and POST and allows custom headers would fix this, but I don't see TGC doing this for marketing reasons..
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3d point in space
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passing username and password to facebook is quite easy I tried it in my code on snake snacker.



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Paul Johnston
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Quote: "passing username and password to facebook is quite easy I tried it in my code on snake snacker."


Unfortunately that is for HTTP authentication which facebook doesn't use.

You can however use the link at the very bottom of this page http://developers.facebook.com/docs/share/ notably "http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=<url to share>&t=<title of content>" with the OpenBrowser command to share a link to their wall. Facebook will ask the user to login with their browser then ask them to confirm the link to share. There may be a similar link to like a page, but I don't know of one.
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