NAME

API::Facebook - Facebook.com API Client

VERSION

version 0.03

SYNOPSIS

use API::Facebook;

my $facebook = API::Facebook->new(
    access_token => 'ACCESS_TOKEN',
    identifier   => 'IDENTIFIER',
);

$facebook->debug(1);
$facebook->fatal(1);

my $feed = $facebook->me('feed');
my $results = $feed->fetch;

# after some introspection

$feed->update( ... );

DESCRIPTION

This distribution provides an object-oriented thin-client library for interacting with the Facebook (http://facebook.com) API. For usage and documentation information visit https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api. API::Facebook is derived from API::Client and inherits all of it's functionality. Please read the documentation for API::Client for more usage information.

ATTRIBUTES

access_token

$facebook->access_token;
$facebook->access_token('ACCESS_TOKEN');

The access_token attribute should be set to an API access token associated with your account.

identifier

$facebook->identifier;
$facebook->identifier('IDENTIFIER');

The identifier attribute should be set to a string that identifies your app.

debug

$facebook->debug;
$facebook->debug(1);

The debug attribute if true prints HTTP requests and responses to standard out.

fatal

$facebook->fatal;
$facebook->fatal(1);

The fatal attribute if true promotes 4xx and 5xx server response codes to exceptions, a API::Client::Exception object.

retries

$facebook->retries;
$facebook->retries(10);

The retries attribute determines how many times an HTTP request should be retried if a 4xx or 5xx response is received. This attribute defaults to 1.

timeout

$facebook->timeout;
$facebook->timeout(5);

The timeout attribute determines how long an HTTP connection should be kept alive. This attribute defaults to 10.

url

$facebook->url;
$facebook->url(Mojo::URL->new('https://graph.facebook.com'));

The url attribute set the base/pre-configured URL object that will be used in all HTTP requests. This attribute expects a Mojo::URL object.

user_agent

$facebook->user_agent;
$facebook->user_agent(Mojo::UserAgent->new);

The user_agent attribute set the pre-configured UserAgent object that will be used in all HTTP requests. This attribute expects a Mojo::UserAgent object.

METHODS

action

my $result = $facebook->action($verb, %args);

# e.g.

$facebook->action('head', %args);    # HEAD request
$facebook->action('options', %args); # OPTIONS request
$facebook->action('patch', %args);   # PATCH request

The action method issues a request to the API resource represented by the object. The first parameter will be used as the HTTP request method. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the request if the key is either data or query.

create

my $results = $facebook->create(%args);

# or

$facebook->POST(%args);

The create method issues a POST request to the API resource represented by the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the request if the key is either data or query.

delete

my $results = $facebook->delete(%args);

# or

$facebook->DELETE(%args);

The delete method issues a DELETE request to the API resource represented by the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the request if the key is either data or query.

fetch

my $results = $facebook->fetch(%args);

# or

$facebook->GET(%args);

The fetch method issues a GET request to the API resource represented by the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the request if the key is either data or query.

update

my $results = $facebook->update(%args);

# or

$facebook->PUT(%args);

The update method issues a PUT request to the API resource represented by the object. The arguments, expected to be a list of key/value pairs, will be included in the request if the key is either data or query.

RESOURCES

achievement

$facebook->resource(param('achievement'));

The achievement resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/achievement.

achievement_type

$facebook->resource(param('achievement_type'));

The achievement_type resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/achievement_type.

ad_campaign

$facebook->resource(param('ad-campaign'));

The ad_campaign resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/reference/ad-campaign.

ad_campaign_group

$facebook->resource(param('ad-campaign-group'));

The ad_campaign_group resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/reference/ad-campaign-group.

ad_image

$facebook->resource(param('ad-image'));

The ad_image resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/reference/ad-image.

ad_label

$facebook->resource(param('ad-label'));

The ad_label resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/reference/ad-label.

app_request

$facebook->resource(param('app-request'));

The app_request resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/app-request.

application

$facebook->resource(param('application'));

The application resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/application.

application_context

$facebook->resource(param('application-context'));

The application_context resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/application-context.

friend_list

$facebook->resource(param('friend-list'));

The friend_list resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/friend-list.

hashtag

$facebook->resource(param('hashtag'));

The hashtag resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/hashtag.

life_event

$facebook->resource(param('life-event'));

The life_event resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/life-event.

mailing_address

$facebook->resource(param('mailing-address'));

The mailing_address resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/mailing-address.

offsite_pixel

$facebook->resource(param('offsite-pixel'));

The offsite_pixel resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/offsite-pixel.

open_graph_context

$facebook->resource(param('open-graph-context'));

The open_graph_context resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/open-graph-context.

page

$facebook->resource(param('page'));

The page resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/page.

photo

$facebook->resource(param('photo'));

The photo resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/photo.

place_tag

$facebook->resource(param('place-tag'));

The place_tag resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/place-tag.

product_catalog

$facebook->resource(param('product-catalog'));

The product_catalog resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/marketing-api/reference/product-catalog.

product_feed

$facebook->resource(param('product-feed'));

The product_feed resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/product-feed.

product_feed_upload

$facebook->resource(param('product-feed-upload'));

The product_feed_upload resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/product-feed-upload.

product_feed_upload_error

$facebook->resource(param('product-feed-upload-error'));

The product_feed_upload_error resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/product-feed-upload-error.

product_group

$facebook->resource(param('product-group'));

The product_group resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/product-group.

product_item

$facebook->resource(param('product-item'));

The product_item resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/product-item.

product_set

$facebook->resource(param('product-set'));

The product_set resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/product-set.

promotion_info

$facebook->resource(param('promotion-info'));

The promotion_info resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/promotion-info.

user

$facebook->resource(param('user'));

The user resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/user.

user_context

$facebook->resource(param('user-context'));

The user_context resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/user-context.

video

$facebook->resource(param('video'));

The video resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/video.

video_broadcast

$facebook->resource(param('video-broadcast'));

The video_broadcast resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/video-broadcast.

$facebook->resource(param('video-list'));

The video_list resource returns a new instance representative of the API resource requested. This method accepts a list of path segments which will be used in the HTTP request. The following documentation can be used to find more information. https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/video-list.

AUTHOR

Al Newkirk <anewkirk@ana.io>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.

To install API::Facebook, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.

cpanm

cpanm API::Facebook

CPAN shell

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install API::Facebook

For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.

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