Comments on: Making WWW::Facebook::API Facebook Connect Ready

By: jessestay

jessestay — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:22:03 +0000

Yes, I believe it's been merged into the latest WWW::Facebook::API now so
you don't have to patch it any more.

By: facebook-789405176

facebook-789405176 — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:14:01 +0000

Is it in WWW-Facebook-API-0.4.16 ?

By: jessestay

jessestay — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:22:03 +0000

Yes, I believe it's been merged into the latest WWW::Facebook::API now so
you don't have to patch it any more.

By: facebook-789405176

facebook-789405176 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:14:01 +0000

Is it in WWW-Facebook-API-0.4.16 ?

By: Simon Taylor

Simon Taylor — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:19:53 +0000

Thanks for this article Jesse, it helped clarify things for me.

However, I have exactly the same problem as johngalt2.

I've patched WWW::Facebook::API as indicated, and my test Facebook Connect app fails as above.

I would love to see some sample Perl code that does *anything* with Facebook Connect.

(I have Facebook Connect samples in plain html/javascript working OK).

Cheers,

Simon

By: johngalt2

johngalt2 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:12:48 +0000

Hey Jesse. Here's what I've got.

use WWW::Facebook::API;

my $q = CGI->new;

my $client = WWW::Facebook::API->new(
desktop => 0,
api_key => 'my_key',
secret => 'my_secret',
debug => 1
);

By: jessestay

jessestay — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:24:41 +0000

John, can you provide more information? What is $q? How do you set up your
$client? What request libraries are you using? CGI? Catalyst?

By: johngalt2

johngalt2 — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:01:54 +0000

Hey Jesse. Thanks for the patch. Would you mind giving some example code that is supposed to work after the patch? I've verified that cookies are being set after logging in using Connect's javascript, however when I go to my PERL script after logging in, I get just get errors. I'm using the standard constructor, but something like my

$reponse = $client->canvas->get_user( $q );

produces "Can't call method "value" without a package or object reference at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.8/WWW/Facebook/API/Canvas.pm line 35"

I haven't written a Facebook app in a long time, and this is my first Connect app, so I know it is something stupid, but I can't make the leap from standard WWW::Facebook::API to the correct order of things after the Connect patch.

Thanks again!

By: jessestay

jessestay — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:31:21 +0000

Marcus, just run patch on the linked file above against
WWW::Facebook::API::Canvas and you're set. Clayton's recovering from having
a baby but it should be in his code shortly. Also, I have a
Catalyst::Authentication::Credential::Facebook module I'm about to publish
as well if you use Catalyst and need a simple single sign-on solution that
uses Facebook Connect. (I have one for Twitter OAuth as well that will go
out at the same time, along with hopefully FriendFeed)

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:12:45 +0000

Great news! Ive installed the API through CPAN, any pointers for how to correctly patch it would be much appreciated. Thanks