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Sample Article class posting to a Wordpress blog via wp-json-api
require 'rubygems'
require 'open-uri'
require 'json'
require 'net/http'
# Please note that the vanilla wp-json-api plugin does not support user authentication for create_post.
# Check out my fork for authentication support: https://github.com/Achillefs/wp-json-api
class Article
API_URI = 'http://mywpblog.com/api/'
API_USER = 'my_wp_username'
API_PASS = 'my_wp_pass'
attr_accessor :title, :content, :categories, :tags
def publish!
# Need to get a nonce token from WP in order to create a post
nonce_response = JSON.parse(open(API_URI + "get_nonce/?controller=posts&method=create_post").read)
if nonce_response['status'] == 'ok'
nonce = nonce_response['nonce']
url = URI.parse(API_URI + "posts/create_post")
args = {
'nonce' => nonce, 'author' => API_USER, 'user_password' => API_PASS,
'status' => 'publish', 'title' => self.title, 'content' => self.content,
'categories' => self.categories.join(','), 'tags' => self.tags.join(',')
}
resp, data = Net::HTTP.post_form(url, args)
response = JSON.parse(data)
if response['status'] == 'ok'
puts response.inspect
else
raise response['error'].to_s
end
else
raise nonce_response['error'].to_s
end
end
end
a = Article.new
a.title = 'test post'
a.content = 'hello world'
a.categories = %W[cat1 cat2]
a.tags = %W[tag1 tag2]
a.publish!
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