Using Facebook API server side

facebook_gist.rb

require 'rubygems'
require 'koala'
#
# initialize a Graph API connection
@oauth = Koala::Facebook::OAuth.new(app_id, app_secret, "https://www.facebook.com/connect/login_success.html")
@url_for_oauth_code = @oauth.url_for_oauth_code(:permissions => "publish_stream")
puts @url_for_oauth_code.inspect

@your_oauth_token = "goto above printed url and copy code= upto # into this string, then run again."

@your_oauth_token = @oauth.get_access_token(@your_oauth_token)
puts @your_oauth_token

# first, initialize a Graph API with your token
puts @graph = Koala::Facebook::GraphAPI.new(@your_oauth_token)
@friends = @graph.get_connections("me", "friends")
puts @friends.inspect
@friend = @friends[0]

puts "Getting info about me"
@me = @graph.get_object("me")
puts @me.inspect

puts "Getting more info on a friend."
@detail = @graph.get_object(@friend['id'])
puts @detail.inspect

puts "Writing public data ..."

# now try writing to own wall.
puts @graph.put_wall_post("hey, i'm learning kaola slowly").inspect

#now try writing to friends wall
puts @friend['id']
puts @graph.put_wall_post("I can't believe not butter - simon.", {}, @friend['id'])