robber-baron-tv-connect.php

<?php
/**
* Connect the widget to the user's RobberBaron account by
* sending a JSON reguest that will return the user's IS
*
* @param    none
* @return   none
*/

function robber_baron_tv_connect() {
    // Validate email
    $robber_baron_tv_from_email = is_email($this->robber_baron_tv_email_address);

    if ($robber_baron_tv_from_email) {
        // Construct a JSON object
        $robber_baron_email_object = (object) [
            'email' => $this->robber_baron_tv_email_address
        ];

        // Encode it to actual JSON
        $robber_baron_JSON = json_encode($robber_baron_email_object);

        // Initiate the JSON request
        $data = wp_remote_post('https://robberbaron.tv/api/v1/getuserid', array(
            'headers'     => array('Content-Type' => 'application/json; charset=utf-8'),
            'body'        => $robber_baron_JSON,
            'method'      => 'POST',
            'data_format' => 'body',
        ));

        // Parse the response
        $response_array = json_decode($data['body'], true);

        // If the response is 'not found', the email was wrong
        if ($response_array['uid'] != 'not found') {
            update_option('robber_baron_tv_connected', 'true');
            update_option('robber_baron_tv_user_id', $response_array['uid']);
        } else {
            update_option('robber_baron_tv_user_id', '');
        }
    }
}
?>