Tiny Chat Development

[DJDOG]

Hello,

I'm trying to figure out how to parse the Tiny Chat API and they're no help and any where I search has been unsuccessful, including all code I have tried.

http://tinychat.com/developer/docs

Server-Side API

List Rooms

<?php
$api_key = "your_api_key_here";
$api_secret = "your_api_secret_here";

$auth = md5($api_secret . ":roomlist");

$rooms = file_get_contents("http://tinychat.apigee.com/roomlist&result=json&key={$api_key}&auth={$auth}");

$rooms = json_decode($rooms);
print_r($rooms);

After placing the API Key and API Secret the contents are displayed as;

Result (JSON Format):

{"room":[{"topic":null,"opercount":1,"name":"dddd","broadcastercount":0,"usercount":1}]}

The code is displayed in JSON format.

Changing the: &result=json to &result=xml makes it an XML output.

Either will work as long as I can get the data displayed in a plain text format.

Result (XML Format):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><roomlist>
  <room name="dddd" broadcastercount="0" opercount="1" topic="" usercount="1" />
</roomlist>

If anyone can assist me in getting this parsed out in plain text, I'll be greatly appreciated.

[johanafm]

Unless you know how to work with a DOM tree and/or using XPath I'd recommend sticking with JSON. And since you have to ask, I bet this is the case.
So have a look at json_decode

[DJDOG]

I agree, XML is a pain and I prefer JSON has I've been reading it's claim to be easier but don't display any data.

I've read the php manual and other links...and these are the variables I have tried and will not work.

If I do the [ ] box way, Says I should use object oriented, which is ->

<?php
include("settings.php");

$auth = md5($api_secret . ":roomlist");

$rooms = file_get_contents("http://tinychat.apigee.com/roomlist&result=json&key={$api_key}&auth={$auth}");

//$roomlist = json_decode($rooms);

$roomlist = json_decode('{"room":[{"topic":null,"opercount":1,"name":"djdogphpwiz","broadcastercount":0,"usercount":1}]}');

print $roomlist->{'topic'};
print $roomlist->{'opercount'};
print $roomlist->{'name'};
print $roomlist->{'broadcastercount'};
print $roomlist->{'usercount'};

print $roomlist->room->{'topic'};
print $roomlist->room->{'opercount'};
print $roomlist->room->{'name'};
print $roomlist->room->{'broadcastercount'};
print $roomlist->room->{'usercount'};

print $roomlist->roomlist->{'topic'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->{'opercount'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->{'name'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->{'broadcastercount'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->{'usercount'};

print $roomlist->roomlist->room->{'topic'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->{'opercount'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->{'name'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->{'broadcastercount'};
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->{'usercount'};

print $roomlist->topic;
print $roomlist->opercount;
print $roomlist->name;
print $roomlist->broadcastercount;
print $roomlist->usercount;

print $roomlist->room->topic;
print $roomlist->room->opercount;
print $roomlist->room->name;
print $roomlist->room->broadcastercount;
print $roomlist->room->usercount;

print $roomlist->roomlist->topic;
print $roomlist->roomlist->opercount;
print $roomlist->roomlist->name;
print $roomlist->roomlist->broadcastercount;
print $roomlist->roomlist->usercount;

print $roomlist->roomlist->room->topic;
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->opercount;
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->name;
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->broadcastercount;
print $roomlist->roomlist->room->usercount;

?>

The reason for the json_decode to have that in there is for debugging, once I have it echoing, than I can move back to remote data.

The print outs don't work and based on the what I've read at least one of them should work.

Running PHP 5.2.9 - The issues shows a blank page.

If I do

<?php
include("settings.php");

$auth = md5($api_secret . ":roomlist");

$rooms = file_get_contents("http://tinychat.apigee.com/roomlist&result=json&key={$api_key}&auth={$auth}");

$roomlist = json_decode($rooms);

print_r($roomlist);
?>

Result:

stdClass Object ( [room] => Array ( [0] => stdClass Object ( [topic] => [opercount] => 1 [name] => dddd [broadcastercount] => 0 [usercount] => 1 ) ) )