How to send app requests to friends through Facebook Android SDK

Question

Currently I'm developing an Android app for that I'm using the Facebook SDK. It's working fine for posting messages to the wall etc., but through this SDK I'm unable to send an app request to others.

Can anyone help me out?

here is my code snippet:

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("message", getString(R.string.request_message));
Utility.mFacebook.dialog(Hackbook.this, "apprequests", params, new AppRequestsListener());

and AppRequestsListener:

public class AppRequestsListener extends BaseDialogListener {
    @Override
    public void onComplete(Bundle values) {
        Toast toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "App request sent", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
        toast.show();
    }

    @Override
    public void onFacebookError(FacebookError error) {
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Facebook Error: " + error.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    @Override
    public void onCancel() {
        Toast toast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "App request cancelled", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
        toast.show();
    }
}

Answer 1

As of SDK version 3.0 you use a WebDialog. Here is an example of how to create one using the provided Builder that uses all of the available parameters:

private void sendRequestDialog() {
    Bundle params = new Bundle();
    params.putString("title", "Send a Request");
    params.putString("message", "Learn how to make your Android apps social");
    params.putString("to", "12343543,32423534");  // comma seperated list of facebook IDs to preset the recipients. If left out, it will show a Friend Picker.
    params.putString("data",
        "{\"badge_of_awesomeness\":\"1\"," +
        "\"social_karma\":\"5\"}");  // any additional data

    WebDialog requestsDialog = (
        new WebDialog.RequestsDialogBuilder(getActivity(), Session.getActiveSession(), params))
            .setOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener() {

                @Override
                public void onComplete(Bundle values, FacebookException error) {
                    // do something, e.g. show toast message
                }   
            })
            .build();
    requestsDialog.show();
}

Reference: Facebook SDK 3.0 for Android: Send Requests

Answer 2

Using Facebook Api 3.0

1. Send friend request

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("message", "Learn how to make your Android apps social");

RequestsDialogBuilder builder = new RequestsDialogBuilder(MainActivity.this,
                                    Session.getActiveSession(), params);

builder.setOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener() {

    @Override
    public void onComplete(Bundle values, FacebookException error) {

        if (error != null){
            if (error instanceof FacebookOperationCanceledException){
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Request cancelled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
            else{
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Network Error",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
        else{

            final String requestId = values.getString("request");
            if (requestId != null) {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Request sent",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            } 
            else {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Request cancelled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
    }
});

WebDialog requestDialog = builder.build();
requestDialog.show();

2. Send app request

Bundle parameters = new Bundle();
parameters.putString("message", "Send Request");

WebDialog.Builder builder = new Builder(MainActivity.this, Session.getActiveSession(),
                                "apprequests", parameters);

builder.setOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener() {

    @Override
    public void onComplete(Bundle values, FacebookException error) {
        if (error != null){
            if (error instanceof FacebookOperationCanceledException){
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Request cancelled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
            else{
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Network Error",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }
        else{

            final String requestId = values.getString("request");
            if (requestId != null) {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Request sent",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            } 
            else {
                Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this,"Request cancelled",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        }                       
    }
});

WebDialog webDialog = builder.build();
webDialog.show();

Answer 3

The android sdk has Dialogs which you can use, and when you open a dialog you specify which dialog you want to open.

You can see the list of available dialogs in the Dialogs documentation. One of the dialogs is the Requests Dialog and you can open that from the android sdk as well, something like:

Facebook facebook = new Facebook("YOUR_APP_ID");

....

Bundle params = new Bundle();
params.putString("title", "invite friends");
facebook.dialog(this, "apprequests", params, new DialogListener() {
    @Override
    public void onComplete(Bundle values) {}

    @Override
    public void onFacebookError(FacebookError error) {}

    @Override
    public void onError(DialogError e) {}

    @Override
    public void onCancel() {}
});

You can add more parameters for this dialog, use the documentation to see what it is you need.

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Edit

Ok, check out this code:

Bundle paramsOut = new Bundle(), paramsIn = this.getIntent().getExtras();
paramsOut.putString("message", paramsIn.getString("message"));
this.facebook.dialog(this, "apprequests", paramsOut, new InviteListener(this));

I use it and it works well for me, the app request is being sent and the user receives it. Since your code is pretty similar, it is safe to assume that the problem is with what's different, and so you should post the code to what is different.

So, what's in that AppRequestsListener of yours? Saying that it just shows a popup does not help me to help you. Also, what is this *Hackbook"? is it an activity?

Answer 4

this code working fine for me in Facebook Sdk 3.0

 private void sendRequestDialog(final String userId) {
         Bundle params = new Bundle();       
         params.putString("title", "Invite Friend");
         params.putString("message", "has invite has you to try out " +
                 "The perfect gamified experience for today's smart and social Cricket fan " +
                 "Download now on your ANDROID device!");
         // comma seperated list of facebook IDs to preset the recipients. If left out, it will show a Friend Picker.
         params.putString("to",  userId);  // your friend id

         WebDialog requestsDialog = ( new WebDialog.RequestsDialogBuilder(MainActivity.this,
                 Session.getActiveSession(), params)).setOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener() {
            @Override
            public void onComplete(Bundle values, FacebookException error) {
                //   Auto-generated method stub                     
                if (error != null) {
                    if (error instanceof FacebookOperationCanceledException) {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this.getApplicationContext(), 
                                "Request cancelled", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    } else {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this.getApplicationContext(), 
                                "Network Error",  Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                } else {
                    final String requestId = values.getString("request");
                    if (requestId != null) {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this.getApplicationContext(), 
                                "Request sent",  Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        Log.i("TAG", " onComplete req dia ");                                   
                    } else {
                        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this.getApplicationContext(), 
                                "Request cancelled", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                    }
                }                   
            }
         }).build();
         requestsDialog.show();
     }