How to fetch Facebook user information in ios - ios

Question

I am trying to develop a simple app, which, retrieves data from Facebook, when the user connects to it.
I tried this code for it.
NSArray *permissions = [[NSArray alloc] initWithObjects:#"user_birthday",#"user_hometown",#"user_location",#"email",#"basic_info", nil];
[FBSession openActiveSessionWithReadPermissions:permissions
allowLoginUI:YES
completionHandler:^(FBSession *session,
FBSessionState status,
NSError *error) {
}];
[FBRequestConnection startForMeWithCompletionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"gender"]);
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"hometown"]);
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"birthday"]);
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"email"]);
}];
But when I run this code, it gives an error "FBSDKLog: Error for request to endpoint 'me': An open FBSession must be specified for calls to this endpoint."
Thanks in advance, really appreciate your help.

Answer 1

The error is very appropriate, what it is trying to say is that request connection method should be called once the session is open.
Now your
[FBSession openActiveSessionWithReadPermissions:permissions
allowLoginUI:YES
completionHandler:^(FBSession *session,
FBSessionState status,
NSError *error) {
}];
method returns BOOL value true or false to specify you wether session is open or not(it tries to open synchronously). So first check the result of this call and the put it inside the code for fetching info. For eg.
if (FBSession.activeSession.isOpen)
{
[FBRequestConnection startForMeWithCompletionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, id result, NSError *error) {
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"gender"]);
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"hometown"]);
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"birthday"]);
NSLog(#"%#", [result objectForKey:#"email"]);
}];
}
This should remove your error, but you still may not get the results.You may or may not get result on the very first call to this code but whenever the code for completion handler will be called, this method FBRequestConnection will also get called and at that time you'll get the results as it is an asynchronous call.
If it still doesn't work try this
if (FBSession.activeSession.isOpen)
{
[[FBRequest requestForMe] startWithCompletionHandler:^(FBRequestConnection *connection, NSDictionary<FBGraphUser> *user, NSError *error) {
if (error)
{
NSLog(#"error:%#",error);
}
else
{
// retrive user's details at here as shown below
NSLog(#"FB user first name:%#",user.first_name);
NSLog(#"FB user last name:%#",user.last_name);
NSLog(#"FB user birthday:%#",user.birthday);
}
}];

Answer 2

`(void)fbAccountConfigureWithBlock:(void (^)(id, NSString *))block
{
_block_data=block;
if(![SLComposeViewController isAvailableForServiceType:SLServiceTypeFacebook])
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self showAlertMessage:#"" message:#"Please go to settings and add at least one facebook account."];
_block_data(nil,nil);
});
return;
}
ACAccountStore *store = [[ACAccountStore alloc]init];
ACAccountType *accountType = [store accountTypeWithAccountTypeIdentifier:ACAccountTypeIdentifierFacebook];
[store requestAccessToAccountsWithType:accountType
options:#{ACFacebookAppIdKey : FacebookAppId,
ACFacebookAudienceKey : ACFacebookAudienceFriends,
ACFacebookPermissionsKey : #[#"email"]}
completion:^(BOOL granted, NSError *error)
{
if(granted){
NSArray *array = [store accountsWithAccountType:accountType];
if(!array.count){
dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self showAlertMessage:#"" message:#"Please go to settings and add at least one facebook account."];
_block_data(nil,nil);
});
}
else{
ACAccount *account = array[0];
SLRequest *request = [SLRequest requestForServiceType:SLServiceTypeFacebook
requestMethod:SLRequestMethodGET
URL:[NSURL URLWithString:#"https://graph.facebook.com/me"]
parameters: #{#"fields":#"id,first_name,last_name,name,email,picture.height(180).width(180)"}];
[request setAccount:account];
[request performRequestWithHandler:^(NSData *responseData, NSHTTPURLResponse *urlResponse, NSError *error)
{
if(!error){
NSDictionary *userData = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:responseData options:0 error:nil];
NSLog(#"Facebook user data ----> %#",userData);
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
if(userData[#"error"] != nil)
[self attemptRenewCredentials:store account:account];
else
_block_data(userData,nil);
});
}
else{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self showAlertMessage:#"" message:error.localizedDescription];
_block_data(nil,nil);
});
}
}];
}
}
else
{
dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
[self showAlertMessage:#"" message:#"We need permission to access your facebook account in order make registration."];
_block_data(nil,nil);
});
}
}];
}`