how to get data from Google plus json php foreach loop - php

Question

I'm into a project where I'm trying to get information from a json response (Again), that I got from google+.
I need to return an array after populating it with some information from the json response.
The [modified] json response is thus:
{
"items": [
{
"kind": "plus#activity",
"etag": "\"gLJf7Ldsgfsdgsgsf9ES9mEc/LFcp0tW7Ffgfsdgdf4Yfgdff3Z8\"",
"title": "first title",
"published": "2015-08-13T12:23:36.316Z",
"updated": "2015-08-13T12:23:36.316Z",
"id": "z12njfgogxirwdsoihosdhgjsdghusdn",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/8QZBMRjHVMF",
"actor": {
"id": "210973863758690009009",
"displayName": "a name",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/210973863758690009009",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ihfjbhjbsduj/AAAfgdagAAAI/AAAgdfgfdAPQ/oBXvfgdgdf1aeLQ/photo.jpg?sz=50"
},
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"verb": "post",
"object": {
"objectType": "note",
"actor": {
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"content": " \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ot-hashtag\" href=\"https://plus.google.com/s/%oko\"\u003es\u003c/a\u003e\ufeff",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/8QZiUyuyuobsvASKKHVMF",
"replies": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/z12ZiUyuyuobsvASKKcxqnn/comments"
},
"plusoners": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/z12njfgogZiUyuyuobsvASKKcxqnn/people/plusoners"
},
"resharers": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/z12njfZiUyuyuobsvASKKqnn/people/resharers"
},
"attachments": [
{
"objectType": "photo",
"displayName": "Photo 1",
"id": "210973863758690009009.6618960307328673257603073286732572860914",
"content": "123",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/photos/21096189603073286732572860914009/albums/616189603073286732572860914457/66189603073286732572860914385860914",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2dgjFRZCII8/VcyMOOCHLTI/BAAHYGHDSJH/0XtjUD1perY/w506-h750/11017878_1655020691394612_1878283374465430482_n.jpg",
"type": "image/jpeg"
},
"fullImage": {
"url": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2dgjFRSDSDD8/VcyMSDSDSI/BAAHYGHDSJHDSIKA/0XtjIUYDIGIDGerY/11017878_1655020DSDKHSJ612_1878283374SDSDSD30482_n.jpg",
"type": "image/jpeg",
"height": 540,
"width": 540
}
}
]
},
"provider": {
"title": "Google+"
},
"access": {
"kind": "plus#acl",
"description": "Public",
"items": [
{
"type": "public"
}
]
}
},
{
"kind": "plus#activity",
"etag": "\"gLJf7LwN3wOpLHXk4IeQ9ES9mEc/TUMFP7Wc8QTGatBg1vGSEbjPPDE\"",
"title": "second title",
"published": "2015-08-13T11:57:49.262Z",
"updated": "2015-08-13T11:57:49.262Z",
"id": "z1iohyfsdugsjhockob0n232vjiz5xancxqnn",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/4DVBTreNkyA",
"actor": {
"id": "210973863758690009009",
"displayName": "a name",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/210973863758690009009",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ihfjbhjbsduj/BAAHYGHDSJH/BAAHYGHDSJH/oBXvDSDASAeLQ/photo.jpg?sz=50"
},
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"verb": "post",
"object": {
"objectType": "note",
"actor": {
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"content": "07012345678\ufeff",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/4DVBiodjjdmknaayA",
"replies": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/pfjknsfubsnjbsb0n232vjiz5xancxqnn/comments"
},
"plusoners": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/pfjknsfubsnjbsb0n232vjiz5xancxqnn/people/plusoners"
},
"resharers": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/pfjknsfubsnjbsb0n232vjiz5xancxqnn/people/resharers"
},
"attachments": [
{
"objectType": "photo",
"displayName": "Photo 2",
"id": "210973863758690009009.6837572367923789379",
"content": "456",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/photos/210973863758690009009/albums/6947862082892799114865/69843868408496745035842",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tvib82iMpsk/VcyGKh3UGAI/ADLJSKNSHJBSDNB AAQM/cyhYX3SifDY/w506-h750/1024-2006_1011_093752.jpg",
"type": "image/jpeg"
},
"fullImage": {
"url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tvijihjsdbnjgsdupsk/VcfjhjfsbjgsugAI/ApkdlnsdjkbjsdAQM/cyhYX3SifDY/w1024-h768/1024-2006_1011_093752.jpg",
"type": "image/jpeg",
"height": 768,
"width": 1024
}
}
]
},
"provider": {
"title": "Google+"
},
"access": {
"kind": "plus#acl",
"description": "Public",
"items": [
{
"type": "public"
}
]
}
},
{
"kind": "plus#activity",
"etag": "\"gLJfnjsdjnvdsvhsdIeQ9EpoifkjnfmEc/P4ihjsadiadakhlbhvdshvfXan4\"",
"title": "third title",
"published": "2015-08-12T22:57:22.010Z",
"updated": "2015-08-12T22:57:22.010Z",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/iiuhfdjhfidpnbvcW",
"actor": {
"displayName": "a name",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/210973863758690009009",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ihfjbhjbsduj/BAJDHJDSIDKAI/PODSIOUSDIKAAPQ/oBXvlp1aeLQ/photo.jpg?sz=50"
},
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"verb": "post",
"object": {
"objectType": "note",
"actor": {
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"content": " \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ot-hashtag\" href=\"https://plus.google.com/s/IUYDHJDSUGDSHGY\"\u003eIUYDHJDSUGDSHGY\u003c/a\u003e \ufeff",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/iukdjkdowqvcW",
"replies": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/uihfjbsjkbsfdnfffdfdpokrouh3quig/comments"
},
"plusoners": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/uihfjbsjkbsfdnfffdfdpokrouh3quig/people/plusoners"
},
"resharers": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/uihfjbsjkbsfdnfffdfdpokrouh3quig/people/resharers"
},
"attachments": [
{
"objectType": "photo",
"displayName": "Photo 3",
"content": "789",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/photos/210973863758690009009/albums/6182262671805531297/618654563857564534922",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uihfjbsdhgsdilop/VcvPJmJ0bUI/wERRDFFAAAAN8/X6J9fHJVBFDVSFVSak/w506-h750/PicsArt_1438914428134.jpg",
"type": "image/jpeg"
},
"fullImage": {
"url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uihfjbsdhgsdilop/VcvPJmJ0bUI/wERRDFFAAAAN8/XyghFGF2TgBak/w562-h562/PicsArt_1438914428134.jpg",
"type": "image/jpeg",
"height": 562,
"width": 562
}
}
]
},
"provider": {
"title": "Google+"
},
"access": {
"kind": "plus#acl",
"description": "Public",
"items": [
{
"type": "public"
}
]
}
},
{
"kind": "plus#activity",
"etag": "\"gLJioyuhgdugudsgugc/UGHAoodpuskhjhgsdjdbY0\"",
"title": "fourth title",
"published": "2011-09-26T17:13:14.309Z",
"updated": "2011-09-26T17:13:14.309Z",
"id": "z12odlnbgmavzdh4k04cgfhxvwrouh3quig",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/R9zieiuhdjghdgBFu",
"actor": {
"id": "210973863758690009009",
"displayName": "a name",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/210973863758690009009",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ihfjbhjbsduj/AKHDSJHSDGAAI/AUIDHIJGDSHGHAPQ/oBXvlp1aeLQ/photo.jpg?sz=50"
},
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"verb": "post",
"object": {
"objectType": "note",
"actor": {
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"content": "UIHUIGG FJGF GU",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/R9zStuw9BFu",
"replies": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/comments"
},
"plusoners": {
"totalItems": 1,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/people/plusoners"
},
"resharers": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/zkjhsdsfgiooi;oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/people/resharers"
}
},
"provider": {
"title": "Google+"
},
"access": {
"kind": "plus#acl",
"description": "Public",
"items": [
{
"type": "public"
}
]
}
},
{
"kind": "plus#activity",
"etag": "\"oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig\"",
"title": "fifth title",
"published": "2011-09-26T17:09:23.712Z",
"updated": "2011-09-26T17:09:23.712Z",
"id": "z13msxkxfnjjvp04p04cgfhxvwrouh3quig",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/RvXF5ufy23n",
"actor": {
"id": "210973863758690009009",
"displayName": "a name",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/210973863758690009009",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ihfjbhjbsduj/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/photo.jpg?sz=50"
},
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"verb": "post",
"object": {
"objectType": "note",
"actor": {
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"content": "witout 'ME' it's jst AWESO....\ufeff",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/RvXF5ufy23n",
"replies": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/comments"
},
"plusoners": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/oilzdh4k04cgpooiyuewfouh3quig/people/plusoners"
},
"resharers": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc/people/resharers"
}
},
"provider": {
"title": "Google+"
},
"access": {
"kind": "plus#acl",
"description": "Public",
"items": [
{
"type": "public"
}
]
}
},
{
"kind": "plus#activity",
"etag": "\"gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc\"",
"title": "sixth title",
"published": "2011-09-26T17:07:05.897Z",
"updated": "2011-09-26T17:07:05.897Z",
"id": "gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc",
"actor": {
"id": "210973863758690009009",
"displayName": "a name",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/210973863758690009009",
"image": {
"url": "https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ihfjbhjbsduj/AASKJAKHJGASQAPQ/AASKJAKHJGASQAPQ/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc/photo.jpg?sz=50"
},
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"verb": "post",
"object": {
"objectType": "note",
"actor": {
"verification": {
"adHocVerified": "UNKNOWN_VERIFICATION_STATUS"
}
},
"content": "dere's an xception 2 evry rule, xcept dis 1..\ufeff",
"url": "https://plus.google.com/+ABCBEHGHIJ/posts/N6QTZt2XvSR",
"replies": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc/comments"
},
"plusoners": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc/people/plusoners"
},
"resharers": {
"totalItems": 0,
"selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/plus/v1/activities/gLJfoiojkdwjkshdikhdhisEc/people/resharers"
}
},
"provider": {
"title": "Google+"
},
"access": {
"kind": "plus#acl",
"description": "Public",
"items": [
{
"type": "public"
}
]
}
}
]
}
this is what I'm doing:
function google_pluss() {
$file_dir = strtolower(realpath(APPPATH . '..' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'assets'));
$json_file = $file_dir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'stackoverflow' . '.json'; // I have the file locally...
$json_data = json_decode(file_get_contents($json_file));
$data = array();
if (isset($json_data)) {
$x = 0;
foreach ($json_data->items as $item) {
if (isset($item->object->attachments)) {
foreach ($item->object->attachments as $attachment) {
$data['number'][$x] = $attachment->content;
$data['image'][$x] = $attachment->fullImage->url;
}
$data['title'][$x] = $item->title;
$x++;
}
}
}
print_r($data);
}
this is the output I get:
Array
(
[number] => Array
(
[0] => 123
[1] => 456
[2] => 789
)
[image] => Array
(
[0] => https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2dgjFRSDSDD8/VcyMSDSDSI/BAAHYGHDSJHDSIKA/0XtjIUYDIGIDGerY/11017878_1655020DSDKHSJ612_1878283374SDSDSD30482_n.jpg
[1] => https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tvijihjsdbnjgsdupsk/VcfjhjfsbjgsugAI/ApkdlnsdjkbjsdAQM/cyhYX3SifDY/w1024-h768/1024-2006_1011_093752.jpg
[2] => https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uihfjbsdhgsdilop/VcvPJmJ0bUI/wERRDFFAAAAN8/XyghFGF2TgBak/w562-h562/PicsArt_1438914428134.jpg
)
[title] => Array
(
[0] => first title
[1] => second title
[2] => third title
)
)
But, this is the output I actually need:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[number] => 123
[image] => https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-2dgjFRSDSDD8/VcyMSDSDSI/BAAHYGHDSJHDSIKA/0XtjIUYDIGIDGerY/11017878_1655020DSDKHSJ612_1878283374SDSDSD30482_n.jpg
[title] => first title
)
[1] => Array
(
[number] => 456
[image] => https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tvijihjsdbnjgsdupsk/VcfjhjfsbjgsugAI/ApkdlnsdjkbjsdAQM/cyhYX3SifDY/w1024-h768/1024-2006_1011_093752.jpg
[title] => second title
)
[2] => Array
(
[number] => 789
[image] => https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uihfjbsdhgsdilop/VcvPJmJ0bUI/wERRDFFAAAAN8/XyghFGF2TgBak/w562-h562/PicsArt_1438914428134.jpg
[title] => third title
)
)
I'd really appreciate if someone shows me how to achieve this, thank you.
btw, I'm using the $x variable and incrementing it, to stop the loop where the array doesn't contain attachments. I'd be glad too, if shown how to do this neater.

Answer 1

At first glance, I would say change
foreach ($item->object->attachments as $attachment) {
$data['number'][$x] = $attachment->content;
$data['image'][$x] = $attachment->fullImage->url;
}
to
foreach ($item->object->attachments as $attachment) {
$data[$x]['number'] = $attachment->content;
$data[$x]['image'] = $attachment->fullImage->url;
}