STATUS

• can retrieve FB friend list of logged in user
• retrieving birthdays is a different deal
• gave KT to Manish :P

[Where do we go from here?] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9C0D1RGn2g)

INSTALLATION

• clone repository
• use "python -m simpleHTTPServer" to view demo
• login using the FB button
• may have to refresh to see results #bug =======

Where do we go from here?

RANTS

This is why we can't get all friends: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/apps/faq look for this question:

• In v2.0 of the API I'm unable to get the full friend list of someone who has logged into my app - is there a way to get the full friend list?

also relevant:

• This will only return any friends who have used (via Facebook Login) the app making the request from here.

another obstacle:

• https://developers.facebook.com/docs/facebook-login/permissions/v2.1

this is the code which would have solved our problem before FB got wise:

• code:

FB.api("/me/friends?fields=id,name,birthday,picture, link", function(response) {
    var birthdays = response.data; //list of friend objects from facebook
    var currentMonth = new Date().getMonth() + 1;
    var upcoming = [];
    for (var i = birthdays.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
        item = birthdays[i];
        if (item.birthday) {
            var bday = item.birthday;
            //if the birthday is after today
            if (currentMonth <= bday.substr(0, 2) * 1 && new Date().getDate() <= new Date(bday).getDate()) {
                upcoming.push(item);
            }
        }
    };
    //set the year to current year because of birth years being different.
    var year = new Date().getFullYear();
    upcoming = upcoming.sort(function(a, b) {
        return new Date(a.birthday).setYear(year) - new Date(b.birthday).setYear(year);
    });
 
    console.log(upcoming);//console log here, but do whatever you want with the sorted friends
});

KNOWN BUG LIST

• page does not automatically display birthdays on successful user login. But works on refresh