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Created November 14, 2012 08:28
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use fql and fb_graph to search friends by user name for facebook
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search_friend_by_fql.rb
# reference:
# - https://github.com/nov/fb_graph
# - https://gist.github.com/752914
# - http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/fql/
# - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7352296/facebook-fql-search-page-with-strpos-doesnt-work
require 'fb_graph'
user_access_token = 'USER_ACCESS_TOKEN'
fb_user = FbGraph::User.me(user_access_token)
FbGraph::Query.new("SELECT uid, name, pic_square FROM user WHERE uid IN (SELECT uid2 FROM friend WHERE uid1 = me()) AND strpos(lower(name),'hen') > 0").fetch(user_access_token)
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