Java

REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the gzip Content-Encoding. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml
        // to generate the JSON code that creates this JSON:

        // {
        //     "lists": [
        //         {
        //             "id": "1511199999"
        //         }
        //     ],
        //     "confirmed": false,
        //     "email_addresses": [
        //         {
        //             "email_address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
        //         }
        //     ],
        //     "first_name": "Matt",
        //     "last_name": "Smith"
        // }
        //

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("lists[0].id", "1511199999");
        json.updateBool("confirmed", false);
        json.updateString("email_addresses[0].email_address", "support@chilkatsoft.com");
        json.updateString("first_name", "Matt");
        json.updateString("last_name", "Smith");

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        try {
            rest.connect("api.constantcontact.com", 443, true, true);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
        rest.addHeader("Authorization", "Bearer xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx");

        // Tell the server you'll accept only an application/json response.
        rest.addHeader("Accept", "application/json");

        // Indicate that we'll be sending the request body gzipped.
        rest.addHeader("Content-Encoding", "gzip");

        StringBuilder sbReq = new StringBuilder();
        json.emitSb(sbReq);

        // Send the POST.
        StringBuilder sbResp = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx", sbReq, sbResp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Response body:");
        System.out.println(sbResp.getAsString());

        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
            System.out.println("Received error response code: " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
            return;
        }

        JsonObject jsonResp = new JsonObject();
        jsonResp.loadSb(sbResp);

        // Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.cshtml
        // to generate the JSON code that parses the JSON response..
    }
}