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Amazon Rekognition - Detect Faces in an Image

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Detects faces within an image that is provided as input. This example passes theimage as base64-encoded image bytes.

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llSuccess = .F.

loRest = createobject("CkRest")

loAuthAws = createobject("CkAuthAws")
loAuthAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY"
loAuthAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY"
// Don't forget to change the region to your particular region. (Also make the same change in the call to Connect below.)
loAuthAws.Region = "us-west-2"
loAuthAws.ServiceName = "rekognition"
// SetAuthAws causes Chilkat to automatically add the following headers: Authorization, X-Amz-Date
loRest.SetAuthAws(loAuthAws)

// URL: https://rekognition.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
llBTls = .T.
lnPort = 443
llBAutoReconnect = .T.
// Don't forget to change the region domain (us-west-2.amazonaws.com) to your particular region.
llSuccess = loRest.Connect("rekognition.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",lnPort,llBTls,llBAutoReconnect)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? "ConnectFailReason: " + str(loRest.ConnectFailReason)
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loRest
    release loAuthAws
    return
endif

// Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
// The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
// reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
// made via the Connect method.

// Load the JPG to be passed as base64 in the JSON.
loBdJpg = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loBdJpg.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/kid_blue_coat.jpg")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? "Failed to load the input JPG file."
    release loRest
    release loAuthAws
    release loBdJpg
    return
endif

// We wish to send the following JSON in the body of our HTTP request:

// {
//     "Image": {
//         "Bytes": "base64_image_bytes"
//     }
//     "Attributes": [
//         "ALL"
//     ]
// }

// Here is the image we used for testing:
// (image:https://example-code.com/images/kid_blue_coat.jpg/endImage)

// Convert binary image bytes to base64.
// Note: We are explicitly keeping the data inside Chilkat to avoid having to pass large strings
// as arguments to function calls.  This is important for some programming languages.
loSbJpg = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loBdJpg.GetEncodedSb("base64",loSbJpg)

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateSb("Image.Bytes",loSbJpg)
loJson.UpdateString("Attributes[0]","ALL")

loRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/x-amz-json-1.1")
loRest.AddHeader("X-Amz-Target","RekognitionService.DetectFaces")

loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loJson.EmitSb(loSbRequestBody)
loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
llSuccess = loRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/",loSbRequestBody,loSbResponseBody)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loRest
    release loAuthAws
    release loBdJpg
    release loSbJpg
    release loJson
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

lnRespStatusCode = loRest.ResponseStatusCode
? "response status code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)

if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loRest.ResponseHeader
    ? "Response Body:"
    ? loSbResponseBody.GetAsString()
    release loRest
    release loAuthAws
    release loBdJpg
    release loSbJpg
    release loJson
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)

loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJResp.Emit()

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "FaceDetails": [
//     {
//       "AgeRange": {
//         "High": 18,
//         "Low": 8
//       },
//       "Beard": {
//         "Confidence": 98.06282806396484,
//         "Value": false
//       },
//       "BoundingBox": {
//         "Height": 0.327279269695282,
//         "Left": 0.5339247584342957,
//         "Top": 0.23660442233085632,
//         "Width": 0.35611653327941895
//       },
//       "Confidence": 99.99732971191406,
//       "Emotions": [
//         {
//           "Confidence": 99.5849380493164,
//           "Type": "HAPPY"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.15533843636512756,
//           "Type": "CALM"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.08864031732082367,
//           "Type": "SURPRISED"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.05476664379239082,
//           "Type": "SAD"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.042048510164022446,
//           "Type": "CONFUSED"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.038942769169807434,
//           "Type": "DISGUSTED"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.021463459357619286,
//           "Type": "FEAR"
//         },
//         {
//           "Confidence": 0.013858155347406864,
//           "Type": "ANGRY"
//         }
//       ],
//       "Eyeglasses": {
//         "Confidence": 98.5116195678711,
//         "Value": false
//       },
//       "EyesOpen": {
//         "Confidence": 99.65477752685547,
//         "Value": true
//       },
//       "Gender": {
//         "Confidence": 97.1164321899414,
//         "Value": "Female"
//       },
//       "Landmarks": [
//         {
//           "Type": "eyeLeft",
//           "X": 0.6554790735244751,
//           "Y": 0.35153862833976746
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "eyeRight",
//           "X": 0.7940073609352112,
//           "Y": 0.38292214274406433
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "mouthLeft",
//           "X": 0.6188991069793701,
//           "Y": 0.46431097388267517
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "mouthRight",
//           "X": 0.7352844476699829,
//           "Y": 0.490242063999176
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "nose",
//           "X": 0.7125006914138794,
//           "Y": 0.44607019424438477
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeBrowLeft",
//           "X": 0.6096581220626831,
//           "Y": 0.3071737587451935
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeBrowRight",
//           "X": 0.6628581285476685,
//           "Y": 0.3133310079574585
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeBrowUp",
//           "X": 0.7027584314346313,
//           "Y": 0.33200803399086
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeBrowLeft",
//           "X": 0.7813941240310669,
//           "Y": 0.35023579001426697
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeBrowRight",
//           "X": 0.8213478922843933,
//           "Y": 0.34993964433670044
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeBrowUp",
//           "X": 0.8495538234710693,
//           "Y": 0.36189284920692444
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeLeft",
//           "X": 0.629088282585144,
//           "Y": 0.34286588430404663
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeRight",
//           "X": 0.6820939183235168,
//           "Y": 0.3586524724960327
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeUp",
//           "X": 0.6580297946929932,
//           "Y": 0.3468707501888275
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftEyeDown",
//           "X": 0.6537532210350037,
//           "Y": 0.35663917660713196
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeLeft",
//           "X": 0.7655976414680481,
//           "Y": 0.3776427209377289
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeRight",
//           "X": 0.8166338801383972,
//           "Y": 0.38544225692749023
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeUp",
//           "X": 0.7969376444816589,
//           "Y": 0.37844377756118774
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightEyeDown",
//           "X": 0.7909533977508545,
//           "Y": 0.3877102732658386
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "noseLeft",
//           "X": 0.6727234721183777,
//           "Y": 0.44030481576919556
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "noseRight",
//           "X": 0.7237889170646667,
//           "Y": 0.45200300216674805
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "mouthUp",
//           "X": 0.6882695555686951,
//           "Y": 0.4740942418575287
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "mouthDown",
//           "X": 0.6720560789108276,
//           "Y": 0.5046101808547974
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "leftPupil",
//           "X": 0.6554790735244751,
//           "Y": 0.35153862833976746
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "rightPupil",
//           "X": 0.7940073609352112,
//           "Y": 0.38292214274406433
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "upperJawlineLeft",
//           "X": 0.5517005324363708,
//           "Y": 0.30355724692344666
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "midJawlineLeft",
//           "X": 0.5320234894752502,
//           "Y": 0.43352627754211426
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "chinBottom",
//           "X": 0.6419994831085205,
//           "Y": 0.5531964302062988
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "midJawlineRight",
//           "X": 0.7752369046211243,
//           "Y": 0.48957017064094543
//         },
//         {
//           "Type": "upperJawlineRight",
//           "X": 0.8515444397926331,
//           "Y": 0.37258899211883545
//         }
//       ],
//       "MouthOpen": {
//         "Confidence": 68.26280212402344,
//         "Value": false
//       },
//       "Mustache": {
//         "Confidence": 99.73213195800781,
//         "Value": false
//       },
//       "Pose": {
//         "Pitch": -11.299633026123047,
//         "Roll": 17.6924991607666,
//         "Yaw": 13.582314491271973
//       },
//       "Quality": {
//         "Brightness": 83.72581481933594,
//         "Sharpness": 67.22731018066406
//       },
//       "Smile": {
//         "Confidence": 98.4793930053711,
//         "Value": true
//       },
//       "Sunglasses": {
//         "Confidence": 99.3582992553711,
//         "Value": false
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("FaceDetails")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lnAgeRangeHigh = loJResp.IntOf("FaceDetails[i].AgeRange.High")
    lnAgeRangeLow = loJResp.IntOf("FaceDetails[i].AgeRange.Low")
    lcBeardConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Beard.Confidence")
    llBeardValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].Beard.Value")
    lcBoundingBoxHeight = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].BoundingBox.Height")
    lcBoundingBoxLeft = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].BoundingBox.Left")
    lcBoundingBoxTop = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].BoundingBox.Top")
    lcBoundingBoxWidth = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].BoundingBox.Width")
    lcConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Confidence")
    lcEyeglassesConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Eyeglasses.Confidence")
    llEyeglassesValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].Eyeglasses.Value")
    lcEyesOpenConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].EyesOpen.Confidence")
    llEyesOpenValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].EyesOpen.Value")
    lcGenderConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Gender.Confidence")
    lcGenderValue = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Gender.Value")
    lcMouthOpenConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].MouthOpen.Confidence")
    llMouthOpenValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].MouthOpen.Value")
    lcMustacheConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Mustache.Confidence")
    llMustacheValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].Mustache.Value")
    lcPosePitch = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Pose.Pitch")
    lcPoseRoll = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Pose.Roll")
    lcPoseYaw = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Pose.Yaw")
    lcQualityBrightness = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Quality.Brightness")
    lcQualitySharpness = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Quality.Sharpness")
    lcSmileConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Smile.Confidence")
    llSmileValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].Smile.Value")
    lcSunglassesConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Sunglasses.Confidence")
    llSunglassesValue = loJResp.BoolOf("FaceDetails[i].Sunglasses.Value")
    j = 0
    lnCount_j = loJResp.SizeOfArray("FaceDetails[i].Emotions")
    do while j < lnCount_j
        loJResp.J = j
        lcConfidence = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Emotions[j].Confidence")
        lcV_Type = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Emotions[j].Type")
        j = j + 1
    enddo
    j = 0
    lnCount_j = loJResp.SizeOfArray("FaceDetails[i].Landmarks")
    do while j < lnCount_j
        loJResp.J = j
        lcV_Type = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Landmarks[j].Type")
        X = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Landmarks[j].X")
        Y = loJResp.StringOf("FaceDetails[i].Landmarks[j].Y")
        j = j + 1
    enddo
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loRest
release loAuthAws
release loBdJpg
release loSbJpg
release loJson
release loSbRequestBody
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp