(MFC) POST application/json HTTPS Request

Demonstrates how to send an HTTPS POST where the request body and response body both have the application/json Content-Type. Also demonstrates how to add a few custom headers to the request.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code

    CkHttp http;

    // Add a few custom headers.
    http.SetRequestHeader("Client-ID","my_client_id");
    http.SetRequestHeader("Client-Token","my_client_token");

    http.put_Accept("application/json");

    const char *url = "https://api.fiscallog.eu/sign/v1";
    const char *jsonRequestBody = "{ .... }";
    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson2(url,"application/json",jsonRequestBody);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    strOut.append("Response status code = ");
    strOut.appendInt(resp->get_StatusCode());
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    const char *jsonResponseStr = resp->bodyStr();

    strOut.append(jsonResponseStr);
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    delete resp;


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }