Node.js

Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    //  Connect using TLS.
    //  A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Populi REST API calls.
    //  The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    //  then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    rest.AddQueryParam("username","POPULI_USERNAME");
    rest.AddQueryParam("password","POPULI_PASSWORD");

    var responseBody = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Request Header: ");
        console.log(rest.LastRequestHeader);
        console.log("----");
        console.log("Response StatusCode = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("Response StatusLine: " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
        console.log("Response Header:");
        console.log(rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("Response Body:");
        console.log(responseBody);
        return;
    }

    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    //  Sample response:
    //  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    //  <response>
    //  <access_key>63481e36023b5d ... 76d0dbc314</access_key>
    //      <accountid>19999999</accountid>
    //      <accounttype>PERSON</accounttype>
    //  </response>

    //  Save the XML to a file for subsequent requests..
    xml.SaveXml("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");

}

chilkatExample();