Node.js

POST application/x-www-form-urlencoded using REST API

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Demonstrates how to send a POST with query params (x-www-form-urlencoded) using the Chilkat REST object. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    //  This example will send to https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPost.asp

    //  Make the initial connection (without sending a request yet).
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Provide query params.
    rest.AddQueryParam("firstName","John");
    rest.AddQueryParam("lastName","Doe");
    rest.AddQueryParam("company","Bisco Bits Ltd.");

    var responseStr = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/echoPost.asp");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  When successful, the response status code will equal 200.
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        //  Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
        console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("response body (if any): " + responseStr);
        console.log("---");
        console.log("LastRequestStartLine: " + rest.LastRequestStartLine);
        console.log("LastRequestHeader: " + rest.LastRequestHeader);
        return;
    }

    console.log(responseStr);
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();