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REST through SOCKS Proxy

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Demonstrates how to connect through a SOCKS proxy to make REST API calls.

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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.

    //  This example connects to a REST server through a SOCKS proxy.
    //  It will connect to the Amazon AWS service for this example.
    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var socket = new chilkat.Socket();

    //  Set the SOCKS proxy domain or IP address, port, and SOCKS version number (4 or 5)
    socket.SocksHostname = "192.168.1.100";
    socket.SocksPort = 1080;
    socket.SocksVersion = 5;
    //  Other properties exist for specifying a SOCKS proxy login and password,
    //  but these are not used in this example.

    //  Connect through the HTTP proxy to the Amazon AWS server for the S3 service.
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var maxWaitMs = 5000;
    success = socket.Connect("s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Connect Failure Error Code: " + socket.ConnectFailReason);
        console.log(socket.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Use the proxied TLS connection:
    success = rest.UseConnection(socket,true);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    var authAws = new chilkat.AuthAws();
    authAws.AccessKey = "AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
    authAws.SecretKey = "AWS_SECRET_KEY";
    authAws.ServiceName = "s3";
    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    //  List all buckets for the account...
    var responseXml = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    success = xml.LoadXml(responseXml);

    //  Show the full XML returned.
    console.log(xml.GetXml());

    //  Iterate over the buckets, showing each bucket name.
    success = xml.FindChild2("Buckets");
    if (xml.FirstChild2() == true) {
        console.log(xml.GetChildContent("Name"));
        while ((xml.NextSibling2() == true)) {
            console.log(xml.GetChildContent("Name"));
        }

    }

    //  Move the internal pointer back to the root node.
    xml.GetRoot2();

}

chilkatExample();