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Tcl Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Validate a QR Code Request

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Demonstrates the validate operation, which examines a request without producing anything. The scope says how far to look: definition checks the options, capacity also checks that the data fits a QR symbol, and layout also checks the rendered size against the limits. The response has a validationStatus of valid or invalid, a list of checks, and findings[] describing what is wrong. A request that cannot be understood at all, such as one with a misspelled option, still makes the call fail in the usual way.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

set fmt [new_CkFormats]

set jsonOut [new_CkJsonObject]

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "target" "symbol"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "validation.scope" "capacity"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "payload.text" "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/barcode_overview.asp"

set success [CkFormats_QrCode $fmt "validate" $json $jsonOut]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFormats_lastErrorText $fmt]
    delete_CkFormats $fmt
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonOut
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

puts "status: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut validationStatus]"
set n [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonOut "checks"]
for {set i 0} {$i <= [expr $n - 1]} {incr i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonOut $i
    puts "  [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {checks[i].name}]: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {checks[i].status}]"
}

#  The same text does not fit version 2 at error-correction level H.
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "encoding.qr.maxVersion" 2
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "encoding.qr.errorCorrection" "H"

set success [CkFormats_QrCode $fmt "validate" $json $jsonOut]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkFormats_lastErrorText $fmt]
    delete_CkFormats $fmt
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonOut
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

puts "status: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut validationStatus]"
set n [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonOut "checks"]
for {set i 0} {$i <= [expr $n - 1]} {incr i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonOut $i
    puts "  [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {checks[i].name}]: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {checks[i].status}]"
}
set n [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jsonOut "findings"]
for {set i 0} {$i <= [expr $n - 1]} {incr i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jsonOut $i
    puts "finding: [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {findings[i].code}] at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {findings[i].path}]"
    puts "  [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonOut {findings[i].message}]"
}

#  Sample output:

#  status: valid
#    definition: passed
#    capacity: passed
#    layout: notApplicable
#  status: invalid
#    definition: passed
#    capacity: failed
#    layout: notApplicable
#  finding: capacityExceeded at /payload
#    the payload does not fit any admitted QR version at the selected error-correction level

delete_CkFormats $fmt
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonOut
delete_CkJsonObject $json