C

Demonstrates the Http.QuickRequestParams Method

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Demonstrates how to use the Http.QuickRequestParams method. This is where query params can be provided non-URL-encoded in JSON format. C

#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkFileAccess.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject queryParams;
    const char *sessionLogPath;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkFileAccess fac;
    const char *sessionLog;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Demonstrate sending a GET request with query parameters.
    queryParams = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(queryParams,"limit",100);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,"email","joe@example.com");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(queryParams,"token","VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgbGF6eSBkb2cuLi4=");

    // Set a session log filename so we can examine the exact request that is sent.
    sessionLogPath = "qa_output/sessionLog.txt";
    CkHttp_putSessionLogFilename(http,sessionLogPath);

    // Send the GET request to an endpoint.  We don't care about the response. The purpose of this example
    // is to see the exact HTTP request that is sent..
    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpParams(http,"GET","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPostBody.asp",queryParams,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(queryParams);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    fac = CkFileAccess_Create();
    sessionLog = CkFileAccess_readEntireTextFile(fac,sessionLogPath,"utf-8");
    printf("%s\n",sessionLog);
    success = CkFileAccess_FileDelete(fac,sessionLogPath);

    // This is the exact GET request that was sent.
    // Notice how each query parameter is URL encoded and added to the HTTP start line of the request.

    // GET /echoPostBody.asp?limit=100&email=joe%40example.com&token=VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgbGF6eSBkb2cuLi4%3D HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(queryParams);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);

    }