C

Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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

#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    const char *responseBody;
    HCkXml xml;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // 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.
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"yourcollege.populi.co",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"username","POPULI_USERNAME");
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"password","POPULI_PASSWORD");

    responseBody = CkRest_fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(rest,"POST","/api/index.php");
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        printf("Request Header: \n");
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastRequestHeader(rest));
        printf("----\n");
        printf("Response StatusCode = %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        printf("Response StatusLine: %s\n",CkRest_responseStatusText(rest));
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        printf("Response Body:\n");
        printf("%s\n",responseBody);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    xml = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_LoadXml(xml,responseBody);
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    // 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..
    CkXml_SaveXml(xml,"qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }