C

POST JSON Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending a POST w/ content-type "application/json" where the body of the POST contains a JSON document. The POST is sent, but we don't wait for the response. C

#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkStringBuilder sbJson;
    const char *somePath;
    int maxWaitMs;

    success = FALSE;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect to the server using TLS
    bAutoReconnect = FALSE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"example.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // Create some sample JSON to be sent in the body of the request.
    sbJson = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_Append(sbJson,"{\"create\": [{\"name\": \"Woo Single #1\",\"type\": \"simple\",\"regular_price\": \"21.99\"}]}");

    // Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/json");

    // Just send the request.  Don't read the response.
    // The request is sent to https://example.com/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc
    somePath = "/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc";
    success = CkRest_SendReqSb(rest,"POST",somePath,sbJson);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJson);
        return;
    }

    // OK, the request was sent.
    // Close the connection.
    maxWaitMs = 50;
    CkRest_Disconnect(rest,maxWaitMs);

    printf("JSON POST Sent.\n");


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJson);

    }