(C) REST Read Binary Response into BinData Object (Amazon S3)

Demonstrates how to make a REST call that returns a binary response body. This example is valid for files that fit in memory. The example shows how to download a JPG from the Amazon S3 service.

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#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkAuthAws.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    BOOL success;
    HCkAuthAws authAws;
    int responseStatusCode;
    const char *errResponse;
    HCkBinData bdBody;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
    // there are three important changes that need to be made.
    // See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    authAws = CkAuthAws_Create();
    CkAuthAws_putAccessKey(authAws,"AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    CkAuthAws_putSecretKey(authAws,"AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    CkAuthAws_putServiceName(authAws,"s3");
    success = CkRest_SetAuthAws(rest,authAws);

    // Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
    // In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
    CkRest_putHost(rest,"chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com");

    // Send the request to download the JPG.
    success = CkRest_SendReqNoBody(rest,"GET","/starfish.jpg");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
        return;
    }

    // Read the response header.
    responseStatusCode = CkRest_ReadResponseHeader(rest);
    if (responseStatusCode < 0) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
        return;
    }

    printf("Response status code = %d\n",responseStatusCode);

    // We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
    // Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
    if (responseStatusCode != 200) {
        errResponse = CkRest_readRespBodyString(rest);
        if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
            printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        }
        else {
            printf("%s\n",errResponse);
        }

        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
        return;
    }

    bdBody = CkBinData_Create();
    success = CkRest_ReadRespBd(rest,bdBody);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bdBody);
        return;
    }

    // Save the contents of the response body to a file.
    success = CkBinData_WriteFile(bdBody,"qa_output/starfish.jpg");
    if (success == TRUE) {
        printf("Success\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("Failed to write file.\n");
    }



    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bdBody);

    }