(C#) Populi Search People

Demonstrates the Populi searchPeople task.

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

// First load the previously obtained API token.
// See Get Populi Access Token for sample code showing how to get the API token.
Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml();
bool success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
string accessKey = xml.GetChildContent("access_key");
if (xml.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Did not find the access_key");
    return;
}

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();

// 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.
bool bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

rest.Authorization = accessKey;

rest.AddQueryParam("task","searchPeople");
rest.AddQueryParam("search_term","Robert");
rest.AddQueryParam("limit","10");

string responseBody = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php");
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// We should expect a 200 response if successful.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Request Header: ");
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastRequestHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine("----");
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusCode = " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusLine: " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.ResponseHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
    Debug.WriteLine(responseBody);
    return;
}

xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml());

// Sample response:
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
// Generate Parsing Code from XML

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
//  <response>
// 	<person>
// 		<id>11111</id>
// 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
// 		<last_name>McStudent</last_name>
// 		<middle_name>Kensington</middle_name>
// 		<preferred_name>Bobby</preferred_name>
// 		<is_user>1</is_user>
// 		<primary_email>r.mcstudent@myschool.edu</primary_email>
// 	</person>
// 	<person>
// 		<id>2222</id>
// 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
// 		<last_name>McBoardmember</last_name>
// 		<middle_name/>
// 		<preferred_name/>
// 		<is_user>0</is_user>
// 		<primary_email>robert@gmail.com</primary_email>
// 	</person>
// </response>

int i;
int count_i;
int id;
string first_name;
string last_name;
string middle_name;
string preferred_name;
int is_user;
string primary_email;

i = 0;
count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("person");
while (i < count_i) {
    xml.I = i;
    id = xml.GetChildIntValue("person[i]|id");
    first_name = xml.GetChildContent("person[i]|first_name");
    last_name = xml.GetChildContent("person[i]|last_name");
    middle_name = xml.GetChildContent("person[i]|middle_name");
    preferred_name = xml.GetChildContent("person[i]|preferred_name");
    is_user = xml.GetChildIntValue("person[i]|is_user");
    primary_email = xml.GetChildContent("person[i]|primary_email");
    i = i + 1;
}