(Java) Cloudfare DNS over HTTPS

Cloudflare offers a DNS over HTTPS resolver at: https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query

This example demonstrates how to do a DNS lookup for a domain using Cloudfare's HTTPS resolver.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    // Send the following CURL request:   curl -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query?name=chilkat.io&type=A'

    http.put_Accept("application/dns-json");

    String url = "https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query?name=chilkat.io&type=A";

    String jsonResp = http.quickGetStr(url);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + http.get_LastStatus());

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.Load(jsonResp);
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    System.out.println(json.emit());

    if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200) {
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // Sample output...
    // (See the parsing code below..)
    // 

    // {
    //   "Status": 0,
    //   "TC": false,
    //   "RD": true,
    //   "RA": true,
    //   "AD": false,
    //   "CD": false,
    //   "Question": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "chilkat.io.",
    //       "type": 1
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "Answer": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "chilkat.io.",
    //       "type": 1,
    //       "TTL": 900,
    //       "data": "52.25.83.238"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    int Status;
    boolean TC;
    boolean RD;
    boolean RA;
    boolean AD;
    boolean CD;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    String name;
    int type;
    int TTL;
    String data;
    String ipAddr;

    Status = json.IntOf("Status");
    TC = json.BoolOf("TC");
    RD = json.BoolOf("RD");
    RA = json.BoolOf("RA");
    AD = json.BoolOf("AD");
    CD = json.BoolOf("CD");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("Question");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        name = json.stringOf("Question[i].name");
        type = json.IntOf("Question[i].type");
        i = i+1;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("Answer");
    // The domain name resolves to 1 or more IP addresses..
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        name = json.stringOf("Answer[i].name");
        type = json.IntOf("Answer[i].type");
        TTL = json.IntOf("Answer[i].TTL");
        ipAddr = json.stringOf("Answer[i].data");

        System.out.println("IP Address: " + ipAddr);
        i = i+1;
        }
  }
}