(Android™) curl with Variable Substitution in a GraphQL Request Body

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This example shows how to use variables inside a graphql request body using the {{variable_name}} syntax. When the HTTP request’s Content-Type indicates graphql, Chilkat automatically applies proper escaping to each substituted value, ensuring the resulting graphql remains valid.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.5.0 or greater.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    success = false;

    // Variable names are enclosed between {{ and }}
    // Important: Variables should be placed inside the quotes.

    // curl -X POST https://api.example.com/graphql \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/graphql; charset=utf-8" \
    //   -H "Accept: application/json" \
    //   --data-binary "mutation {
    //   createUser(
    //     input: {
    //       name: \"{{name}}\"
    //       city: \"{{city}}\"
    //       note: \"{{note}}\"
    //       bio: \"{{bio}}\"
    //     }
    //   ) {
    //     id
    //     name
    //   }
    // }"

    // Build the above curl command.
    CkStringBuilder sbCurl = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbCurl.AppendLn("curl -X POST https://api.example.com/graphql \\");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("  -H \"Content-Type: application/graphql; charset=utf-8\" \\");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("  -H \"Accept: application/json\" \\");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("  -d \"mutation {");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("  createUser(");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("    input: {");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("      name: \\\"{{name}}\\\"");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("      city: \\\"{{city}}\\\"");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("      note: \\\"{{note}}\\\"");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("      bio: \\\"{{bio}}\\\"");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("    }");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("  ) {");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("    id");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("    name");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("  }");
    sbCurl.AppendLn("}\"");

    CkHttpCurl curl = new CkHttpCurl();

    // Provide values for variables
    curl.SetVar("name","José O'Connor");
    curl.SetVar("city","München");
    curl.SetVar("note","He said \"Hello, world!\" — and left…");
    curl.SetVar("bio","Loves sushi, café visits, and π ≈ 3.14159");

    // To demonstrate how the variables are replaced, this example does not execute the curl command. 
    // Instead, it generates the raw HTTP request that would be sent if the curl command were run.
    CkStringBuilder sbRawRequest = new CkStringBuilder();
    success = curl.ToRawRequest(sbCurl.getAsString(),sbRawRequest);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, sbRawRequest.getAsString());

    // The output is shown below.
    // Notice the quote chars around "Hello, world!" are properly escaped.

    // POST /graphql HTTP/1.1
    // Accept: application/json
    // Host: api.example.com
    // Content-Type: application/graphql; charset=utf-8
    // Content-Length: 250
    // 
    // mutation {
    //   createUser(
    //     input: {
    //       name: "José O'Connor"
    //       city: "München"
    //       note: "He said \"Hello, world!\" — and left…"
    //       bio: "Loves sushi, café visits, and π ≈ 3.14159"
    //     }
    //   ) {
    //     id
    //     name
    //   }
    // }

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}