Android™

REST through SOCKS Proxy

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Demonstrates how to connect through a SOCKS proxy to make REST API calls. Android™

// 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;

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

    // This example connects to a REST server through a SOCKS proxy.
    // It will connect to the Amazon AWS service for this example.
    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    CkSocket socket = new CkSocket();

    // Set the SOCKS proxy domain or IP address, port, and SOCKS version number (4 or 5)
    socket.put_SocksHostname("192.168.1.100");
    socket.put_SocksPort(1080);
    socket.put_SocksVersion(5);
    // Other properties exist for specifying a SOCKS proxy login and password,
    // but these are not used in this example.

    // Connect through the HTTP proxy to the Amazon AWS server for the S3 service.
    boolean bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    int maxWaitMs = 5000;
    success = socket.Connect("s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,maxWaitMs);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Connect Failure Error Code: " + String.valueOf(socket.get_ConnectFailReason()));
        Log.i(TAG, socket.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Use the proxied TLS connection:
    success = rest.UseConnection(socket,true);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAws authAws = new CkAuthAws();
    authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    authAws.put_ServiceName("s3");
    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    // List all buckets for the account...
    String responseXml = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    success = xml.LoadXml(responseXml);

    // Show the full XML returned.
    Log.i(TAG, xml.getXml());

    // Iterate over the buckets, showing each bucket name.
    success = xml.FindChild2("Buckets");
    if (xml.FirstChild2() == true) {
        Log.i(TAG, xml.getChildContent("Name"));
        while ((xml.NextSibling2() == true)) {
            Log.i(TAG, xml.getChildContent("Name"));
            }

        }

    // Move the internal pointer back to the root node.
    xml.GetRoot2();

  }

  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."
  }
}