(C) Debug REST HTTP Request

Demonstrates how to generate the HTTP Request (with all headers intact) without actually sending the request.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or later.

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#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkBinData bdRequest;

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

    // This example will connect to the web server, but does not actually send a request.
    // When in DebugMode, the request is composed in memory and can be retrieved by calling
    // GetLastDebugRequest.

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect Code...
    // URL: https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("ConnectFailReason: %d\n",CkRest_getConnectFailReason(rest));
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // Build the request body...
    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"periodKey","A001");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber(json,"vatDueSales","105.50");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber(json,"vatDueAcquisitions","-100.45");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber(json,"totalVatDue","5.05");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber(json,"vatReclaimedCurrPeriod","105.15");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateNumber(json,"netVatDue","100.10");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"totalValueSalesExVAT",300);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"totalValuePurchasesExVAT",300);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"totalValueGoodsSuppliedExVAT",3000);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateInt(json,"totalAcquisitionsExVAT",3000);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,"finalised",TRUE);

    // Add Headers...
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Accept","application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Authorization","Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/json");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkJsonObject_EmitSb(json,sbRequestBody);

    // Set DebugMode so that no request is actually sent.
    CkRest_putDebugMode(rest,TRUE);

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    success = CkRest_FullRequestSb(rest,"POST","/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        return;
    }

    // Get the exact contents of what would've been sent.
    // This includes the HTTP start line, the HTTP request headers, and the request body.
    // Given that it's possible for the request body to contain binary data,
    // the GetLastDebugRequest fetches into a BinData object.
    // In this case, however, our request body contained JSON, so we can
    // examine it as a string..
    bdRequest = CkBinData_Create();
    success = CkRest_GetLastDebugRequest(rest,bdRequest);

    printf("----\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkBinData_getString(bdRequest,"utf-8"));
    printf("----\n");

    // The output for the above case:

    // POST /organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns HTTP/1.1
    // Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json
    // Host: test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk
    // Authorization: Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN
    // Content-Type: application/json
    // Content-Length: 281
    // 
    // {"periodKey":"A001","vatDueSales":105.50, ... ,"finalised":true}
    // 
    // 


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bdRequest);

    }