(C) Send JSON REST Request, Get JSON Response

Demonstrates sending a RESTful JSON request, and receiving a JSON response. This example will create a bucket in Google Cloud Storage (which involves sending and receiving JSON).

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#include <C_CkAuthGoogle.h>
#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkAuthGoogle gAuth;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkJsonObject jsonReqBody;
    HCkJsonObject pObjVersioning;
    const char *jsonResponseStr;

    // This example will create a bucket in Google Cloud Storage.

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

    gAuth = CkAuthGoogle_Create();
    // Obtain an access token as shown in one of the following examples:
    // See Get Access Token using a Service Account JSON Key
    // See Get Access Token using a P12 File

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect using TLS.
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"www.googleapis.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
    success = CkRest_SetAuthGoogle(rest,gAuth);

    // Build the JSON request body for creating a bucket.
    // The only required property is the "name", but we'll add more
    // to make a better example..
    jsonReqBody = CkJsonObject_Create();
    success = CkJsonObject_AddStringAt(jsonReqBody,-1,"name","chilkat-bucket-c");
    success = CkJsonObject_AddStringAt(jsonReqBody,-1,"kind","storage#bucket");
    success = CkJsonObject_AddStringAt(jsonReqBody,-1,"location","US");
    success = CkJsonObject_AddObjectAt(jsonReqBody,-1,"versioning");

    pObjVersioning = CkJsonObject_ObjectOf(jsonReqBody,"versioning");
    success = CkJsonObject_AddBoolAt(pObjVersioning,-1,"enabled",TRUE);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(pObjVersioning);

    // Show the HTTP request body we'll be sending.
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonReqBody));

    // Add the required query parameter.
    // See https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/buckets/insert
    success = CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"project","chilkattest-1050");

    // Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
    success = CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8");

    jsonResponseStr = CkRest_fullRequestString(rest,"POST","/storage/v1/b",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonReqBody));
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkAuthGoogle_Dispose(gAuth);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonReqBody);
        return;
    }

    // Show the JSON response.  (See below for a sample JSON response.)
    printf("Json Response: %s\n",jsonResponseStr);

    // {
    //  "kind": "storage#bucket",
    //  "id": "chilkat-bucket-c",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-bucket-c",
    //  "projectNumber": "999992999999",
    //  "name": "chilkat-bucket-c",
    //  "timeCreated": "2016-04-29T21:08:10.451Z",
    //  "updated": "2016-04-29T21:08:10.451Z",
    //  "metageneration": "1",
    //  "owner": {
    //   "entity": "project-owners-999992999999"
    //  },
    //  "location": "US",
    //  "versioning": {
    //   "enabled": true
    //  },
    //  "storageClass": "STANDARD",
    //  "etag": "CAE="
    // }
    // 


    CkAuthGoogle_Dispose(gAuth);
    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonReqBody);

    }