(C) SES Send HTML Email

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Sends a simple HTML email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

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#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkAuthAws.h>
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    BOOL success;
    HCkAuthAws authAws;
    const char *responseXml;
    HCkXml xml;

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

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    // such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    authAws = CkAuthAws_Create();
    CkAuthAws_putAccessKey(authAws,"AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    CkAuthAws_putSecretKey(authAws,"AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    // the region should match our URL above..
    CkAuthAws_putRegion(authAws,"us-west-2");
    CkAuthAws_putServiceName(authAws,"ses");

    CkRest_SetAuthAws(rest,authAws);

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Action","SendEmail");

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Message.Body.Html.Data","<html><body><p>This is a simple <b>HTML Email</b></p></body></html>");
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Message.Body.Html.Charset","utf-8");

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Message.Subject.Data","Sample HTML SES email");
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Message.Subject.Charset","utf-8");

    // Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
    // If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
    // provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Destination.ToAddresses.member.1","success@simulator.amazonses.com");
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Destination.CcAddresses.member.1","support@chilkatsoft.com");
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Destination.CcAddresses.member.2","somebody@yahoo.com");
    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Destination.BccAddresses.member.1","somebody@gmail.com");

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"Source","admin@chilkatdownload.com");

    // Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
    // where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
    responseXml = CkRest_fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(rest,"POST","/");
    if (CkRest_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        printf("response status code = %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        printf("response status text = %s\n",CkRest_responseStatusText(rest));
        printf("response header: %s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        printf("response body: %s\n",responseXml);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    xml = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_LoadXml(xml,responseXml);
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    // To get the MessageId
    printf("MessageId: %s\n",CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"SendEmailResult|MessageId|*"));

    // A sample successful response:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
    //     <SendEmailResult>
    //         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
    //     </SendEmailResult>
    //     <ResponseMetadata>
    //         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
    //     </ResponseMetadata>
    // </SendEmailResponse>


    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }