(C) SendRawEmail (HTML Email with PDF Attachment)

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Demonstrates how to use the SES SendRawEmail action to send an email with an attachment. Note: The total size of an SES email cannot exceed 10MB.

See SES SendRawEmail for more information.

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#include <C_CkEmail.h>
#include <C_CkCrypt2.h>
#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkAuthAws.h>
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkEmail email;
    const char *contentType;
    const char *mimeStr;
    HCkCrypt2 crypt;
    const char *mimeBase64;
    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.

    // Let's first prepare the email to be sent..
    email = CkEmail_Create();
    CkEmail_putCharset(email,"utf-8");
    CkEmail_putSubject(email,"Test email with PDF attachment.");
    CkEmail_SetHtmlBody(email,"<html><body><p>This is a test <b>HTML email with a PDF attachment</b></p></body></html>");

    // The AddFileAttachment method returns the content-type selected based on the 
    // file extension.   This example has no need of using the return value..
    contentType = CkEmail_addFileAttachment(email,"qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf");
    if (CkEmail_getLastMethodSuccess(email) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkEmail_lastErrorText(email));
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        return;
    }

    // Add the From header, and some recipients.
    // The From address should be an email address verified for use
    // as a sender for your Amazon SES account.
    // The From address will also be the Source parameter for the SES SendRawEmail request.
    CkEmail_putFrom(email,"Chilkat Software <admin@chilkatdownload.com>");

    // Add recipients...
    // Note: We DO NOT add BCC recipients to the email.  A BCC address should not be
    // present in the MIME header of the email (otherwise it would not be "blind" because
    // other recipients would be able to see it).
    // These same addresses will be added as parameters to the SendRawEmail request.
    // (BCC addresses are added as parameters at that time.)
    CkEmail_AddTo(email,"Mr. Simulator","success@simulator.amazonses.com");
    CkEmail_AddCC(email,"Chilkat Support","support@chilkatsoft.com");
    CkEmail_AddCC(email,"Some Yahoo","somebody@yahoo.com");

    // Get the MIME of the email to be sent.
    mimeStr = CkEmail_getMime(email);

    // We'll need the MIME base64 encoded for the SES REST request..
    crypt = CkCrypt2_Create();
    mimeBase64 = CkCrypt2_encodeString(crypt,mimeStr,"utf-8","base64");

    // OK.. our MIME email is prepared.  Now use Chilkat REST to send it..

    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","SendRawEmail");

    CkRest_AddQueryParam(rest,"RawMessage.Data",mimeBase64);

    // 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));
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
        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);
        CkEmail_Dispose(email);
        CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
        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>


    CkEmail_Dispose(email);
    CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkAuthAws_Dispose(authAws);
    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }