Chilkat2-Python

Debug REST HTTP Request

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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.

Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# 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 = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect Code...
# URL: https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.ConnectFailReason))
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Build the request body...
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("periodKey","A001")
json.UpdateNumber("vatDueSales","105.50")
json.UpdateNumber("vatDueAcquisitions","-100.45")
json.UpdateNumber("totalVatDue","5.05")
json.UpdateNumber("vatReclaimedCurrPeriod","105.15")
json.UpdateNumber("netVatDue","100.10")
json.UpdateInt("totalValueSalesExVAT",300)
json.UpdateInt("totalValuePurchasesExVAT",300)
json.UpdateInt("totalValueGoodsSuppliedExVAT",3000)
json.UpdateInt("totalAcquisitionsExVAT",3000)
json.UpdateBool("finalised",True)

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

sbRequestBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

# Set DebugMode so that no request is actually sent.
rest.DebugMode = True

sbResponseBody = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# 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 = chilkat2.BinData()
success = rest.GetLastDebugRequest(bdRequest)

print("----")
print(bdRequest.GetString("utf-8"))
print("----")

# 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}
# 
#