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eBay -- Download Data using FileTransferService

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Demonstrates how to download a data file using the eBay File Transfer API.

Chilkat C++ Downloads

C++
#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <CkXml.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkMime.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkGzip.h>
#include <CkZip.h>
#include <CkZipEntry.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  Use a previously obtained access token.  The token should look something like this:
    //  "AgAAAA**AQA ..."
    const char *accessToken = "EBAY_ACCESS_TOKEN";

    CkHttp http;

    CkHttpRequest req;

    req.put_HttpVerb("POST");
    req.put_Path("/FileTransferService");
    req.put_ContentType("application/xml");

    //  Build the XML body for the request.
    CkXml xml;
    xml.put_Tag("downloadFileRequest");
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns","http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("taskReferenceId","50013004806");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("fileReferenceId","50015579016");

    req.LoadBodyFromString(xml.getXml(),"utf-8");

    //  The XML body looks like this:

    //  	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    //  	<downloadFileRequest xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
    //  	<taskReferenceId>50013004806</taskReferenceId>
    //  	<fileReferenceId>50015579016</fileReferenceId>
    //  	</downloadFileRequest>

    req.AddHeader("X-EBAY-SOA-OPERATION-NAME","downloadFile");
    req.AddHeader("X-EBAY-SOA-SECURITY-TOKEN",accessToken);

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpSReq("storage.sandbox.ebay.com",443,true,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int statusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response status code = " << statusCode << "\r\n";

    CkBinData responseBody;
    resp.GetBodyBd(responseBody);

    //  We can save the response body to a file for examination if we get an unanticipated response.  
    //  (It's binary, so it won't open well in a text editor.)
    responseBody.WriteFile("qa_output/response.mime");

    if (statusCode != 200) {
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  The response body looks like this:

    //  	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
    //  	Content-Type: application/xop+xml; charset=utf-8; type="text/xml"
    //  	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
    //  	Content-ID: <0.urn:uuid:2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684242>
    //  
    //  	<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    //  	<downloadFileResponse xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
    //  	<ack>Success</ack>
    //  	<version>1.1.0</version>
    //  	<timestamp>2017-04-18T15:49:41.868Z</timestamp>
    //  	<fileAttachment>
    //  	    <Size>587</Size>
    //  	    <Data>
    //                  <xop:Include xmlns:xop="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/xop/include" href="cid:urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522"/>
    //  	    </Data>
    //  	</fileAttachment>
    //  	</downloadFileResponse>
    //  	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
    //  	Content-Type: application/zip
    //  	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
    //  	Content-ID: <urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522>
    //  
    //  	<the binary bytes of the zip start here...>
    //  

    //  Load the binary response into a MIME object.
    CkMime mime;
    success = mime.LoadMimeBd(responseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << mime.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Make sure we have 2 sub-parts.  The 1st sub-part is the XML response, the 2nd sub-part
    //  is the zip containing the data.

    //  Note: The 2nd sub-part can be a "zip" or "gzip".  These are two different file formats.
    //  A zip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/zip",
    //  whereas a gzip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/x-gzip"
    if (mime.get_NumParts() != 2) {
        std::cout << "Expected the MIME to have 2 parts." << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "NumParts = " << mime.get_NumParts() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Get the XML from the 1st MIME sub-part.

    CkMime part0;
    success = mime.PartAt(0,part0);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << mime.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    const char *downloadResponseXml = part0.getBodyDecoded();
    CkXml xmlResp;
    xmlResp.LoadXml(downloadResponseXml);
    std::cout << "Download Response XML:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << xmlResp.getXml() << "\r\n";

    std::cout << "----" << "\r\n";

    //  Now get the zip from the second part (index=1), unzip, and examine..

    CkMime part1;
    success = mime.PartAt(1,part1);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << mime.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkBinData zipData;
    part1.GetBodyBd(zipData);

    //  Check to see if we have a zip or gzip.
    CkStringBuilder sbContentType;
    sbContentType.Append(part1.contentType());

    CkXml xmlFromZip;

    if (sbContentType.Contains("gzip",false) == true) {
        //  This is a gzip compressed file.
        CkGzip gzip;

        //  in-place uncompress the data.
        //  Note: The UncompressBd method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.67
        success = gzip.UncompressBd(zipData);
        if (success == false) {
            std::cout << gzip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        xmlFromZip.LoadXml(zipData.getString("utf-8"));

    }
    else {
        //  This is a zip archive.

        //  Load the body into a Zip object.
        CkZip zip;
        success = zip.OpenBd(zipData);
        if (success == false) {
            std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        //  Save the .zip to a file (so we can examine it for debugging if something is not as expected)
        zipData.WriteFile("qa_output/ebay_data.zip");

        //  The zip should contain a single XML file.
        if (zip.get_NumEntries() != 1) {
            std::cout << "Expected the .zip to have 1 entry." << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "NumEntries = " << zip.get_NumEntries() << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        CkZipEntry entry;
        success = zip.EntryAt(0,entry);
        if (success == false) {
            std::cout << zip.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
            return;
        }

        xmlFromZip.LoadXml(entry.unzipToString(0,"utf-8"));
    }

    std::cout << "XML contained in the zip:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << xmlFromZip.getXml() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "----" << "\r\n";

    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }