C++

Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password. C++

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkXml.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.

    CkRest rest;

    //  Connect using TLS.
    //  A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Populi REST API calls.
    //  The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    //  then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    rest.AddQueryParam("username","POPULI_USERNAME");
    rest.AddQueryParam("password","POPULI_PASSWORD");

    const char *responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std::cout << "Request Header: " << "\r\n";
        std::cout << rest.lastRequestHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "----" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response StatusCode = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response StatusLine: " << rest.responseStatusText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << rest.responseHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << responseBody << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkXml xml;
    xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
    std::cout << xml.getXml() << "\r\n";

    //  Sample response:
    //  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    //  <response>
    //  <access_key>63481e36023b5d ... 76d0dbc314</access_key>
    //      <accountid>19999999</accountid>
    //      <accounttype>PERSON</accounttype>
    //  </response>

    //  Save the XML to a file for subsequent requests..
    xml.SaveXml("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
    }