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S3 List Buckets (using Chilkat REST)

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Demonstrates how to fetch a list of S3 buckets.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkRest rest;

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("s3.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
    // there are three important changes that need to be made.
    // See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    CkAuthAws authAws;
    authAws.put_AccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    authAws.put_SecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    authAws.put_ServiceName("s3");
    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws);

    CkStringBuilder sbResponse;
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/",sbResponse);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

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

    CkXml xml;
    xml.LoadSb(sbResponse,true);
    std::cout << xml.getXml() << "\r\n";

    if (statusCode != 200) {
        std::cout << "Failed.  See error information in the XML." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Code to Create XML

    const char *Name = 0;
    const char *CreationDate = 0;

    int i = 0;
    int count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("Buckets|Bucket");
    while (i < count_i) {
        xml.put_I(i);
        Name = xml.getChildContent("Buckets|Bucket[i]|Name");
        CreationDate = xml.getChildContent("Buckets|Bucket[i]|CreationDate");
        std::cout << Name << "\r\n";
        std::cout << CreationDate << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }