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Yousign Procedure Creation Basic Mode Upload File

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Demonstrates the 1st step of Yousign procedure creation, which is to upload a PDF file.

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.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.

    CkHttp http;

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl --location --request POST 'https://staging-api.yousign.com/files' \
    //  --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
    //  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    //  --data-raw '{
    //      "name": "The best name for my file.pdf",
    //      "content": "JVBERi0..." }'

    //  Load a PDF file to be uploaded.
    CkBinData pdfData;
    success = pdfData.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << "Failed to load PDF local file." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    //  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

    //  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    //  {
    //    "name": "The best name for my file.pdf",
    //    "content": "JVBERi0..."
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("name","helloWorld.pdf");
    json.UpdateString("content",pdfData.getEncoded("base64"));

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("YOUR_API_KEY");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://staging-api.yousign.com/files",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Sample JSON response:
    //  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    //  {
    //    "id": "/files/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
    //    "name": "The best name for my file.pdf",
    //    "type": "signable",
    //    "contentType": "application/pdf",
    //    "description": null,
    //    "createdAt": "2018-12-01T11:36:20+01:00",
    //    "updatedAt": "2018-12-01T11:36:20+01:00",
    //    "sha256": "bb57ae2b2ca6ad0133a699350d1a6f6c8cdfde3cf872cf526585d306e4675cc2",
    //    "metadata": [
    //    ],
    //    "workspace": "/workspaces/XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
    //    "creator": null,
    //    "protected": false,
    //    "position": 0,
    //    "parent": null
    //  }

    //  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    //  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    //  Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    //  See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const char *id = jResp.stringOf("id");
    const char *name = jResp.stringOf("name");
    const char *v_type = jResp.stringOf("type");
    const char *contentType = jResp.stringOf("contentType");
    const char *description = jResp.stringOf("description");
    const char *createdAt = jResp.stringOf("createdAt");
    const char *updatedAt = jResp.stringOf("updatedAt");
    const char *sha256 = jResp.stringOf("sha256");
    const char *workspace = jResp.stringOf("workspace");
    const char *creator = jResp.stringOf("creator");
    bool v_protected = jResp.BoolOf("protected");
    int position = jResp.IntOf("position");
    const char *parent = jResp.stringOf("parent");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }