(Delphi DLL) HTTP Verb - How to use any Verb (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PROPFIND, etc.)

The HttpVerb property may be set to anything. Typically, it is set to the common/standard HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. It can be set to anything, including custom verbs that only have meaning to your particular server-side application.

This example demonstrates how to compose an HTTP request using the PROPFIND verb, which is something one might use with a WebDAV request.

This example composes the following HTTP request:

   PROPFIND  /container/ HTTP/1.1
   Host: www.foo.bar
   Depth: 1
   Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
   Content-Length: xxxx

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:">
     <D:allprop/>
   </D:propfind>

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Xml, HttpRequest;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
req: HCkHttpRequest;
xml: HCkXml;
requestMime: PWideChar;

begin
req := CkHttpRequest_Create();

// The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
// always be explicitly set.
CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,'PROPFIND');
CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,'/container/');
CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,'text/xml');
CkHttpRequest_putCharset(req,'utf-8');
CkHttpRequest_putSendCharset(req,True);

CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,'Depth','1');

xml := CkXml_Create();
CkXml_putTag(xml,'propfind');
CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,'xmlns:D','DAV:');
CkXml_NewChild2(xml,'allprop','');

CkHttpRequest_LoadBodyFromString(req,CkXml__getXml(xml),'utf-8');

// View the request that would be sent if SynchronousRequest was called:
requestMime := CkHttpRequest__generateRequestText(req);
Memo1.Lines.Add(requestMime);

// A few important comments about the HTTP request that is generated:
// 
// 1) The Content-Length header is automatically generated based on the actual length of the MIME message
//    that follows the intial (topmost) MIME header.
// 2) The HOST header will automatically get filled in with the actual domain when SynchronousRequest
//    is called

CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
CkXml_Dispose(xml);

end;