Visual FoxPro

REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the gzip Content-Encoding. Visual FoxPro

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loRest
LOCAL loSbReq
LOCAL loSbResp
LOCAL loJsonResp

lnSuccess = 0

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

* Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml
* to generate the JSON code that creates this JSON:

* {
*     "lists": [
*         {
*             "id": "1511199999"
*         }
*     ],
*     "confirmed": false,
*     "email_addresses": [
*         {
*             "email_address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
*         }
*     ],
*     "first_name": "Matt",
*     "last_name": "Smith"
* }
* 

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("lists[0].id","1511199999")
loJson.UpdateBool("confirmed",0)
loJson.UpdateString("email_addresses[0].email_address","support@chilkatsoft.com")
loJson.UpdateString("first_name","Matt")
loJson.UpdateString("last_name","Smith")

loRest = CreateObject('Chilkat.Rest')

lnSuccess = loRest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com",443,1,1)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loRest
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loRest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx")

* Tell the server you'll accept only an application/json response.
loRest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")

* Indicate that we'll be sending the request body gzipped.
loRest.AddHeader("Content-Encoding","gzip")

loSbReq = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loJson.EmitSb(loSbReq)

* Send the POST.
loSbResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
lnSuccess = loRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx",loSbReq,loSbResp)
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loRest
    RELEASE loSbReq
    RELEASE loSbResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

? "Response body:"
? loSbResp.GetAsString()

IF (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) THEN
    ? "Received error response code: " + STR(loRest.ResponseStatusCode)
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loRest
    RELEASE loSbReq
    RELEASE loSbResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loJsonResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJsonResp.LoadSb(loSbResp)

* Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.cshtml
* to generate the JSON code that parses the JSON response..

RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loRest
RELEASE loSbReq
RELEASE loSbResp
RELEASE loJsonResp