(Go) REST Read Binary Response into BinData Object (Amazon S3)

Demonstrates how to make a REST call that returns a binary response body. This example is valid for files that fit in memory. The example shows how to download a JPG from the Amazon S3 service.

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

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    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.
    authAws := chilkat.NewAuthAws()
    authAws.SetAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
    authAws.SetSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
    authAws.SetServiceName("s3")
    success = rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

    // Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
    // In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
    rest.SetHost("chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com")

    // Send the request to download the JPG.
    success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/starfish.jpg")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    // Read the response header.
    responseStatusCode := rest.ReadResponseHeader()
    if responseStatusCode < 0 {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Response status code = ", responseStatusCode)

    // We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
    // Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
    if responseStatusCode != 200 {
        errResponse := rest.ReadRespBodyString()
        if rest.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
            fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        }
        else {
            fmt.Println(*errResponse)
        }

        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    bdBody := chilkat.NewBinData()
    success = rest.ReadRespBd(bdBody)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        bdBody.DisposeBinData()
        return
    }

    // Save the contents of the response body to a file.
    success = bdBody.WriteFile("qa_output/starfish.jpg")
    if success == true {
        fmt.Println("Success")
    }
    else {
        fmt.Println("Failed to write file.")
    }


    rest.DisposeRest()
    authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
    bdBody.DisposeBinData()