(Go) REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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

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    // 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"
    // }
    // 

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("lists[0].id","1511199999")
    json.UpdateBool("confirmed",false)
    json.UpdateString("email_addresses[0].email_address","support@chilkatsoft.com")
    json.UpdateString("first_name","Matt")
    json.UpdateString("last_name","Smith")

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    success := rest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com",443,true,true)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        return
    }

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

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

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

    sbReq := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    json.EmitSb(sbReq)

    // Send the POST.
    sbResp := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx",sbReq,sbResp)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbReq.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResp.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Response body:")
    fmt.Println(*sbResp.GetAsString())

    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("Received error response code: ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbReq.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResp.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    jsonResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jsonResp.LoadSb(sbResp)

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

    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    rest.DisposeRest()
    sbReq.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResp.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jsonResp.DisposeJsonObject()