(Go) SES Send Plain-Text Email

Sends a simple plain-text email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

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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.
    // such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success := rest.Connect("email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    authAws := chilkat.NewAuthAws()
    authAws.SetAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY")
    authAws.SetSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY")
    // the region should match our URL above..
    authAws.SetRegion("us-west-2")
    authAws.SetServiceName("ses")

    rest.SetAuthAws(authAws)

    rest.AddQueryParam("Action","SendEmail")

    rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Text.Data","This is a sample plain-text email.")
    rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Body.Text.Charset","utf-8")

    rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Data","Sample plain-text SES email")
    rest.AddQueryParam("Message.Subject.Charset","utf-8")

    // Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
    // If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
    // provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
    rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.ToAddresses.member.1","success@simulator.amazonses.com")
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thanks!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thanks!)
    // Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thanks!)
    rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.CcAddresses.member.1","support@chilkatsoft.com")
    rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.CcAddresses.member.2","somebody@yahoo.com")
    rest.AddQueryParam("Destination.BccAddresses.member.1","somebody@gmail.com")

    rest.AddQueryParam("Source","admin@chilkatdownload.com")

    // Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
    // where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
    responseXml := rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/")
    if rest.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 200 {
        fmt.Println("response status code = ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())
        fmt.Println("response status text = ", rest.ResponseStatusText())
        fmt.Println("response header: ", rest.ResponseHeader())
        fmt.Println("response body: ", *responseXml)
        rest.DisposeRest()
        authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
        return
    }

    // Examine the successful XML response.
    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.LoadXml(*responseXml)
    fmt.Println(*xml.GetXml())

    // To get the MessageId
    fmt.Println("MessageId: ", *xml.ChilkatPath("SendEmailResult|MessageId|*"))

    // A sample successful response:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
    //     <SendEmailResult>
    //         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
    //     </SendEmailResult>
    //     <ResponseMetadata>
    //         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
    //     </ResponseMetadata>
    // </SendEmailResponse>

    rest.DisposeRest()
    authAws.DisposeAuthAws()
    xml.DisposeXml()