Populi Get Roles

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var success = false;

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

// First load the previously obtained API token.
// See Get Populi Access Token for sample code showing how to get the API token.
var xml = new CkXml();
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
var accessKey = xml.GetChildContent("access_key");
if (xml.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
    console.log("Did not find the access_key");
    return;
}

var rest = new CkRest();

// Connect using TLS.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Populi REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
var bAutoReconnect = true;
success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

rest.Authorization = accessKey;

rest.AddQueryParam("task","getRoles");

var responseBody = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php");
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// We should expect a 200 response if successful.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log("Request Header: ");
    console.log(rest.LastRequestHeader);
    console.log("----");
    console.log("Response StatusCode = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
    console.log("Response StatusLine: " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    console.log("Response Header:");
    console.log(rest.ResponseHeader);
    console.log("Response Body:");
    console.log(responseBody);
    return;
}

xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
console.log(xml.GetXml());

// Sample response:
// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
// Generate Parsing Code from XML

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
// <response>
//     <role>
//         <id>7</id>
//         <name>Academic Admin</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>19</id>
//         <name>Financial Aid</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>15</id>
//         <name>Registrar</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>4</id>
//         <name>Staff</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>1</id>
//         <name>Everyone</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
// </response>

var i;
var count_i;
var id;
var name;
var inactive;

i = 0;
count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("role");
while (i < count_i) {
    xml.I = i;
    id = xml.GetChildIntValue("role[i]|id");
    name = xml.GetChildContent("role[i]|name");
    inactive = xml.GetChildIntValue("role[i]|inactive");
    i = i+1;
}