JavaScript

REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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

var success = false;

// 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"
// }
// 

var json = new CkJsonObject();
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");

var rest = new CkRest();

success = rest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com",443,true,true);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    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");

var sbReq = new CkStringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbReq);

// Send the POST.
var sbResp = new CkStringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx",sbReq,sbResp);
if (success !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

console.log("Response body:");
console.log(sbResp.GetAsString());

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log("Received error response code: " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
    return;
}

var jsonResp = new CkJsonObject();
jsonResp.LoadSb(sbResp);

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