(MFC) Get Populi Access Key (Token)

Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkRest rest;

    // 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.
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    bool success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append(rest.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    rest.AddQueryParam("username","POPULI_USERNAME");
    rest.AddQueryParam("password","POPULI_PASSWORD");

    const char *responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append(rest.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        strOut.append("Request Header: ");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(rest.lastRequestHeader());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("----");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Response StatusCode = ");
        strOut.appendInt(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Response StatusLine: ");
        strOut.append(rest.responseStatusText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Response Header:");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(rest.responseHeader());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Response Body:");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(responseBody);
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkXml xml;
    xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
    strOut.append(xml.getXml());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    // Sample response:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    // <response>
    // <access_key>63481e36023b5d ... 76d0dbc314</access_key>
    //     <accountid>19999999</accountid>
    //     <accounttype>PERSON</accounttype>
    // </response>

    // Save the XML to a file for subsequent requests..
    xml.SaveXml("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }