(MFC) Populi Search People

Demonstrates the Populi searchPeople task.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // 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.
    CkXml xml;
    bool success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
    const char *accessKey = xml.getChildContent("access_key");
    if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        strOut.append("Did not find the access_key");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    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;
    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.put_Authorization(accessKey);

    rest.AddQueryParam("task","searchPeople");
    rest.AddQueryParam("search_term","Robert");
    rest.AddQueryParam("limit","10");

    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;
    }

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

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

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    //  <response>
    // 	<person>
    // 		<id>11111</id>
    // 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
    // 		<last_name>McStudent</last_name>
    // 		<middle_name>Kensington</middle_name>
    // 		<preferred_name>Bobby</preferred_name>
    // 		<is_user>1</is_user>
    // 		<primary_email>r.mcstudent@myschool.edu</primary_email>
    // 	</person>
    // 	<person>
    // 		<id>2222</id>
    // 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
    // 		<last_name>McBoardmember</last_name>
    // 		<middle_name/>
    // 		<preferred_name/>
    // 		<is_user>0</is_user>
    // 		<primary_email>robert@gmail.com</primary_email>
    // 	</person>
    // </response>

    int i;
    int count_i;
    int id;
    const char *first_name = 0;
    const char *last_name = 0;
    const char *middle_name = 0;
    const char *preferred_name = 0;
    int is_user;
    const char *primary_email = 0;

    i = 0;
    count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("person");
    while (i < count_i) {
        xml.put_I(i);
        id = xml.GetChildIntValue("person[i]|id");
        first_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|first_name");
        last_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|last_name");
        middle_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|middle_name");
        preferred_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|preferred_name");
        is_user = xml.GetChildIntValue("person[i]|is_user");
        primary_email = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|primary_email");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }