Node.js

curl with Path Variables and Query Param Variables

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This example demonstrates using variables located in the path and query params with the {{variable_name}} syntax. Node.js

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Variables can occur in the path and query params.  
    //  Variable names are enclosed between {{ and }}

    //   curl -X GET https://httpbin.org/{{verb}}?id={id_value}}
    var targetCurl = "curl -X GET https://httpbin.org/{{verb}}?id={{id_value}}";

    var httpCurl = new chilkat.HttpCurl();

    //  Provide values for variables.
    //  In this example, "verb" is a path variable, and "id_value" is a query param variable.
    httpCurl.SetVar("verb","get");
    httpCurl.SetVar("id_value","123");

    //  Run the curl command.
    success = httpCurl.DoYourThing(targetCurl);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(httpCurl.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var responseJson = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    responseJson.EmitCompact = false;

    var statusCode = httpCurl.StatusCode;
    console.log("response status code: " + statusCode);

    httpCurl.GetResponseJson(responseJson);
    console.log(responseJson.Emit());

    //  Output:

    //  response status code: 200
    //  {
    //    "args": {
    //      "id": "123"
    //    },
    //    "headers": {
    //      "Host": "httpbin.org",
    //      "X-Amzn-Trace-Id": "Root=1-69e92914-5d4136d240f2f7fe1056f126"
    //    },
    //    "origin": "222.222.222.222",
    //    "url": "https://httpbin.org/get?id=123"
    //  }

}

chilkatExample();