(Node.js) HTTP POST x-www-form-urlencoded

Demonstrates how to send a simple URL encoded POST (content-type = x-www-form-urlencoded). Form params are passed in the HTTP request body in x-www-form-urlencoded format.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();

    // Add the request params expected by the server-side:
    req.AddParam("city","Paris");
    req.AddParam("country","France");

    // Send the POST  (This is a real URL that may be tested.)
    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp;
    resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("http://www.chilkatsoft.com/httpTest/cityCountry.asp",req);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The exact HTTP request sent and response received
    // by the example code above is as follows:

    // 
    // ---- Sending ----
    // POST /httpTest/cityCountry.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
    // Content-Length: 25
    // 
    // city=Paris&country=France
    // ---- Received ----
    // HTTP/1.1 200 OK
    // Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:16:00 GMT
    // Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0
    // X-Powered-By: ASP.NET
    // Content-Length: 156
    // Content-Type: text/html
    // Set-Cookie: ASPSESSIONIDQCDTSSAC=MHJCNFMDENFOKGINOFEDILCM; path=/
    // Cache-control: private
    // 
    // 
    // <html>
    // <head>
    // <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
    // </head>
    // <body>
    // 
    // France<br />Paris<br />
    // 
    // </body>
    // </html>

}

chilkatExample();