(Node.js) QuickRequest Method - GET and DELETE

Demonstrate the QuickRequest method for sending HTTP requests that don't have a request body, such as for GET or DELETE requests.

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // Specifiy a session log file so we can see the exact request/response
    http.SessionLogFilename = "c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt";

    // Perhaps add a custom header or two..
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-exz-date","20201012T235046Z");
    http.SetRequestHeader("x-exz-id","1234");

    // Send a GET request to https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc
    var url = "https://www.example.com/someting?param1=123&param2=abc";
    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.QuickRequest("GET",url);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The GET request that is sent looks like this.
    // The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are automatically added by default.

    // 	GET /someting?param1=123&param2=abc HTTP/1.1
    // 	Host: www.example.com
    // 	Accept: */*
    // 	Accept-Encoding: gzip
    // 	x-exz-date: 20201012T235046Z
    // 	x-exz-id: 1234

    // Get the response status
    var statusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response status: " + statusCode);

    // Get the response body
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    // -------------------------------------------------------------
    // Let's say we want to send a DELETE request, and we only want to accept an application/json response,
    // and we don't want gzipped responses...

    // First remove the previously specified custom headers.
    http.ClearHeaders();

    // Indicate we only accept application/json non-gzipped responses.
    http.Accept = "application/json";
    http.AllowGzip = false;

    // Send a DELETE request to https://www.example.com/deleteSomething
    url = "https://www.example.com/deleteSomething";
    resp = http.QuickRequest("DELETE",url);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // The DELETE request that is sent looks like this.
    // The empty Accept-Encoding header value means we only want non-compressed responses.

    // 	DELETE /deleteSomething HTTP/1.1
    // 	Host: www.example.com
    // 	Accept: application/json
    // 	Accept-Encoding: 

    // Get the response status
    statusCode = resp.StatusCode;
    console.log("Response status: " + statusCode);

    // Get the response body
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);


}

chilkatExample();