(Objective-C) Viewing a Simple Three-Step Execution Plan

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This example demonstrates a straightforward, valid dependency chain that results in a three-step execution plan. The goal is not to execute the requests, but to inspect how the plan is constructed using ExaminePlan.

The target curl command requires {{order_id}}. A helper function is defined to produce order_id, but it depends on customer_id. Another helper function produces customer_id, which depends on account_name.

Because account_name is provided as a known input, the dependency chain can be fully resolved:

• customer_id is obtained from account_name
• order_id is obtained from customer_id
• The target curl command uses order_id

When ExaminePlan is called, it builds and returns a three-step execution plan showing the order in which each function would be executed.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.5.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://www.chilkatsoft.com/curl_dependency_engine.asp

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#import <CkoHttpCurl.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>

BOOL success = NO;

CkoHttpCurl *httpCurl = [[CkoHttpCurl alloc] init];

// The target curl command requires {{order_id}}.
NSString *targetCurl = @"curl -X GET https://api.example.com/orders/{{order_id}}";

// Define a helper function that produces order_id from customer_id.
NSString *fnName = @"getOrderId";
[httpCurl AddFunction: fnName curl: @"curl -X GET https://api.example.com/order-id?customer={{customer_id}}"];
[httpCurl AddOutput: fnName jsonPath: @"order.id" varName: @"order_id"];

// Define a helper function that produces customer_id from account_name.
fnName = @"getCustomerId";
[httpCurl AddFunction: fnName curl: @"curl -X GET https://api.example.com/customer-id?account={{account_name}}"];
[httpCurl AddOutput: fnName jsonPath: @"customer.id" varName: @"customer_id"];

// Provide the starting known input.
[httpCurl SetVar: @"account_name" varValue: @"acme"];

// Examine the execution plan without running any requests.
CkoJsonObject *planJson = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
planJson.EmitCompact = NO;

success = [httpCurl ExaminePlan: targetCurl json: planJson];

// Success is expected to be YES.
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"success = ",success);

NSLog(@"%@",[planJson Emit]);

// Expected result:
// 
// {
//   "plan": [{
//     "function": "getCustomerId",
//     "inputs": ["account_name"],
//     "outputs": ["customer_id"]
//   },{
//     "function": "getOrderId",
//     "inputs": ["customer_id"],
//     "outputs": ["order_id"]
//   },{
//     "function": "targetCurl",
//     "inputs": ["order_id"],
//     "outputs": []
//   }]
// }