(Objective-C) REST Read Binary Response into BinData Object (Amazon S3)

Demonstrates how to make a REST call that returns a binary response body. This example is valid for files that fit in memory. The example shows how to download a JPG from the Amazon S3 service.

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#import <CkoRest.h>
#import <CkoAuthAws.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoBinData.h>

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

CkoRest *rest = [[CkoRest alloc] init];

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
BOOL bTls = YES;
int port = 443;
BOOL bAutoReconnect = YES;
BOOL success = [rest Connect: @"s3.amazonaws.com" port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: port] tls: bTls autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect];

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
// there are three important changes that need to be made.
// See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
CkoAuthAws *authAws = [[CkoAuthAws alloc] init];
authAws.AccessKey = @"AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
authAws.SecretKey = @"AWS_SECRET_KEY";
authAws.ServiceName = @"s3";
success = [rest SetAuthAws: authAws];

// Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
// In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
rest.Host = @"chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com";

// Send the request to download the JPG.
success = [rest SendReqNoBody: @"GET" uriPath: @"/starfish.jpg"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Read the response header.
int responseStatusCode = [[rest ReadResponseHeader] intValue];
if (responseStatusCode < 0) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response status code = ",responseStatusCode);

// We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
// Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
if (responseStatusCode != 200) {
    NSString *errResponse = [rest ReadRespBodyString];
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
        NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        NSLog(@"%@",errResponse);
    }

    return;
}

CkoBinData *bdBody = [[CkoBinData alloc] init];
success = [rest ReadRespBd: bdBody];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Save the contents of the response body to a file.
success = [bdBody WriteFile: @"qa_output/starfish.jpg"];
if (success == YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Success");
}
else {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed to write file.");
}