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Send JSON REST Request, Get JSON Response

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Demonstrates sending a RESTful JSON request, and receiving a JSON response. This example will create a bucket in Google Cloud Storage (which involves sending and receiving JSON). PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

// This example will create a bucket in Google Cloud Storage.

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

$gAuth = new COM("Chilkat.AuthGoogle");
// Obtain an access token as shown in one of the following examples:
// See Get Access Token using a Service Account JSON Key
// See Get Access Token using a P12 File

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect using TLS.
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,$bAutoReconnect);

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
$success = $rest->SetAuthGoogle($gAuth);

// Build the JSON request body for creating a bucket.
// The only required property is the "name", but we'll add more
// to make a better example..
$jsonReqBody = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonReqBody->AppendString('name','chilkat-bucket-c');
$jsonReqBody->AppendString('kind','storage#bucket');
$jsonReqBody->AppendString('location','US');

$objVersioning = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jsonReqBody->AppendObject2('versioning',$objVersioning);
$objVersioning->AppendBool('enabled',1);

// Show the HTTP request body we'll be sending.
print $jsonReqBody->emit() . "\n";

// Add the required query parameter.
// See https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/json_api/v1/buckets/insert
$success = $rest->AddQueryParam('project','chilkattest-1050');

// Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
$success = $rest->AddHeader('Content-Type','application/json; charset=UTF-8');

$jsonResponseStr = $rest->fullRequestString('POST','/storage/v1/b',$jsonReqBody->emit());
if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show the JSON response.  (See below for a sample JSON response.)
print 'Json Response: ' . $jsonResponseStr . "\n";

// {
//  "kind": "storage#bucket",
//  "id": "chilkat-bucket-c",
//  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-bucket-c",
//  "projectNumber": "999992999999",
//  "name": "chilkat-bucket-c",
//  "timeCreated": "2016-04-29T21:08:10.451Z",
//  "updated": "2016-04-29T21:08:10.451Z",
//  "metageneration": "1",
//  "owner": {
//   "entity": "project-owners-999992999999"
//  },
//  "location": "US",
//  "versioning": {
//   "enabled": true
//  },
//  "storageClass": "STANDARD",
//  "etag": "CAE="
// }
// 

?>