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Yousign Procedure Creation Basic Mode Upload File

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Demonstrates the 1st step of Yousign procedure creation, which is to upload a PDF file.

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl --location --request POST 'https://staging-api.yousign.com/files' \
// --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
// --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
// --data-raw '{
//     "name": "The best name for my file.pdf",
//     "content": "JVBERi0..." }'

// Load a PDF file to be uploaded.
$pdfData = new COM("Chilkat.BinData");
$success = $pdfData->LoadFile('qa_data/pdf/helloWorld.pdf');
if ($success == 0) {
    print 'Failed to load PDF local file.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "name": "The best name for my file.pdf",
//   "content": "JVBERi0..."
// }

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('name','helloWorld.pdf');
$json->UpdateString('content',$pdfData->getEncoded('base64'));

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header.
$http->AuthToken = 'YOUR_API_KEY';

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://staging-api.yousign.com/files',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "id": "/files/XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "name": "The best name for my file.pdf",
//   "type": "signable",
//   "contentType": "application/pdf",
//   "description": null,
//   "createdAt": "2018-12-01T11:36:20+01:00",
//   "updatedAt": "2018-12-01T11:36:20+01:00",
//   "sha256": "bb57ae2b2ca6ad0133a699350d1a6f6c8cdfde3cf872cf526585d306e4675cc2",
//   "metadata": [
//   ],
//   "workspace": "/workspaces/XXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX",
//   "creator": null,
//   "protected": false,
//   "position": 0,
//   "parent": null
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$id = $jResp->stringOf('id');
$name = $jResp->stringOf('name');
$v_type = $jResp->stringOf('type');
$contentType = $jResp->stringOf('contentType');
$description = $jResp->stringOf('description');
$createdAt = $jResp->stringOf('createdAt');
$updatedAt = $jResp->stringOf('updatedAt');
$sha256 = $jResp->stringOf('sha256');
$workspace = $jResp->stringOf('workspace');
$creator = $jResp->stringOf('creator');
$v_protected = $jResp->BoolOf('protected');
$position = $jResp->IntOf('position');
$parent = $jResp->stringOf('parent');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray('metadata');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->I = $i;
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>