PowerBuilder

POST JSON Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending a POST w/ content-type "application/json" where the body of the POST contains a JSON document. The POST is sent, but we don't wait for the response. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Rest
long li_BAutoReconnect
oleobject loo_SbJson
string ls_SomePath
long li_MaxWaitMs

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Rest
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Connect to the server using TLS
li_BAutoReconnect = 0
li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("example.com",443,1,li_BAutoReconnect)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

//  Create some sample JSON to be sent in the body of the request.
loo_SbJson = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbJson.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbJson.Append("{~"create~": [{~"name~": ~"Woo Single #1~",~"type~": ~"simple~",~"regular_price~": ~"21.99~"}]}")

//  Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

//  Just send the request.  Don't read the response.
//  The request is sent to https://example.com/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc
ls_SomePath = "/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc"
li_Success = loo_Rest.SendReqSb("POST",ls_SomePath,loo_SbJson)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbJson
    return
end if

//  OK, the request was sent.
//  Close the connection.
li_MaxWaitMs = 50
loo_Rest.Disconnect(li_MaxWaitMs)

Write-Debug "JSON POST Sent."


destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_SbJson