PowerBuilder

REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the gzip Content-Encoding. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Rest
oleobject loo_SbReq
oleobject loo_SbResp
oleobject loo_JsonResp

li_Success = 0

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

// Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml
// to generate the JSON code that creates this JSON:

// {
//     "lists": [
//         {
//             "id": "1511199999"
//         }
//     ],
//     "confirmed": false,
//     "email_addresses": [
//         {
//             "email_address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//     ],
//     "first_name": "Matt",
//     "last_name": "Smith"
// }
// 

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Json
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Json.UpdateString("lists[0].id","1511199999")
loo_Json.UpdateBool("confirmed",0)
loo_Json.UpdateString("email_addresses[0].email_address","support@chilkatsoft.com")
loo_Json.UpdateString("first_name","Matt")
loo_Json.UpdateString("last_name","Smith")

loo_Rest = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Rest.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Rest")

li_Success = loo_Rest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com",443,1,1)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Rest
    return
end if

loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx")

// Tell the server you'll accept only an application/json response.
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")

// Indicate that we'll be sending the request body gzipped.
loo_Rest.AddHeader("Content-Encoding","gzip")

loo_SbReq = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbReq.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Json.EmitSb(loo_SbReq)

// Send the POST.
loo_SbResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

li_Success = loo_Rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx",loo_SbReq,loo_SbResp)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Rest.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbReq
    destroy loo_SbResp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Response body:"
Write-Debug loo_SbResp.GetAsString()

if loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 then
    Write-Debug "Received error response code: " + string(loo_Rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Rest
    destroy loo_SbReq
    destroy loo_SbResp
    return
end if

loo_JsonResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JsonResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResp)

// Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.cshtml
// to generate the JSON code that parses the JSON response..


destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Rest
destroy loo_SbReq
destroy loo_SbResp
destroy loo_JsonResp