(PowerShell) HTTP Verb - How to use any Verb (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, PROPFIND, etc.)

The HttpVerb property may be set to anything. Typically, it is set to the common/standard HTTP verbs such as GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc. It can be set to anything, including custom verbs that only have meaning to your particular server-side application.

This example demonstrates how to compose an HTTP request using the PROPFIND verb, which is something one might use with a WebDAV request.

This example composes the following HTTP request:

   PROPFIND  /container/ HTTP/1.1
   Host: www.foo.bar
   Depth: 1
   Content-Type: text/xml; charset="utf-8"
   Content-Length: xxxx

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:">
     <D:allprop/>
   </D:propfind>

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$req = New-Object Chilkat.HttpRequest

# The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
# always be explicitly set.
$req.HttpVerb = "PROPFIND"
$req.Path = "/container/"
$req.ContentType = "text/xml"
$req.Charset = "utf-8"
$req.SendCharset = $true

$req.AddHeader("Depth","1")

$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.Tag = "propfind"
$xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:D","DAV:")
$xml.NewChild2("allprop","")

$req.LoadBodyFromString($xml.GetXml(),"utf-8")

# View the request that would be sent if SynchronousRequest was called:
$requestMime = $req.GenerateRequestText()
$($requestMime)

# A few important comments about the HTTP request that is generated:
# 
# 1) The Content-Length header is automatically generated based on the actual length of the MIME message
#    that follows the intial (topmost) MIME header.
# 2) The HOST header will automatically get filled in with the actual domain when SynchronousRequest
#    is called