(PowerShell) REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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

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

# 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"
# }
# 

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("lists[0].id","1511199999")
$json.UpdateBool("confirmed",$false)
$json.UpdateString("email_addresses[0].email_address","support@chilkatsoft.com")
$json.UpdateString("first_name","Matt")
$json.UpdateString("last_name","Smith")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

$success = $rest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com",443,$true,$true)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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

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

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

$sbReq = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$json.EmitSb($sbReq)

# Send the POST.
$sbResp = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx",$sbReq,$sbResp)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Response body:")
$($sbResp.GetAsString())

if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $("Received error response code: " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    exit
}

$jsonResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResp.LoadSb($sbResp)

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