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Refinitiv World-Check One - Get Top Level Groups

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Sends a signed GET request to get the top level groups.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or later.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()

# Create the following JSON:
# 
# {
#   "keyId": "aaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
#   "hmacKey": "xxxxzI3vi58xxxCBxxx1+P/d8tGxx7KuLqN/KMPNxxxxekhj8/bx83+1YQSUxxxxYyv939ceY06GvhYRKmxxxx==",
#   "algorithm": "hmac-sha256",
#   "headers": [
#     "(request-target)",
#     "host",
#     "date"
#   ]
# }

# Substitute your actual API key and API secret in place of "api-key" and "api-secret"
json.UpdateString("keyId","api-key")
json.UpdateString("hmacKey","api-secret")
json.UpdateString("algorithm","hmac-sha256")
# Indicate the names of the headers to be included in the signature.
# "(request-target)" is not actually a header name, but is a special name for HTTP signatures.
# Copy the following three lines of code exactly as-is.  
# Do not replace "host", "date", or "(request-target)" with values.
json.UpdateString("headers[0]","(request-target)")
json.UpdateString("headers[1]","host")
json.UpdateString("headers[2]","date")

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# Setting the AuthSignature property causes the following header to be computed and added:
# Authorization: Signature keyId="...", algorithm="hmac-sha256", headers="(request-target) host date", signature="..."
http.put_AuthSignature(json.emit())

http.SetRequestHeader("Cache-Control","no-cache")

# Chilkat will auto-add the Date header because it's needed by the HTTP Signature.

responseJson = http.quickGetStr("https://api-worldcheck.refinitiv.com/v2/groups")
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print(responseJson)
print("----")
# A 200 status code indicates success.
print("Status code = " + str(http.get_LastStatus()))

# Successful JSON looks like this:
# [ 
#   {
#   "id": "...",
#   "name": "Company Name",
#   "parentId": null,
#   "hasChildren": false,
#   "status": "ACTIVE",
#   "children": []
#   }
# ]

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

jarr = chilkat.CkJsonArray()

success = jarr.Load(responseJson)

i = 0
count_i = jarr.get_Size()
while i < count_i :
    # jsonObj is a CkJsonObject
    jsonObj = jarr.ObjectAt(i)
    id = jsonObj.stringOf("id")
    name = jsonObj.stringOf("name")
    parentId = jsonObj.stringOf("parentId")
    hasChildren = jsonObj.BoolOf("hasChildren")
    status = jsonObj.stringOf("status")
    j = 0
    count_j = jsonObj.SizeOfArray("children")
    while j < count_j :
        jsonObj.put_J(j)
        j = j + 1

    i = i + 1