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RDAP Domain Lookup using rdap.org

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Demonstrates doing an RDAP domain lookup using the rdap.org public RDAP server.

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

#  Send HTTP requests to https://rdap.org/<type>/<object>, where <type> is the object type (one of domain, ip, autnum, entity etc)
#  and <object> is the object identifier (eg example.com, 192.168.0.1, 64496, etc).

#  For example, here's a lookup for "oracle.com"
sbResponse = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://rdap.org/domain/oracle.com",sbResponse)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

statusCode = http.get_LastStatus()
if (statusCode != 200)
    print "Error response:" + "\n";
    print sbResponse.getAsString() + "\n";
    print "status code: " + statusCode.to_s() + "\n";
    exit
end

#  Load the JSON response and examine..

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

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.LoadSb(sbResponse)
json.put_EmitCompact(false)
print json.emit() + "\n";

#  Here's a sample response, and the parsing code generated from the above online tool follows..

#  {
#    "objectClassName": "domain",
#    "handle": "607513_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN",
#    "ldhName": "ORACLE.COM",
#    "links": [
#      {
#        "value": "https:\/\/rdap.verisign.com\/com\/v1\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
#        "rel": "self",
#        "href": "https:\/\/rdap.verisign.com\/com\/v1\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
#        "type": "application\/rdap+json"
#      },
#      {
#        "value": "https:\/\/rdap.markmonitor.com\/rdap\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
#        "rel": "related",
#        "href": "https:\/\/rdap.markmonitor.com\/rdap\/domain\/ORACLE.COM",
#        "type": "application\/rdap+json"
#      }
#    ],
#    "status": [
#      "client delete prohibited",
#      "client transfer prohibited",
#      "client update prohibited",
#      "server delete prohibited",
#      "server transfer prohibited",
#      "server update prohibited"
#    ],
#    "entities": [
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "entity",
#        "handle": "292",
#        "roles": [
#          "registrar"
#        ],
#        "publicIds": [
#          {
#            "type": "IANA Registrar ID",
#            "identifier": "292"
#          }
#        ],
#        "vcardArray": [
#          "vcard",
#          [
#            [
#              "version",
#              {},
#              "text",
#              "4.0"
#            ],
#            [
#              "fn",
#              {},
#              "text",
#              "MarkMonitor Inc."
#            ]
#          ]
#        ],
#        "entities": [
#          {
#            "objectClassName": "entity",
#            "roles": [
#              "abuse"
#            ],
#            "vcardArray": [
#              "vcard",
#              [
#                [
#                  "version",
#                  {},
#                  "text",
#                  "4.0"
#                ],
#                [
#                  "fn",
#                  {},
#                  "text",
#                  ""
#                ],
#                [
#                  "tel",
#                  {
#                    "type": "voice"
#                  },
#                  "uri",
#                  "tel:+1.2086851750"
#                ],
#                [
#                  "email",
#                  {},
#                  "text",
#                  "abusecomplaints@markmonitor.com"
#                ]
#              ]
#            ]
#          }
#        ]
#      }
#    ],
#    "events": [
#      {
#        "eventAction": "registration",
#        "eventDate": "1988-12-02T05:00:00Z"
#      },
#      {
#        "eventAction": "expiration",
#        "eventDate": "2025-12-01T05:00:00Z"
#      },
#      {
#        "eventAction": "last changed",
#        "eventDate": "2024-10-30T09:32:52Z"
#      },
#      {
#        "eventAction": "last update of RDAP database",
#        "eventDate": "2024-11-26T14:11:14Z"
#      }
#    ],
#    "secureDNS": {
#      "delegationSigned": false
#    },
#    "nameservers": [
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "A1-160.AKAM.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "A11-66.AKAM.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "A13-65.AKAM.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "A18-67.AKAM.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "NS1.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "NS2.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "NS3.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
#      },
#      {
#        "objectClassName": "nameserver",
#        "ldhName": "NS4.P201.DNS.ORACLECLOUD.NET"
#      }
#    ],
#    "rdapConformance": [
#      "rdap_level_0",
#      "icann_rdap_technical_implementation_guide_0",
#      "icann_rdap_response_profile_0"
#    ],
#    "notices": [
#      {
#        "title": "Terms of Use",
#        "description": [
#          "Service subject to Terms of Use."
#        ],
#        "links": [
#          {
#            "href": "https:\/\/www.verisign.com\/domain-names\/registration-data-access-protocol\/terms-service\/index.xhtml",
#            "type": "text\/html"
#          }
#        ]
#      },
#      {
#        "title": "Status Codes",
#        "description": [
#          "For more information on domain status codes, please visit https:\/\/icann.org\/epp"
#        ],
#        "links": [
#          {
#            "href": "https:\/\/icann.org\/epp",
#            "type": "text\/html"
#          }
#        ]
#      },
#      {
#        "title": "RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form",
#        "description": [
#          "URL of the ICANN RDDS Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https:\/\/icann.org\/wicf"
#        ],
#        "links": [
#          {
#            "href": "https:\/\/icann.org\/wicf",
#            "type": "text\/html"
#          }
#        ]
#      }
#    ]
#  }

json1 = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()

objectClassName = json.stringOf("objectClassName")
handle = json.stringOf("handle")
ldhName = json.stringOf("ldhName")
DelegationSigned = json.BoolOf("secureDNS.delegationSigned")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("links")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    value = json.stringOf("links[i].value")
    rel = json.stringOf("links[i].rel")
    href = json.stringOf("links[i].href")
    v_type = json.stringOf("links[i].type")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("status")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    strVal = json.stringOf("status[i]")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("entities")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    objectClassName = json.stringOf("entities[i].objectClassName")
    handle = json.stringOf("entities[i].handle")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].roles")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        strVal = json.stringOf("entities[i].roles[j]")
        j = j + 1
    end
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].publicIds")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        v_type = json.stringOf("entities[i].publicIds[j].type")
        identifier = json.stringOf("entities[i].publicIds[j].identifier")
        j = j + 1
    end
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].vcardArray")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        strVal = json.stringOf("entities[i].vcardArray[j]")
        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].vcardArray[j]")
        while k < count_k
            json.put_K(k)
            json.ObjectOf2("entities[i].vcardArray[j][k]",json1)

            i1 = 0
            count_i1 = json1.SizeOfArray("")
            while i1 < count_i1
                json1.put_I(i1)
                strVal = json1.stringOf("[i]")
                i1 = i1 + 1
            end
            k = k + 1
        end
        j = j + 1
    end
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].entities")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        objectClassName = json.stringOf("entities[i].entities[j].objectClassName")
        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].entities[j].roles")
        while k < count_k
            json.put_K(k)
            strVal = json.stringOf("entities[i].entities[j].roles[k]")
            k = k + 1
        end
        k = 0
        count_k = json.SizeOfArray("entities[i].entities[j].vcardArray")
        while k < count_k
            json.put_K(k)
            strVal = json.stringOf("entities[i].entities[j].vcardArray[k]")
            json.ObjectOf2("entities[i].entities[j].vcardArray[k]",json1)

            i1 = 0
            count_i1 = json1.SizeOfArray("")
            while i1 < count_i1
                json1.put_I(i1)
                j1 = 0
                count_j1 = json1.SizeOfArray("[i]")
                while j1 < count_j1
                    json1.put_J(j1)
                    strVal = json1.stringOf("[i][j]")
                    j1 = j1 + 1
                end
                i1 = i1 + 1
            end
            k = k + 1
        end
        j = j + 1
    end
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("events")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    eventAction = json.stringOf("events[i].eventAction")
    eventDate = json.stringOf("events[i].eventDate")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("nameservers")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    objectClassName = json.stringOf("nameservers[i].objectClassName")
    ldhName = json.stringOf("nameservers[i].ldhName")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("rdapConformance")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    strVal = json.stringOf("rdapConformance[i]")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("notices")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    title = json.stringOf("notices[i].title")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("notices[i].description")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        strVal = json.stringOf("notices[i].description[j]")
        j = j + 1
    end
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("notices[i].links")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        href = json.stringOf("notices[i].links[j].href")
        v_type = json.stringOf("notices[i].links[j].type")
        j = j + 1
    end
    i = i + 1
end