(Ruby) 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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require 'chilkat'

req = Chilkat::CkHttpRequest.new()

# The ContentType, HttpVerb, and Path properties should
# always be explicitly set.
req.put_HttpVerb("PROPFIND")
req.put_Path("/container/")
req.put_ContentType("text/xml")
req.put_Charset("utf-8")
req.put_SendCharset(true)

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

xml = Chilkat::CkXml.new()
xml.put_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()
print requestMime + "\n";

# 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