(Ruby) REST File Upload (multipart/form-data)

Demonstrates how to upload a file using multipart/form-data.

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require 'chilkat'

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

rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()

# Connect to the HTTP server using TLS.
bTls = true
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = true
# Make sure to replace "www.chilkatsoft.com" with your domain..
success = rest.Connect("www.chilkatsoft.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

fileStream = Chilkat::CkStream.new()
fileStream.put_SourceFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/form-data")

rest.put_PartSelector("1")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/jpg")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"filename\"; filename=\"starfish.jpg\"")
rest.SetMultipartBodyStream(fileStream)
rest.put_PartSelector("0")

responseBody = rest.fullRequestMultipart("POST","/the_uri_path_to_receive_the_upload")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200)
    print "Received error response code: " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode().to_s() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "File uploaded" + "\n";