Swift

Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let rest = CkoRest()!

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Populi REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    var bAutoReconnect: Bool = true
    success = rest.connect(hostname: "yourcollege.populi.co", port: 443, tls: true, autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect)
    if success != true {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    rest.addQueryParam(name: "username", value: "POPULI_USERNAME")
    rest.addQueryParam(name: "password", value: "POPULI_PASSWORD")

    var responseBody: String? = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(httpVerb: "POST", uriPath: "/api/index.php")
    if rest.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if rest.responseStatusCode.intValue != 200 {
        print("Request Header: ")
        print("\(rest.lastRequestHeader!)")
        print("----")
        print("Response StatusCode = \(rest.responseStatusCode.intValue)")
        print("Response StatusLine: \(rest.responseStatusText!)")
        print("Response Header:")
        print("\(rest.responseHeader!)")
        print("Response Body:")
        print("\(responseBody!)")
        return
    }

    let xml = CkoXml()!
    xml.load(xmlData: responseBody)
    print("\(xml.getXml()!)")

    // Sample response:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    // <response>
    // <access_key>63481e36023b5d ... 76d0dbc314</access_key>
    //     <accountid>19999999</accountid>
    //     <accounttype>PERSON</accounttype>
    // </response>

    // Save the XML to a file for subsequent requests..
    xml.save(path: "qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml")

}