Unicode C++

hotelbeds.com REST API Authentication

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Demonstrates how to calculate the X-Signature header and add to requests sent to api.test.hotelbeds.com. Unicode C++

#include <CkDateTimeW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkCrypt2W.h>
#include <CkHttpW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    //  This example duplicates the following CURL statement provided in the hotelbeds.com "Getting Started"
    //  developer documentation:

    //  #!/bin/bash 
    //  apiKey="yourApiKey"
    //  secret="yourSecret"
    //  curl -i \
    //    -X GET \
    //    -H 'Accept:application/json' \
    //    -H 'Api-key:'$apiKey'' \
    //    -H 'X-Signature:'$(echo -n ${apiKey}${secret}$(date +%s)|sha256sum|awk '{ print $1}')'' \
    //    https://api.test.hotelbeds.com/hotel-api/1.0/status

    //  The "date + %s" command emits a UNIX date/time number such as 1605548842
    //  We need to concatenate the apiKey, secret, and current date/time in UNIX (numeric) time format.
    CkDateTimeW dt;
    dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    //  Get the UNIX time string in the GMT timezone.
    bool bLocalTime = false;
    const wchar_t *unixTimeStr = dt.getAsUnixTimeStr(bLocalTime);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",unixTimeStr);

    //  Use your own API key and secret.  (These are not valid values)
    const wchar_t *apiKey = L"227b20a2cb705e45f3b0a0944672dc07";
    const wchar_t *secret = L"54dc7ba9e2";

    CkStringBuilderW sb;
    sb.Append(apiKey);
    sb.Append(secret);
    sb.Append(unixTimeStr);

    CkCrypt2W crypt;
    crypt.put_HashAlgorithm(L"sha256");
    crypt.put_EncodingMode(L"hexlower");
    const wchar_t *signature = crypt.hashStringENC(sb.getAsString());

    wprintf(L"%s\n",signature);

    CkHttpW http;

    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Accept",L"application/json");
    http.SetRequestHeader(L"Api-key",apiKey);
    http.SetRequestHeader(L"X-Signature",signature);

    const wchar_t *jsonResponse = http.quickGetStr(L"https://api.test.hotelbeds.com/hotel-api/1.0/status");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonResponse);
    wprintf(L"%d\n",http.get_LastStatus());

    //  Sample output:  

    //  1605549542
    //  2146aefb36e7331b3b29aafd7638398ca22e689573224f1a71274d60bd201ec2
    //  {"auditData":{"timestamp":"2020-11-16 18:59:02.430"},"status":"OK"}
    //  200
    }