Unicode C++

Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password. Unicode C++

#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkRestW rest;

    // 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.
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect(L"yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    rest.AddQueryParam(L"username",L"POPULI_USERNAME");
    rest.AddQueryParam(L"password",L"POPULI_PASSWORD");

    const wchar_t *responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(L"POST",L"/api/index.php");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"Request Header: \n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastRequestHeader());
        wprintf(L"----\n");
        wprintf(L"Response StatusCode = %d\n",rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        wprintf(L"Response StatusLine: %s\n",rest.responseStatusText());
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.responseHeader());
        wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",responseBody);
        return;
    }

    CkXmlW xml;
    xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",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.SaveXml(L"qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
    }