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Azure Storage: Lease Container

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#include <C_CkRestW.h>
#include <C_CkAuthAzureStorageW.h>
#include <C_CkCrypt2W.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bTls;
    int port;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkAuthAzureStorageW azAuth;
    HCkCrypt2W crypt;
    const wchar_t *guid;
    const wchar_t *responseStr;

    success = FALSE;

    // Azure Blob Service Example: Lease Container
    // See also: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj159103.aspx

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

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

    // Connect to the Azure Storage Blob Service
    bTls = TRUE;
    port = 443;
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    // In this example, the storage account name is "chilkat".
    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"chilkat.blob.core.windows.net",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST call.
    azAuth = CkAuthAzureStorageW_Create();
    CkAuthAzureStorageW_putAccessKey(azAuth,L"AZURE_ACCESS_KEY");
    // The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
    CkAuthAzureStorageW_putAccount(azAuth,L"chilkat");
    CkAuthAzureStorageW_putScheme(azAuth,L"SharedKey");
    CkAuthAzureStorageW_putService(azAuth,L"Blob");
    // This causes the "x-ms-version: 2021-08-06" header to be automatically added.
    CkAuthAzureStorageW_putXMsVersion(azAuth,L"2021-08-06");
    success = CkRestW_SetAuthAzureStorage(rest,azAuth);

    // Note: The application does not need to explicitly set the following
    // headers: x-ms-date, Authorization.  These headers
    // are automatically set by Chilkat.

    // The lease ID needs to be a GUID.  (UUID and GUID are synonymous)
    crypt = CkCrypt2W_Create();
    guid = CkCrypt2W_generateUuid(crypt);
    wprintf(L"Lease ID: %s\n",guid);
    success = CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"x-ms-lease-id",guid);

    // The action can be "acquire", "renew", "change", "release", or "break".
    // See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/jj159103.aspx
    success = CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"x-ms-lease-action",L"acquire");

    // The lease duration..
    success = CkRestW_AddHeader(rest,L"x-ms-lease-duration",L"15");

    // In this example, we are acquiring a lease for the container named "mycontainer".
    responseStr = CkRestW_fullRequestNoBody(rest,L"PUT",L"/mycontainer?restype=container&comp=lease");
    if (CkRestW_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAzureStorageW_Dispose(azAuth);
        CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
        return;
    }

    // When successful, the Azure Storage service will respond with a 200, 201, or 202 response status code,
    // with no response body.

    // The status code depends on the operation:
    //    Acquire: A successful operation returns status code 201 (Created).
    //    Renew: A successful operation returns status code 200 (OK).
    //    Change: A successful operation returns status code 200 (OK).
    //    Release: A successful operation returns status code 200 (OK).
    //    Break: A successful operation returns status code 202 (Accepted).

    if ((CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) < 200) || (CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) > 202)) {
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        wprintf(L"response status code = %d\n",CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        wprintf(L"response status text = %s\n",CkRestW_responseStatusText(rest));
        wprintf(L"response header: %s\n",CkRestW_responseHeader(rest));
        wprintf(L"response body (if any): %s\n",responseStr);
        wprintf(L"---\n");
        wprintf(L"LastRequestStartLine: %s\n",CkRestW_lastRequestStartLine(rest));
        wprintf(L"LastRequestHeader: %s\n",CkRestW_lastRequestHeader(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        CkAuthAzureStorageW_Dispose(azAuth);
        CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success: Lease acquired.\n");


    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkAuthAzureStorageW_Dispose(azAuth);
    CkCrypt2W_Dispose(crypt);

    }