(Unicode C) DNS Query SOA Records

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Shows how to perform a DNS query to retrieve SOA records.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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#include <C_CkDnsW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkDnsW dns;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    BOOL success;
    const wchar_t *name;
    int ttl;
    const wchar_t *mname;
    const wchar_t *rname;
    int serial;
    int refresh;
    int retry;
    int expire;
    int minttl;
    int i;
    int count_i;

    dns = CkDnsW_Create();

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);

    success = CkDnsW_Query(dns,L"SOA",L"x.com",json);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkDnsW_lastErrorText(dns));
        CkDnsW_Dispose(dns);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // Sample response.
    // Parsing code below..

    // {
    //   "answer": {
    //     "soa": [
    //       {
    //         "name": "x.com",
    //         "ttl": 1800,
    //         "mname": "alexia.ns.cloudflare.com",
    //         "rname": "dns.cloudflare.com",
    //         "serial": -1971124188,
    //         "refresh": 10000,
    //         "retry": 2400,
    //         "expire": 604800,
    //         "minttl": 1800
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(json,L"answer.soa");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,i);
        name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].name");
        ttl = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].ttl");
        mname = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].mname");
        rname = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].rname");
        serial = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].serial");
        refresh = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].refresh");
        retry = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].retry");
        expire = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].expire");
        minttl = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"answer.soa[i].minttl");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkDnsW_Dispose(dns);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }