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HttpPostJson2 Example

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Demonstrates use of the HttpPostJson2 method.

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *jsonBody;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    int statusCode;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // See PostJson2Async Example for the async equivalent of this example.

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Sends a POST equivalent to the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://sandbox.plaid.com/institutions/get \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //     "client_id": String,
    //     "secret":String,
    //     "count": Number,
    //     "offset": Number
    //   }'

    // Suppress some default headers that would automatically added..
    CkHttpW_putAcceptCharset(http,L"");
    CkHttpW_putUserAgent(http,L"");
    CkHttpW_putAcceptLanguage(http,L"");
    CkHttpW_putAllowGzip(http,FALSE);

    jsonBody = L"{\"client_id\": \"PLAID_CLIENT_ID\", \"secret\":\"PLAID_SECRET\", \"count\": 10, \"offset\": 0}";
    resp = CkHttpW_PostJson2(http,L"https://sandbox.plaid.com/institutions/get",L"application/json",jsonBody);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    statusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response status code = %d\n",statusCode);

    // Examine the JSON response..
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(json,CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"JSON Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }