Unicode C

HTTP PUT JSON

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON PUT and get the JSON response body. Unicode C

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *jsonText;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();
    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    //  The PUT request to be sent will look like this:

    //  PUT /request HTTP/1.1
    //  Content-Type: application/jsonrequest
    //  Cookie: JSESSIONID=1234
    //  Content-Encoding: identity
    //  Host: json.penzance.org
    //  Accept: application/jsonrequest
    //  Accept-Encoding:
    //  Content-Length: 72
    //  
    //  {"user":"doctoravatar@penzance.com","forecast":7,"t":"vlIj","zip":94089}

    //  First, remove default header fields that would be automatically
    //  sent.  (These headers are harmless, and shouldn't need to 
    //  be suppressed, but just in case...)
    CkHttpW_putAcceptCharset(http,L"");
    CkHttpW_putUserAgent(http,L"");
    CkHttpW_putAcceptLanguage(http,L"");

    //  Suppress the Accept-Encoding header by disallowing 
    //  a gzip response:
    CkHttpW_putAllowGzip(http,FALSE);

    //  If a Cookie needs to be added...
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Cookie",L"JSESSIONID=1234");

    //  Add the Content-Encoding: identity header.
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"Content-Encoding",L"identity");

    //  Modify the default "Accept" header:
    CkHttpW_putAccept(http,L"application/jsonrequest");

    jsonText = L"{\"user\":\"doctoravatar@penzance.com\",\"forecast\":7,\"t\":\"vlIj\",\"zip\":94089}";

    //  IMPORTANT: Make sure to change the URL, JSON text,
    //  and other data items to your own values.  The URL used
    //  in this example will not actually work.

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpStr(http,L"PUT",L"http://json.penzance.org/request",jsonText,L"utf-8",L"application/jsonrequest",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Response status code: %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));
    wprintf(L"Response JSON:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));


    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }