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Demonstrates the Http.QuickRequestParams Method

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Demonstrates how to use the Http.QuickRequestParams method. This is where query params can be provided non-URL-encoded in JSON format.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW queryParams;
    const wchar_t *sessionLogPath;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkFileAccessW fac;
    const wchar_t *sessionLog;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Demonstrate sending a GET request with query parameters.
    queryParams = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(queryParams,L"limit",100);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(queryParams,L"email",L"joe@example.com");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(queryParams,L"token",L"VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgbGF6eSBkb2cuLi4=");

    // Set a session log filename so we can examine the exact request that is sent.
    sessionLogPath = L"qa_output/sessionLog.txt";
    CkHttpW_putSessionLogFilename(http,sessionLogPath);

    // Send the GET request to an endpoint.  We don't care about the response. The purpose of this example
    // is to see the exact HTTP request that is sent..
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpParams(http,L"GET",L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echoPostBody.asp",queryParams,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(queryParams);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    fac = CkFileAccessW_Create();
    sessionLog = CkFileAccessW_readEntireTextFile(fac,sessionLogPath,L"utf-8");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",sessionLog);
    success = CkFileAccessW_FileDelete(fac,sessionLogPath);

    // This is the exact GET request that was sent.
    // Notice how each query parameter is URL encoded and added to the HTTP start line of the request.

    // GET /echoPostBody.asp?limit=100&email=joe%40example.com&token=VGhlIHF1aWNrIGJyb3duIGZveCBqdW1wZWQgb3ZlciB0aGUgbGF6eSBkb2cuLi4%3D HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(queryParams);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);

    }