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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const wchar_t *id;
    const wchar_t *message;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -s --user 'api:SENDING_API_KEY' 
    // 	 https://api.mailgun.net/v3/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/messages 
    // 	 -F from='Your Name <mailgun@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME>' 
    // 	 -F to='Joe Example <joe@example.com>' 
    // 	 -F subject='Hello Joe Example' 
    // 	 -F text='Congratulations Joe Example, you just sent an email with Mailgun!  You are truly awesome!'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    CkHttpW_putLogin(http,L"api");
    CkHttpW_putPassword(http,L"sending_api_key");    //  Replace with your actual sending API key.

    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();
    CkHttpRequestW_putHttpVerb(req,L"POST");
    CkHttpRequestW_putPath(req,L"/v3/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/messages");
    CkHttpRequestW_putContentType(req,L"multipart/form-data");

    // Change YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME to something like "mg.your-domain.com".
    CkHttpRequestW_AddParam(req,L"from",L"Your Name <mailgun@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME>");
    CkHttpRequestW_AddParam(req,L"to",L"Joe Example <joe@example.com>");
    CkHttpRequestW_AddParam(req,L"subject",L"Hello Joe Example");
    CkHttpRequestW_AddParam(req,L"text",L"Congratulations Joe Example, you just sent an email with Mailgun!  You are truly awesome!");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpSReq(http,L"api.mailgun.net",443,TRUE,req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "id": "<20210429234809.1.2D550E1C94D3D98F@sandbox0e542e4c577f4bbb98c8bf6b6bca727b.mailgun.org>",
    //   "message": "Queued. Thank you."
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"id");
    message = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"message");


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }