(Unicode C) Get Populi Access Key (Token)

Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password.

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#include <C_CkRestW.h>
#include <C_CkXmlW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    BOOL success;
    const wchar_t *responseBody;
    HCkXmlW xml;

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

    rest = CkRestW_Create();

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Populi REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRestW_Connect(rest,L"yourcollege.populi.co",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    CkRestW_AddQueryParam(rest,L"username",L"POPULI_USERNAME");
    CkRestW_AddQueryParam(rest,L"password",L"POPULI_PASSWORD");

    responseBody = CkRestW_fullRequestFormUrlEncoded(rest,L"POST",L"/api/index.php");
    if (CkRestW_getLastMethodSuccess(rest) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 200) {
        wprintf(L"Request Header: \n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_lastRequestHeader(rest));
        wprintf(L"----\n");
        wprintf(L"Response StatusCode = %d\n",CkRestW_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        wprintf(L"Response StatusLine: %s\n",CkRestW_responseStatusText(rest));
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkRestW_responseHeader(rest));
        wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",responseBody);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    xml = CkXmlW_Create();
    CkXmlW_LoadXml(xml,responseBody);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkXmlW_getXml(xml));

    // Sample response:
    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
    // <response>
    // <access_key>63481e36023b5d ... 76d0dbc314</access_key>
    //     <accountid>19999999</accountid>
    //     <accounttype>PERSON</accounttype>
    // </response>

    // Save the XML to a file for subsequent requests..
    CkXmlW_SaveXml(xml,L"qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");


    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
    CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);

    }