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Populi Search People

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Demonstrates the Populi searchPeople task.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkXmlW xml;
    const wchar_t *accessKey;
    HCkRestW rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    const wchar_t *responseBody;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    int id;
    const wchar_t *first_name;
    const wchar_t *last_name;
    const wchar_t *middle_name;
    const wchar_t *preferred_name;
    int is_user;
    const wchar_t *primary_email;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // First load the previously obtained API token.
    // See Get Populi Access Token for sample code showing how to get the API token.
    xml = CkXmlW_Create();
    success = CkXmlW_LoadXmlFile(xml,L"qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
    accessKey = CkXmlW_getChildContent(xml,L"access_key");
    if (CkXmlW_getLastMethodSuccess(xml) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Did not find the access_key\n");
        CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
        return;
    }

    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));
        CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
        CkRestW_Dispose(rest);
        return;
    }

    CkRestW_putAuthorization(rest,accessKey);

    CkRestW_AddQueryParam(rest,L"task",L"searchPeople");
    CkRestW_AddQueryParam(rest,L"search_term",L"Robert");
    CkRestW_AddQueryParam(rest,L"limit",L"10");

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

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

    // Sample response:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from XML

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    //  <response>
    // 	<person>
    // 		<id>11111</id>
    // 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
    // 		<last_name>McStudent</last_name>
    // 		<middle_name>Kensington</middle_name>
    // 		<preferred_name>Bobby</preferred_name>
    // 		<is_user>1</is_user>
    // 		<primary_email>r.mcstudent@myschool.edu</primary_email>
    // 	</person>
    // 	<person>
    // 		<id>2222</id>
    // 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
    // 		<last_name>McBoardmember</last_name>
    // 		<middle_name/>
    // 		<preferred_name/>
    // 		<is_user>0</is_user>
    // 		<primary_email>robert@gmail.com</primary_email>
    // 	</person>
    // </response>

    i = 0;
    count_i = CkXmlW_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,L"person");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkXmlW_putI(xml,i);
        id = CkXmlW_GetChildIntValue(xml,L"person[i]|id");
        first_name = CkXmlW_getChildContent(xml,L"person[i]|first_name");
        last_name = CkXmlW_getChildContent(xml,L"person[i]|last_name");
        middle_name = CkXmlW_getChildContent(xml,L"person[i]|middle_name");
        preferred_name = CkXmlW_getChildContent(xml,L"person[i]|preferred_name");
        is_user = CkXmlW_GetChildIntValue(xml,L"person[i]|is_user");
        primary_email = CkXmlW_getChildContent(xml,L"person[i]|primary_email");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkXmlW_Dispose(xml);
    CkRestW_Dispose(rest);

    }