(VB.NET) Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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

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


Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' 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.
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
Dim success As Boolean = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


rest.AddQueryParam("username","POPULI_USERNAME")
rest.AddQueryParam("password","POPULI_PASSWORD")

Dim responseBody As String = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' We should expect a 200 response if successful.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Request Header: ")
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastRequestHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("----")
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusCode = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response StatusLine: " & rest.ResponseStatusText)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.ResponseHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
    Debug.WriteLine(responseBody)
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.LoadXml(responseBody)
Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml())

' 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..
xml.SaveXml("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml")