Xojo Plugin

Populi Get Roles

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Demonstrates the Populi getRoles task. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
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.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml")
Dim accessKey As String
accessKey = xml.GetChildContent("access_key")
If (xml.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Did not find the access_key")
    Return
End If

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
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,True,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

rest.Authorization = accessKey

success = rest.AddQueryParam("task","getRoles")

Dim responseBody As String
responseBody = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// We should expect a 200 response if successful.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog("Request Header: ")
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastRequestHeader)
    System.DebugLog("----")
    System.DebugLog("Response StatusCode = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    System.DebugLog("Response StatusLine: " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
    System.DebugLog(rest.ResponseHeader)
    System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
    System.DebugLog(responseBody)
    Return
End If

success = xml.LoadXml(responseBody)
System.DebugLog(xml.GetXml())

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

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
// <response>
//     <role>
//         <id>7</id>
//         <name>Academic Admin</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>19</id>
//         <name>Financial Aid</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>15</id>
//         <name>Registrar</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>4</id>
//         <name>Staff</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
//     <role>
//         <id>1</id>
//         <name>Everyone</name>
//         <inactive>0</inactive>
//     </role>
// </response>

Dim i As Int32
Dim count_i As Int32
Dim id As Int32
Dim name As String
Dim inactive As Int32

i = 0
count_i = xml.NumChildrenHavingTag("role")
While i < count_i
    xml.I = i
    id = xml.GetChildIntValue("role[i]|id")
    name = xml.GetChildContent("role[i]|name")
    inactive = xml.GetChildIntValue("role[i]|inactive")
    i = i + 1
Wend