Xojo Plugin

REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the gzip Content-Encoding. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

// Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml
// to generate the JSON code that creates this JSON:

// {
//     "lists": [
//         {
//             "id": "1511199999"
//         }
//     ],
//     "confirmed": false,
//     "email_addresses": [
//         {
//             "email_address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
//         }
//     ],
//     "first_name": "Matt",
//     "last_name": "Smith"
// }
// 

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("lists[0].id","1511199999")
success = json.UpdateBool("confirmed",False)
success = json.UpdateString("email_addresses[0].email_address","support@chilkatsoft.com")
success = json.UpdateString("first_name","Matt")
success = json.UpdateString("last_name","Smith")

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

success = rest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com",443,True,True)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")
success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx")

// Tell the server you'll accept only an application/json response.
success = rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json")

// Indicate that we'll be sending the request body gzipped.
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Encoding","gzip")

Dim sbReq As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbReq)

// Send the POST.
Dim sbResp As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx",sbReq,sbResp)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Response body:")
System.DebugLog(sbResp.GetAsString())

If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog("Received error response code: " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    Return
End If

Dim jsonResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonResp.LoadSb(sbResp)

// Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.cshtml
// to generate the JSON code that parses the JSON response..