Adding Cookies to an HTTP GET Request

Example showing how to add one or more cookies to an HTTP GET request.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpRequest request;
    HCkHttpResponse response;
    const char * domain;
    long port;
    BOOL ssl;

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    //  Any string unlocks the component for the 1st 30-days.
    success = CkHttp_UnlockComponent(http,"Anything for 30-day trial");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        return;
    }

    //  The Cookie header field has this format:
    //  Cookie: name1=value1 [; name2=value2] ...

    //  Build an HTTP GET request:
    request = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_SetFromUrl(request,"http://www.example-code.com/");
    CkHttpRequest_UseGet(request);

    //  Add two cookies:
    CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(request,"Cookie","user=\"mary\"; city=\"Chicago\"");

    //  Send the HTTP GET.  The cookies are sent as part of the HTTP header.

    domain = "www.example-code.com";

    port = 80;

    ssl = FALSE;
    response = CkHttp_SynchronousRequest(http,domain,port,ssl,request);
    if (response == 0 ) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        return;
    }

    //  Display the HTML body of the response.
    if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(response) == 200) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(response));
    }
    else {
        printf("HTTP Response Status = %d\n"
            ,CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(response));
    }

    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(response);

    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequest_Dispose(request);

    }