(C) Example: Http.HttpReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpReq method.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkHttpRequest req;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttp_Create();
    success = FALSE;

    // This example will send an HTTP POST with the body of the HTTP request containing JSON.

    // Create the following JSON: { "name": "Harry", "state": "FL" }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"name","Harry");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"state","FL");

    // Specify the details of the request
    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();

    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"application/json");
    CkHttpRequest_LoadBodyFromString(req,CkJsonObject_emit(json),"utf-8");

    // Send the charset attribute in the HTTP request header.
    CkHttpRequest_putSendCharset(req,TRUE);
    CkHttpRequest_putCharset(req,"utf-8");

    // Send the POST
    // You can send the POST to the URL below.  
    // The response will contain the raw body of the request that was sent.
    // (i.e. everything except the HTTP request header).

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpReq(http,"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp",req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the HTTP request header we sent:
    printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastHeader(http));

    // The response body contains the raw content of the HTTP request body we sent.
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));

    // Sample output:

    // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
    // Content-Length: 29
    // 
    // 
    // {"name":"Harry","state":"FL"}


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }