(C) Example: Http.HttpSReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpSReq method.

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

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkHttpRequest req;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    const char *requestBody;

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttp_Create();
    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();

    // Specify the details of the HTTP request.
    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"application/json");
    CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,"/echo_request_body.asp");

    requestBody = "{\"greeting\":\"Hello World\"}";
    CkHttpRequest_LoadBodyFromString(req,requestBody,"utf-8");

    // Send a POST to https://chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp with a JSON request body.
    success = CkHttp_HttpSReq(http,"chilkatsoft.com",443,TRUE,req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    printf("Response Status Code: %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));

    // Examine the request we sent.
    // The LastHeader property stores the HTTP request header of the most recent request sent,
    // and in this instance, the response body mirrors the request body.
    printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastHeader(http));
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));

    // Output:

    // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com
    // Content-Type: application/json
    // Content-Length: 26
    // 
    // {"greeting":"Hello World"}


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

    }