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HTTP Basic Authentication Test

Demonstrates how to do HTTP basic authentication using Chilkat.

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C
#include <C_CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkHttp http;
    const char *jsonResponse;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    //  To use HTTP Basic authentication:
    CkHttp_putLogin(http,"myLogin");
    CkHttp_putPassword(http,"myPassword");
    CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);

    //  Run the test using this URL with the credentials above.  
    //  (Works while httpbin.org keeps the test endpoint available.)
    jsonResponse = CkHttp_quickGetStr(http,"https://httpbin.org/basic-auth/myLogin/myPassword");
    if (CkHttp_getLastMethodSuccess(http) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        return;
    }

    printf("Response status code: %d\n",CkHttp_getLastStatus(http));

    printf("%s\n",jsonResponse);

    //  Output:

    //  Response status code: 200
    //  {
    //    "authenticated": true, 
    //    "user": "myLogin"
    //  }


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);

    }