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Populi Add Financial Aid Disbursement

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Demonstrates the Populi addFinancialAidDisbursement task.

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    // First load the previously obtained API token.
    // See Get Populi Access Token for sample code showing how to get the API token.
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    success = xml.LoadXmlFile("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
    String accessKey = xml.getChildContent("access_key");
    if (xml.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println("Did not find the access_key");
        return;
        }

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Populi REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("yourcollege.populi.co",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    rest.put_Authorization(accessKey);

    rest.AddQueryParam("task","addFinancialAidDisbursement");
    rest.AddQueryParam("person_id","12345678");
    rest.AddQueryParam("award_id","555555");
    rest.AddQueryParam("academic_term_id","123");
    rest.AddQueryParam("scheduled_date","2019-10-10");
    rest.AddQueryParam("amount","12345");

    String responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/api/index.php");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println("Request Header: ");
        System.out.println(rest.lastRequestHeader());
        System.out.println("----");
        System.out.println("Response StatusCode = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("Response StatusLine: " + rest.responseStatusText());
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("Response Body:");
        System.out.println(responseBody);
        return;
        }

    xml.LoadXml(responseBody);
    System.out.println(xml.getXml());

    // Sample response:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from XML

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    // <result>
    // 	<disbursement>123456</disbursement>
    // </result>

    int disbursement;
    disbursement = xml.GetChildIntValue("disbursement");
  }
}