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Connect to a REST Server

Demonstrates Rest.Connect, which establishes the initial TCP (and optionally TLS) connection to a REST server. The example connects over HTTPS and then reuses the connection for a request.

Background. A single connection can serve many requests to the same host. The TLS argument should be _TRUE_ for HTTPS (typically port 443), and automatic reconnection lets Chilkat transparently re-establish a dropped keep-alive connection.

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Local $bSuccess = False

$oRest = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Rest")

;  Connect to the REST server.  The 3rd argument enables TLS (use True for HTTPS on port 443),
;  and the 4th enables automatic reconnection if the connection is dropped between requests.
Local $bTls = True
Local $bAutoReconnect = True
$bSuccess = $oRest.Connect("example.com",443,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

;  The connection is now established and ready for requests.  A single connection can be reused for
;  many requests to the same server.
Local $sResponseText = $oRest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/api/status")
If ($oRest.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oRest.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($sResponseText & @CRLF)