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REST POST JSON using Gzip Content Encoding

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Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the gzip Content-Encoding. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

'  Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/Default.cshtml
'  to generate the JSON code that creates this JSON:

'  {
'      "lists": [
'          {
'              "id": "1511199999"
'          }
'      ],
'      "confirmed": false,
'      "email_addresses": [
'          {
'              "email_address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
'          }
'      ],
'      "first_name": "Matt",
'      "last_name": "Smith"
'  }
'  

Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("lists[0].id", "1511199999")
json.UpdateBool("confirmed", False)
json.UpdateString("email_addresses[0].email_address", "support@chilkatsoft.com")
json.UpdateString("first_name", "Matt")
json.UpdateString("last_name", "Smith")

Dim rest As ChilkatRest
rest.Initialize("rest")

success = rest.Connect("api.constantcontact.com", 443, True, True)
If success <> True Then
    Log(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
rest.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer xxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx")

'  Tell the server you'll accept only an application/json response.
rest.AddHeader("Accept", "application/json")

'  Indicate that we'll be sending the request body gzipped.
rest.AddHeader("Content-Encoding", "gzip")

Dim sbReq As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbReq.Initialize
json.EmitSb(sbReq)

'  Send the POST.
Dim sbResp As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbResp.Initialize
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST", "/v2/contacts?action_by=ACTION_BY_VISITOR&api_key=xxxxxxx", sbReq, sbResp)
If success <> True Then
    Log(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Response body:")
Log(sbResp.GetAsString)

If rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200 Then
    Log("Received error response code: " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Return
End If


Dim jsonResp As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonResp.Initialize
jsonResp.LoadSb(sbResp)

'  Use the online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.cshtml
'  to generate the JSON code that parses the JSON response..