(Chilkat2-Python) curl with Variable Substitution in the Request Body

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.5.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# Variables can also be used within the HTTP request body.
# Variable names are enclosed between {{ and }}

# Here is a curl command with two variables {{name}} and {{age}} located in the data.

# curl -X POST https://api.example.com/data \
#   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
#   -d '{"name":"{{name}}","age":{{age}}}'

sbCurl = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
sbCurl.AppendLn("curl -X POST https://api.example.com/data \\")
sbCurl.AppendLn("  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\")
sbCurl.AppendLn("  -d '{\"name\":\"{{name}}\",\"age\":{{age}}}'")

curl = chilkat2.HttpCurl()

# Provide values for variables.
curl.SetVar("name","Alice")
curl.SetVar("age","30")

# To demonstrate how the variables are replaced, this example does not execute the curl command. 
# Instead, it generates the raw HTTP request that would be sent if the curl command were run.
sbRawRequest = chilkat2.StringBuilder()
success = curl.ToRawRequest(sbCurl.GetAsString(),sbRawRequest)
if (success == False):
    print(curl.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(sbRawRequest.GetAsString())

# Output:

# POST /data HTTP/1.1
# Host: api.example.com
# Content-Type: application/json
# Content-Length: 25
# 
# {"name":"Alice","age":30}

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Note: Variable substitution in the request body can be turned off by 
# setting the EnableBodyVars property equal to False

curl.EnableBodyVars = False

success = curl.ToRawRequest(sbCurl.GetAsString(),sbRawRequest)
if (success == False):
    print(curl.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(sbRawRequest.GetAsString())

# The raw request with body variable substitution disable:

# Host: api.example.com
# Content-Type: application/json
# Content-Length: 33
# 
# {"name":"{{name}}","age":{{age}}}