Chilkat2-Python

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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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

rest = chilkat2.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.
bTls = True
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success == False):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The connection is now established and ready for requests.  A single connection can be reused for
# many requests to the same server.
responseText = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/api/status")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print(responseText)