Dart

Get Populi Access Key (Token)

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Demonstrates how to authenticate and obtain an access key using a username and password. Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

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

  final rest = 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.
  final bAutoReconnect = true;
  try {
    rest.connect('yourcollege.populi.co', 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  rest.addQueryParam('username', 'POPULI_USERNAME');
  rest.addQueryParam('password', 'POPULI_PASSWORD');

  final String responseBody;
  try {
    responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded('POST', '/api/index.php');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
  if (rest.responseStatusCode != 200) {
    print('Request Header: ');
    print(rest.lastRequestHeader);
    print('----');
    print('Response StatusCode = ${rest.responseStatusCode}');
    print('Response StatusLine: ${rest.responseStatusText}');
    print('Response Header:');
    print(rest.responseHeader);
    print('Response Body:');
    print(responseBody);
    return;
  }

  final xml = CkXml();
  xml.loadXml(responseBody);
  print(xml.getXml());

  // Sample response:
  // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
  // <response>
  // <access_key>63481e36023b5d ... 76d0dbc314</access_key>
  //     <accountid>19999999</accountid>
  //     <accounttype>PERSON</accounttype>
  // </response>

  // Save the XML to a file for subsequent requests..
  xml.saveXml('qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml');
}