Dart

REST Download Binary to Memory (Byte Array) (Amazon S3)

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Demonstrates how to make a REST call that returns a binary response body. This example is valid for reasonably small files that fit in memory. The example shows how to download a small JPG from the Amazon S3 service. For larger files, Chilkat provides streaming functionality to stream directly to a file, or to make an asynchronous call where the foreground thread can read the response body stream. Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

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

  final rest = CkRest();

  // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
  final bTls = true;
  final port = 443;
  final bAutoReconnect = true;
  rest.connect('s3.amazonaws.com', port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);

  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
  // there are three important changes that need to be made.
  // See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
  // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
  final authAws = CkAuthAws();
  authAws.accessKey = 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY';
  authAws.secretKey = 'AWS_SECRET_KEY';
  authAws.serviceName = 's3';
  rest.setAuthAws(authAws);

  // Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
  // In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
  rest.host = 'chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com';

  // Send the request to download the JPG.
  try {
    rest.sendReqNoBody('GET', '/starfish.jpg');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Read the response header.
  final responseStatusCode = rest.readResponseHeader();
  if (responseStatusCode < 0) {
    print(rest.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('Response status code = $responseStatusCode');

  // We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
  // Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
  if (responseStatusCode == 200) {
    final jpgData = rest.readRespBodyBinary();
    if (!rest.lastMethodSuccess) {
      print(rest.lastErrorText);
    } else {
      print('Successfully received the JPG bytes..');
    }
  } else {
    try {
      final errResponse = rest.readRespBodyString();
      print(errResponse);
    } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
      print(e.lastErrorText);
    }
  }
}