(DataFlex) curl with Path Variables and Query Param Variables

See more CURL Examples

This example demonstrates using variables located in the path and query params with the {{variable_name}} syntax.

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads

ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sTargetCurl
    Handle hoHttpCurl
    Variant vResponseJson
    Handle hoResponseJson
    Integer iStatusCode
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // Variables can occur in the path and query params.  
    // Variable names are enclosed between {{ and }}

    //  curl -X GET https://httpbin.org/{{verb}}?id={id_value}}
    Move "curl -X GET https://httpbin.org/{{verb}}?id={{id_value}}" To sTargetCurl

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpCurl)) To hoHttpCurl
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttpCurl))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttpCurl
    End

    // Provide values for variables.
    // In this example, "verb" is a path variable, and "id_value" is a query param variable.
    Send ComSetVar To hoHttpCurl "verb" "get"
    Send ComSetVar To hoHttpCurl "id_value" "123"

    // Run the curl command.
    Get ComDoYourThing Of hoHttpCurl sTargetCurl To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttpCurl To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoResponseJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResponseJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResponseJson
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoResponseJson To False

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoHttpCurl To iStatusCode
    Showln "response status code: " iStatusCode

    Get pvComObject of hoResponseJson to vResponseJson
    Get ComGetResponseJson Of hoHttpCurl vResponseJson To iSuccess
    Get ComEmit Of hoResponseJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Output:

    // response status code: 200
    // {
    //   "args": {
    //     "id": "123"
    //   },
    //   "headers": {
    //     "Host": "httpbin.org",
    //     "X-Amzn-Trace-Id": "Root=1-69e92914-5d4136d240f2f7fe1056f126"
    //   },
    //   "origin": "222.222.222.222",
    //   "url": "https://httpbin.org/get?id=123"
    // }


End_Procedure