DataFlex

Populi Search People

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Demonstrates the Populi searchPeople task. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoXml
    String sAccessKey
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    String sResponseBody
    Integer i
    Integer iCount_i
    Integer iId
    String sFirst_name
    String sLast_name
    String sMiddle_name
    String sPreferred_name
    Integer iIs_user
    String sPrimary_email
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // First load the previously obtained API token.
    // See Get Populi Access Token for sample code showing how to get the API token.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoXml
    End
    Get ComLoadXmlFile Of hoXml "qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml" To iSuccess
    Get ComGetChildContent Of hoXml "access_key" To sAccessKey
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoXml To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Showln "Did not find the access_key"
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    // 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.
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "yourcollege.populi.co" 443 True iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Set ComAuthorization Of hoRest To sAccessKey

    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "task" "searchPeople" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "search_term" "Robert" To iSuccess
    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "limit" "10" To iSuccess

    Get ComFullRequestFormUrlEncoded Of hoRest "POST" "/api/index.php" To sResponseBody
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        Showln "Request Header: "
        Get ComLastRequestHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "----"
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusCode = " iTemp1
        Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "Response StatusLine: " sTemp1
        Showln "Response Header:"
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "Response Body:"
        Showln sResponseBody
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComLoadXml Of hoXml sResponseBody To iSuccess
    Get ComGetXml Of hoXml To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Sample response:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample XML: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from XML

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    //  <response>
    // 	<person>
    // 		<id>11111</id>
    // 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
    // 		<last_name>McStudent</last_name>
    // 		<middle_name>Kensington</middle_name>
    // 		<preferred_name>Bobby</preferred_name>
    // 		<is_user>1</is_user>
    // 		<primary_email>r.mcstudent@myschool.edu</primary_email>
    // 	</person>
    // 	<person>
    // 		<id>2222</id>
    // 		<first_name>Robert</first_name>
    // 		<last_name>McBoardmember</last_name>
    // 		<middle_name/>
    // 		<preferred_name/>
    // 		<is_user>0</is_user>
    // 		<primary_email>robert@gmail.com</primary_email>
    // 	</person>
    // </response>

    Move 0 To i
    Get ComNumChildrenHavingTag Of hoXml "person" To iCount_i
    While (i < iCount_i)
        Set ComI Of hoXml To i
        Get ComGetChildIntValue Of hoXml "person[i]|id" To iId
        Get ComGetChildContent Of hoXml "person[i]|first_name" To sFirst_name
        Get ComGetChildContent Of hoXml "person[i]|last_name" To sLast_name
        Get ComGetChildContent Of hoXml "person[i]|middle_name" To sMiddle_name
        Get ComGetChildContent Of hoXml "person[i]|preferred_name" To sPreferred_name
        Get ComGetChildIntValue Of hoXml "person[i]|is_user" To iIs_user
        Get ComGetChildContent Of hoXml "person[i]|primary_email" To sPrimary_email
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop



End_Procedure