(Go) Debug REST HTTP Request

Demonstrates how to generate the HTTP Request (with all headers intact) without actually sending the request.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or later.

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

    // This example will connect to the web server, but does not actually send a request.
    // When in DebugMode, the request is composed in memory and can be retrieved by calling
    // GetLastDebugRequest.

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect Code...
    // URL: https://test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns
    bTls := true
    port := 443
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success := rest.Connect("test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("ConnectFailReason: ", rest.ConnectFailReason())
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        return
    }

    // Build the request body...
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("periodKey","A001")
    json.UpdateNumber("vatDueSales","105.50")
    json.UpdateNumber("vatDueAcquisitions","-100.45")
    json.UpdateNumber("totalVatDue","5.05")
    json.UpdateNumber("vatReclaimedCurrPeriod","105.15")
    json.UpdateNumber("netVatDue","100.10")
    json.UpdateInt("totalValueSalesExVAT",300)
    json.UpdateInt("totalValuePurchasesExVAT",300)
    json.UpdateInt("totalValueGoodsSuppliedExVAT",3000)
    json.UpdateInt("totalAcquisitionsExVAT",3000)
    json.UpdateBool("finalised",true)

    // Add Headers...
    rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json")
    rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN")
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

    sbRequestBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)

    // Set DebugMode so that no request is actually sent.
    rest.SetDebugMode(true)

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        rest.DisposeRest()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    // Get the exact contents of what would've been sent.
    // This includes the HTTP start line, the HTTP request headers, and the request body.
    // Given that it's possible for the request body to contain binary data,
    // the GetLastDebugRequest fetches into a BinData object.
    // In this case, however, our request body contained JSON, so we can
    // examine it as a string..
    bdRequest := chilkat.NewBinData()
    success = rest.GetLastDebugRequest(bdRequest)

    fmt.Println("----")
    fmt.Println(*bdRequest.GetString("utf-8"))
    fmt.Println("----")

    // The output for the above case:

    // POST /organisations/vat/MY_HMRC_VRN/returns HTTP/1.1
    // Accept: application/vnd.hmrc.1.0+json
    // Host: test-api.service.hmrc.gov.uk
    // Authorization: Bearer HMRC_ACCESS_TOKEN
    // Content-Type: application/json
    // Content-Length: 281
    // 
    // {"periodKey":"A001","vatDueSales":105.50, ... ,"finalised":true}
    // 
    // 

    rest.DisposeRest()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    bdRequest.DisposeBinData()