Java

Populi Search People

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Demonstrates the Populi searchPeople task. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // 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.
        Xml xml = new Xml();
        xml.loadXmlFile("qa_data/tokens/populi_token.xml");
        String accessKey = xml.getChildContent("access_key");
        if (accessKey == null) {
            System.out.println("Did not find the access_key");
            return;
        }

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        // 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.
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        String responseBody;
        try {
            rest.connect("yourcollege.populi.co", 443, true, bAutoReconnect);

            rest.setAuthorization(accessKey);

            rest.addQueryParam("task", "searchPeople");
            rest.addQueryParam("search_term", "Robert");
            rest.addQueryParam("limit", "10");

            responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST", "/api/index.php");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
            System.out.println("Request Header: ");
            System.out.println(rest.getLastRequestHeader());
            System.out.println("----");
            System.out.println("Response StatusCode = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
            System.out.println("Response StatusLine: " + rest.getResponseStatusText());
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(rest.getResponseHeader());
            System.out.println("Response Body:");
            System.out.println(responseBody);
            return;
        }

        xml.loadXml(responseBody);
        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // 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>

        int id = 0;
        String first_name = "";
        String last_name = "";
        String middle_name = "";
        String preferred_name = "";
        int is_user = 0;
        String primary_email = "";

        int i = 0;
        int count_i = xml.numChildrenHavingTag("person");
        while (i < count_i) {
            xml.setI(i);
            id = xml.getChildIntValue("person[i]|id");
            first_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|first_name");
            last_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|last_name");
            middle_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|middle_name");
            preferred_name = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|preferred_name");
            is_user = xml.getChildIntValue("person[i]|is_user");
            primary_email = xml.getChildContent("person[i]|primary_email");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}