(Node.js) Example: Http.HttpReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpReq method.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    success = false;

    // This example will send an HTTP POST with the body of the HTTP request containing JSON.

    // Create the following JSON: { "name": "Harry", "state": "FL" }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","Harry");
    json.UpdateString("state","FL");

    // Specify the details of the request
    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();

    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    req.ContentType = "application/json";
    req.LoadBodyFromString(json.Emit(),"utf-8");

    // Send the charset attribute in the HTTP request header.
    req.SendCharset = true;
    req.Charset = "utf-8";

    // Send the POST
    // You can send the POST to the URL below.  
    // The response will contain the raw body of the request that was sent.
    // (i.e. everything except the HTTP request header).

    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpReq("https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the HTTP request header we sent:
    console.log(http.LastHeader);

    // The response body contains the raw content of the HTTP request body we sent.
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    // Sample output:

    // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
    // Content-Length: 29
    // 
    // 
    // {"name":"Harry","state":"FL"}

}

chilkatExample();