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Refinitiv World-Check One - Get Top Level Groups

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Sends a signed GET request to get the top level groups.

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use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

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

my $json = Chilkat2::JsonObject->new;

# Create the following JSON:
#
# {
#   "keyId": "aaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee",
#   "hmacKey": "xxxxzI3vi58xxxCBxxx1+P/d8tGxx7KuLqN/KMPNxxxxekhj8/bx83+1YQSUxxxxYyv939ceY06GvhYRKmxxxx==",
#   "algorithm": "hmac-sha256",
#   "headers": [
#     "(request-target)",
#     "host",
#     "date"
#   ]
# }

# Substitute your actual API key and API secret in place of "api-key" and "api-secret"
$json->UpdateString('keyId', 'api-key');
$json->UpdateString('hmacKey', 'api-secret');
$json->UpdateString('algorithm', 'hmac-sha256');
# Indicate the names of the headers to be included in the signature.
# "(request-target)" is not actually a header name, but is a special name for HTTP signatures.
# Copy the following three lines of code exactly as-is.
# Do not replace "host", "date", or "(request-target)" with values.
$json->UpdateString('headers[0]', '(request-target)');
$json->UpdateString('headers[1]', 'host');
$json->UpdateString('headers[2]', 'date');

my $http = Chilkat2::Http->new;

# Setting the AuthSignature property causes the following header to be computed and added:
# Authorization: Signature keyId="...", algorithm="hmac-sha256", headers="(request-target) host date", signature="..."
$http->AuthSignature($json->Emit());

$http->SetRequestHeader('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');

# Chilkat will auto-add the Date header because it's needed by the HTTP Signature.

my $responseJson = $http->QuickGetStr('https://api-worldcheck.refinitiv.com/v2/groups');
if (!$http->LastMethodSuccess) {
    print $http->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

print $responseJson, "\n";
print "----\n";
# A 200 status code indicates success.
print 'Status code = ', $http->LastStatus, "\n";

# Successful JSON looks like this:
# [
#   {
#   "id": "...",
#   "name": "Company Name",
#   "parentId": null,
#   "hasChildren": false,
#   "status": "ACTIVE",
#   "children": []
#   }
# ]

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

my $jarr = Chilkat2::JsonArray->new;

my $success = $jarr->Load($responseJson);

my $jsonObj;
my $id = '';
my $name = '';
my $parentId = '';
my $hasChildren = 0;
my $status = '';
my $j = 0;
my $count_j = 0;

my $i = 0;
my $count_i = $jarr->Size;
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jsonObj = $jarr->ObjectAt($i);
    $id = $jsonObj->StringOf('id');
    $name = $jsonObj->StringOf('name');
    $parentId = $jsonObj->StringOf('parentId');
    $hasChildren = $jsonObj->BoolOf('hasChildren');
    $status = $jsonObj->StringOf('status');
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $jsonObj->SizeOfArray('children');
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $jsonObj->J($j);
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}