Send a REST Request with a Text Body

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Demonstrates Rest.FullRequestString, a convenience method that sends a complete request whose text body (such as JSON, XML, or plain text) is supplied directly, then reads and returns the response body as text.

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest
$bTls = $true
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("example.com",443,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  Send a complete request whose text body is supplied directly, such as JSON.  The response body is
#  read as text and returned.  The 1st argument is the HTTP verb, the 2nd is the URI path, and the
#  3rd is the request body.
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

$jsonBody = "{ `"name`": `"example`", `"active`": true }"
$responseText = $rest.FullRequestString("POST","/api/items",$jsonBody)
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$($responseText)