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HTTP POST with XML Body

Demonstrates sending an HTTP POST with a XML body.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Implements the following CURL command:

    ; curl -X POST https://example.com/StockQuote \
    ;   -H "Host: www.example.org" \
    ;   -H "Content-Type: application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8" \
    ;   -H "SOAPAction: http://www.example.org/StockPrice" \
    ;   -d '<?xml version="1.0"?>
    ; 
    ; <soap:Envelope
    ; xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/"
    ; soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    ; 
    ; <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    ;   <m:GetStockPrice>
    ;     <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    ;   </m:GetStockPrice>
    ; </soap:Body>
    ; 
    ; </soap:Envelope>'

    ; Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    ; Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    ; Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML:
    ; Generate Code to Create XML

    ; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; Also see Chilkat's Online WSDL Code Generator
    ; to generate code and SOAP Request and Response XML for each operation in a WSDL.
    ; --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ; The following XML is sent in the request body.

    ; <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    ; <soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/" soap:encodingStyle="http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding">
    ;     <soap:Body xmlns:m="http://www.example.org/stock">
    ;         <m:GetStockPrice>
    ;             <m:StockName>IBM</m:StockName>
    ;         </m:GetStockPrice>
    ;     </soap:Body>
    ; </soap:Envelope>
    ; 

    xml.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
    If xml.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::setCkTag(xml, "soap:Envelope")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:soap","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-envelope/")
    CkXml::ckAddAttribute(xml,"soap:encodingStyle","http://www.w3.org/2003/05/soap-encoding")
    CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"soap:Body",1,"xmlns:m","http://www.example.org/stock")
    CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"soap:Body|m:GetStockPrice|m:StockName","IBM")

    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"SOAPAction","http://www.example.org/StockPrice")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Host","www.example.org")
    CkHttp::ckSetRequestHeader(http,"Content-Type","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8")

    sbRequestBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbRequestBody.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkXml::ckGetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody)

    resp.i = CkHttpResponse::ckCreate()
    If resp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpSb(http,"POST","https://example.com/StockQuote",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/soap+xml; charset=utf-8",resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
        CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug Str(CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp))
    Debug CkHttpResponse::ckBodyStr(resp)


    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure