React Native

Connect to a REST Server

Demonstrates Rest.Connect, which establishes the initial TCP (and optionally TLS) connection to a REST server. The example connects over HTTPS and then reuses the connection for a request.

Background. A single connection can serve many requests to the same host. The TLS argument should be _TRUE_ for HTTPS (typically port 443), and automatic reconnection lets Chilkat transparently re-establish a dropped keep-alive connection.

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import { Rest } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  const rest = new Rest();

  // Connect to the REST server.  The 3rd argument enables TLS (use true for HTTPS on port 443),
  // and the 4th enables automatic reconnection if the connection is dropped between requests.
  const bTls = true;
  const bAutoReconnect = true;
  try {
    await rest.connectAsync('example.com', 443, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
  } catch {
    console.log(rest.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // The connection is now established and ready for requests.  A single connection can be reused for
  // many requests to the same server.
  let responseText: string;
  try {
    responseText = await rest.fullRequestNoBodyAsync('GET', '/api/status');
  } catch {
    console.log(rest.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log(responseText);
}