(Ruby) HTTP POST JSON (application/json)

Demonstrates how to send a JSON POST using the application/json content-type.

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

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require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

req = Chilkat::CkHttpRequest.new()
http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# If any custom headers need to be included with the POST, add them
# by calling SetRequestHeader

# Note: An application should never explicitly set the Content-Length header.
# The Content-Length is automatically computed and added by Chilkat.

# Here are some examples of custom headers.  

# Perhaps your particular app needs some sort of custom-computed Authorization header...
http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","my-custom-computed-auth-value")

# Another custom header for some hypothetical app:
http.SetRequestHeader("X-Pass-Timestamp","my-custom-computed-timestamp-value")

# The following "Accept" header may be set, but it really isn't necessary:
http.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")

jsonText = "{ some JSON text ... }"

# To use SSL/TLS, simply use "https://" in the URL.

resp = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpStr("POST","http://www.someserver.com/someJsonEndpoint",jsonText,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Display the JSON response.
print resp.bodyStr() + "\n";