Ruby

Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Shows how to replace or remove default HTTP headers.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# The following request will be sent.
# The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

# GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
# Host: chilkatsoft.com
# Accept: */*
# Accept-Encoding: gzip

responseBody = http.quickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
# Examine the request header we just sent..
print http.lastHeader() + "\n";
print "----" + "\n";

# Remove the default headers:
http.RemoveRequestHeader("Accept")
http.RemoveRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding")

# Send a request with the following header:

# GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
# Host: chilkatsoft.com

responseBody = http.quickGetStr("https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt")
print http.lastHeader() + "\n";