(Unicode C) Example: Http.HttpReq method

Demonstrates how to call the HttpReq method.

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

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    success = FALSE;

    // This example will send an HTTP POST with the body of the HTTP request containing JSON.

    // Create the following JSON: { "name": "Harry", "state": "FL" }

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"name",L"Harry");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"state",L"FL");

    // Specify the details of the request
    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();

    CkHttpRequestW_putHttpVerb(req,L"POST");
    CkHttpRequestW_putContentType(req,L"application/json");
    CkHttpRequestW_LoadBodyFromString(req,CkJsonObjectW_emit(json),L"utf-8");

    // Send the charset attribute in the HTTP request header.
    CkHttpRequestW_putSendCharset(req,TRUE);
    CkHttpRequestW_putCharset(req,L"utf-8");

    // Send the POST
    // You can send the POST to the URL below.  
    // The response will contain the raw body of the request that was sent.
    // (i.e. everything except the HTTP request header).

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpReq(http,L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/echo_request_body.asp",req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the HTTP request header we sent:
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastHeader(http));

    // The response body contains the raw content of the HTTP request body we sent.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

    // Sample output:

    // POST /echo_request_body.asp HTTP/1.1
    // Host: www.chilkatsoft.com
    // Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
    // Content-Length: 29
    // 
    // 
    // {"name":"Harry","state":"FL"}


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }