(Unicode C) Load JSON Object from HTTP Response Body

Demonstrates how to load the HTTP response body directly into a JSON object.

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

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

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

    success = FALSE;

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpStr(http,L"GET",L"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/exampledata/sample.json",L"",L"",L"",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // A JSON object is JSON that begins with "{" and ends with "}"
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();

    // If we wish to transfer (instead of copy) the JSON from the HttpResponse to the JsonObject, then add the keyword "TakeResponseBody" to UncommonOptions
    // This could save memory for extremely large JSON responses.
    CkHttpResponseW_putUncommonOptions(resp,L"TakeResponseBody");

    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodyJson(resp,json);

    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // Note: If UncommonOptions contained "TakeResponseBody", then the response BodyStr will now be empty:
    wprintf(L"----\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));


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

    }