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WhatsApp - Upload Media

Demonstrates how to upload media to the WhatsApp Business API client. The POST body must contain the binary media data and the Content-Type header must be set to the type of the media being uploaded.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkBinDataW bdRequestBody;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const wchar_t *id;
    int i;
    int count_i;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl -X POST \
    //  https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media \
    //  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token' \ 
    //  -H 'Content-Type: image/jpeg'
    //  --data-binary @your-file-path

    //  Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    //  Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    bdRequestBody = CkBinDataW_Create();
    success = CkBinDataW_LoadFile(bdRequestBody,L"your-file-path");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to load your-file-path\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdRequestBody);
        return;
    }

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer your-auth-token" header.
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"your-auth-token");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpBd(http,L"POST",L"https://your-webapp-hostname:your-webapp-port/v1/media",bdRequestBody,L"image/jpeg",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdRequestBody);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    //  Sample JSON response:
    //  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    //  {
    //    "messages": [
    //      {
    //        "id": "gBEGkYiEB1VXAglK1ZEqA1YKPrU"
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    //  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    //  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    //  Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    //  See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    i = 0;
    count_i = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(jResp,L"messages");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkJsonObjectW_putI(jResp,i);
        id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"messages[i].id");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(bdRequestBody);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }