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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -s --user 'api:SENDING_API_KEY' 
    // 	 https://api.mailgun.net/v3/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/messages 
    // 	 -F from='Your Name <mailgun@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME>' 
    // 	 -F to='Joe Example <joe@example.com>' 
    // 	 -F subject='Hello Joe Example' 
    // 	 -F text='Congratulations Joe Example, you just sent an email with Mailgun!  You are truly awesome!'

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

    http.put_Login(L"api");
    http.put_Password(L"sending_api_key");    //  Replace with your actual sending API key.

    CkHttpRequestW req;
    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_Path(L"/v3/YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME/messages");
    req.put_ContentType(L"multipart/form-data");

    // Change YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME to something like "mg.your-domain.com".
    req.AddParam(L"from",L"Your Name <mailgun@YOUR_DOMAIN_NAME>");
    req.AddParam(L"to",L"Joe Example <joe@example.com>");
    req.AddParam(L"subject",L"Hello Joe Example");
    req.AddParam(L"text",L"Congratulations Joe Example, you just sent an email with Mailgun!  You are truly awesome!");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpSReq(L"api.mailgun.net",443,true,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

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

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "id": "<20210429234809.1.2D550E1C94D3D98F@sandbox0e542e4c577f4bbb98c8bf6b6bca727b.mailgun.org>",
    //   "message": "Queued. Thank you."
    // }

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

    const wchar_t *id = jResp.stringOf(L"id");
    const wchar_t *message = jResp.stringOf(L"message");
    }