VBScript

Read the REST Response Body into a StringBuilder

Demonstrates Rest.ReadRespSb, which reads the response body as text into a StringBuilder, replacing its previous contents.

Background. The staged request model separates sending from reading: a SendReq method transmits the request, ReadResponseHeader reads the status line and headers, and a ReadResp method reads the body. This gives fine control over large or streamed messages compared with the single-call full-request methods.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

success = 0

set rest = CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")
bTls = 1
bAutoReconnect = 1
success = rest.Connect("example.com",443,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

success = rest.SendReqNoBody("GET","/api/items/123")
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

statusCode = rest.ReadResponseHeader()
If (statusCode < 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

'  Read the response body as text into a StringBuilder, replacing its previous contents.
set sbResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = rest.ReadRespSb(sbResponse)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

responseBody = sbResponse.GetAsString()
If (sbResponse.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(sbResponse.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(responseBody)

outFile.Close