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POST JSON Without Waiting for the Response

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This example demonstrates sending a POST w/ content-type "application/json" where the body of the POST contains a JSON document. The POST is sent, but we don't wait for the response. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL oSbJson
LOCAL cSomePath
LOCAL nMaxWaitMs

nSuccess := 0

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

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  Connect to the server using TLS
nBAutoReconnect := 0
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("example.com", 443, 1, nBAutoReconnect)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Create some sample JSON to be sent in the body of the request.
oSbJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbJson:Append('{"create": [{"name": "Woo Single #1","type": "simple","regular_price": "21.99"}]}')

//  Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
oRest:AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")

//  Just send the request.  Don't read the response.
//  The request is sent to https://example.com/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc
cSomePath := "/something?arg1=xyz&arg2=abc"
nSuccess := oRest:SendReqSb("POST", cSomePath, oSbJson)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oRest:destroy()
    oSbJson:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  OK, the request was sent.
//  Close the connection.
nMaxWaitMs := 50
oRest:Disconnect(nMaxWaitMs)

? "JSON POST Sent."

oRest:destroy()
oSbJson:destroy()