Zig Requires Chilkat v11.2.0+

Replace or Remove Default HTTP Headers

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Shows how to replace or remove default HTTP headers.

Also see: Chilkat Http Default and Auto-Filled Headers

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();

    // The following request will be sent.
    // The Accept and Accept-Encoding headers are default headers added by Chilkat.

    // GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com
    // Accept: */*
    // Accept-Encoding: gzip

    var response_body: [:0]const u8 = try http.quickGetStr(alloc, "https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    // Examine the request header we just sent..
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastHeader(alloc)});
    std.debug.print("----\n", .{});

    // Remove the default headers:
    http.removeRequestHeader("Accept");
    http.removeRequestHeader("Accept-Encoding");

    // Send a request with the following header:

    // GET /helloWorld.txt HTTP/1.1
    // Host: chilkatsoft.com

    response_body = try http.quickGetStr(alloc, "https://chilkatsoft.com/helloWorld.txt");
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastHeader(alloc)});
}