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Read the REST Response Body as a String

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Demonstrates Rest.ReadRespBodyString, which reads the response body as text and returns it. It is called after ReadResponseHeader in the staged request model.

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

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

    const rest = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();
    const b_tls = true;
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    rest.connect("example.com", 443, b_tls, b_auto_reconnect) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    rest.sendReqNoBody("GET", "/api/items/123") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const status_code = rest.readResponseHeader();
    if (status_code < 0) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    // Read the response body as text and return it.  Call this only after ReadResponseHeader.
    const response_body = rest.readRespBodyString(alloc) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{response_body});
}