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REST Stream Response to File (Streaming Download) (Amazon S3)

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Demonstrates how to stream the response body directly to a file. (The example shows how to stream a JPG from the Amazon S3 service.)

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

    const rest = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();

    // Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
    const b_tls = true;
    const port = 443;
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    try rest.connect("s3.amazonaws.com", port, b_tls, b_auto_reconnect);

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Important: For buckets created in regions outside us-east-1,
    // there are three important changes that need to be made.
    // See Working with S3 Buckets in Non-us-east-1 Regions for the details.
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
    const auth_aws = try chilkat.AuthAws.init();
    defer auth_aws.deinit();
    auth_aws.setAccessKey("AWS_ACCESS_KEY");
    auth_aws.setSecretKey("AWS_SECRET_KEY");
    auth_aws.setServiceName("s3");
    try rest.setAuthAws(auth_aws);

    // Set the bucket name via the HOST header.
    // In this case, the bucket name is "chilkat100".
    rest.setHost("chilkat100.s3.amazonaws.com");

    // Send the request to download the JPG.
    rest.sendReqNoBody("GET", "/starfish.jpg") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Read the response header.
    const response_status_code = rest.readResponseHeader();
    if (response_status_code < 0) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    std.debug.print("Response status code = {d}\n", .{response_status_code});

    // We expect a 200 response status if the JPG data is coming.
    // Otherwise, we'll get a string response body with an error message(or no response body).
    if (response_status_code == 200) {
        const body_stream = try chilkat.Stream.init();
        defer body_stream.deinit();

        // The stream's sink will be a file.
        body_stream.setSinkFile("qa_output/starfish.jpg");

        // Read the response body to the stream.  Given that we've
        // set the stream's sink to a file, it will stream directly
        // to the file.
        rest.readRespBodyStream(body_stream, true) catch {
            std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
            return;
        };

        std.debug.print("Successfully received the JPG file.\n", .{});
    } else {
        const err_response = rest.readRespBodyString(alloc) catch "";
        if (!rest.getLastMethodSuccess()) {
            std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        } else {
            std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{err_response});
        }
    }
}