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UK Vehicle Data VRM Lookup

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Demonstrates how to query the UK Vehicle Data VRM online API's. (See https://ukvehicledata.co.uk/)

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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 using TLS.
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    rest.connect("uk1.ukvehicledata.co.uk", 443, true, b_auto_reconnect) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Replace UKVD-API-KEY with your actual API KEY,
    // which looks something like "abcdb1234-0abc-1235-abcf-1234c3d1abcd"
    rest.setAuthorization("ukvd-ipwhitelist UKVD-API-KEY");

    // Replace "ABCDE" with a real VRM...
    rest.addQueryParam("key_vrm", "ABCDE") catch {};

    // Add the Content-Type HTTP request header.
    // success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8");

    // This request gets vehicle data.
    // See below for a request to get battery data.
    var json_response_str: [:0]const u8 = rest.fullRequestNoBody(alloc, "GET", "/api/datapackage/vehicledata") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std.debug.print("Response Status Code = {d}\n", .{rest.getResponseStatusCode()});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{json_response_str});
        return;
    }

    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.load(json_response_str) catch {};
    json.setEmitCompact(false);

    // Show the JSON response.
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // A sample vehicledata response will be as shown below.
    // To get a few bits of data from the response:
    std.debug.print("RequestGuid: {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "RequestGuid")});
    std.debug.print("EngineNumber: {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "DataItems.EngineNumber")});
    std.debug.print("Vrm: {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "DataKeys.Vrm")});

    // {
    //   "RequestGuid": "xxxxxxxx-cc72-4b63-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    //   "StatusCode": 0,
    //   "StatusMessage": "Success",
    //   "PackageId": "xxxxxxxx-a4bc-4a84-af22-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    //   "PackageVersion": 1,
    //   "DataKeys": {
    //     "Vrm": "ABCDE"
    //   },
    //   "DataItems": {
    //     "DriveAxle": "4x2",
    //     "Exported": "False",
    //     "DriverSeatPosition": "RHD",
    //     "EngineNumber": "LN910940728622",
    //     "Class": "Sport",
    //     "ImportedNorthernIreland": "False",
    //     "HistoryPreviousKeeperAcquisitionDate": "2013-01-12",
    //     "RoadFundLicenseSixMonth": "�126.50",
    //     "EnginePowerBhp": "262",
    //     "SpecDateRangeFrom": "1987-10-01",
    //     "RegistrationDateUK": "1994-08-03",
    //     "SoundLevelDriveBy": "0",
    //     "RoadFundLicenseTwelveMonth": "�235.00",
    //     "RoadFundLicenseBand": "Not available",
    //     "Vrm": "J5YVK",
    //     "TrimCode": "BA",
    //     "Derivative": "S4",
    //     "EngineSizeCc": "2174",
    //     "EngineCylinderCount": "4",
    //     "HistoryLatestV5cIssueDate": "2015-05-12",
    //     "Category": "Car",
    //     "HistoryPreviousKeeperCount": "9",
    //     "ConditionScrapped": "False",
    //     "EngineValveCount": "16",
    //     "WeightUnladen": "0",
    //     "RoadFundLicenseRenewalDate": "2017-04-01",
    //     "Model": "Esprit",
    //     "SpecDateRangeTo": "2003-06-01",
    //     "RoadFundLicenseCurrentStatus": "Tax not due",
    //     "BuildYear": "1994",
    //     "BuildDate": "1994-12-31",
    //     "VinLast4": "1448",
    //     "GearCount": "5",
    //     "SeatCount": "2",
    //     "Make": "Lotus",
    //     "Vin": "SCC082910RHA61448",
    //     "ColourChangeCount": "0",
    //     "DriveType": "Rear Wheel Drive",
    //     "WeightGross": "0",
    //     "EngineCode": "N/A",
    //     "EnginePowerKw": "193",
    //     "SoundLevelEngineSpeed": "0",
    //     "ConditionUnscrapped": "False",
    //     "HistoryPreviousKeeperDisposalDate": "2014-04-26",
    //     "EngineAlignment": "Longitudinal",
    //     "Imported": "False",
    //     "BodyType": "Coupe",
    //     "EnginePosition": "Mid",
    //     "TransmissionType": "Manual",
    //     "WeightFullyLaden": "0",
    //     "SoundLevelStationary": "0",
    //     "FuelType": "Petrol",
    //     "Colour": "YELLOW",
    //     "EngineSizeLitre": "2.2",
    //     "RegistrationDate": "1994-08-03",
    //     "Co2Emissions": "000",
    //     "WeightMaxTowingUnbraked": "0",
    //     "HistoryCurrentKeeperAcquisitionDate": "2015-04-25",
    //     "WeightMaxTowingBraked": "0",
    //     "DoorCount": "2",
    //     "EngineCylinderConfig": "Inline",
    //     "EngineFuelDelivery": "Turbo Injection"
    //   }
    // }

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Now get battery data...
    json_response_str = rest.fullRequestNoBody(alloc, "GET", "/api/datapackage/batterydata") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std.debug.print("Response Status Code = {d}\n", .{rest.getResponseStatusCode()});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{json_response_str});
        return;
    }

    json.load(json_response_str) catch {};

    // Show the JSON response containing battery data.
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // To get a few pieces of information out of the response...
    const num_batteries = json.sizeOfArray("DataItems.BatteryList");
    var i: i32 = 0;
    while (i < num_batteries) {
        json.setI(i);
        std.debug.print("---- Battery {d}:\n", .{i});
        std.debug.print("  Type = {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "DataItems.BatteryList[I].Type")});
        std.debug.print("  LayoutImage = {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "DataItems.BatteryList[I].LayoutImage")});
        std.debug.print("  TerminalCode = {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "DataItems.BatteryList[I].TerminalCode")});
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // The battery data looks like this:
    // {
    //   "RequestGuid": "xxxxxxxx-5030-4b3d-a2ed-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    //   "StatusCode": 0,
    //   "StatusMessage": "Success",
    //   "PackageId": "xxxxxxxx-9ec2-4fd3-9247-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    //   "PackageVersion": 1,
    //   "DataKeys": {
    //     "Vrm": "ABCDE"
    //   },
    //   "DataItems": {
    //     "BatteryList": [
    //       {
    //         "Type": "Primary",
    //         "UkRef": "075",
    //         "LayoutCode": "0",
    //         "LayoutImage": "http://cdn.ukvehicledata.co.uk/battery/layout/0.png",
    //         "TerminalCode": "T1",
    //         "TerminalImage": "http://cdn.ukvehicledata.co.uk/battery/terminal/T1.png",
    //         "HoldDownCode": "B13",
    //         "HoldDownImage": "http://cdn.ukvehicledata.co.uk/battery/holddown/B13.png"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "BatteryCount": "1"
    //   }
    // }
}