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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/)Chilkat Zig Downloads
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"
// }
// }
}