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TCL / Sunshine Conversations API / Post Message

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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

CkHttp_put_BasicAuth $http 1
CkHttp_put_Login $http "username"
CkHttp_put_Password $http "password"

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "author": {
#     "type": "business",
#     "displayName": "Steve",
#     "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
#   },
#   "content": {
#     "type": "text",
#     "text": "Hello!"
#   },
#   "metadata": {
#     "lang": "en-ca"
#   }
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "author.type" "business"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "author.displayName" "Steve"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "author.avatarUrl" "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "content.type" "text"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "content.text" "Hello!"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "metadata.lang" "en-ca"

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "Content-Type" "application/json"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
set resp [CkHttp_PostJson3 $http "https://domain.com/" "application/json" $json]
if {[CkHttp_get_LastMethodSuccess $http] == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody

set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

delete_CkHttpResponse $resp

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "messages": [
#     {
#       "id": "5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977",
#       "received": "2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z",
#       "author": {
#         "type": "business",
#         "displayName": "Steve",
#         "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
#       },
#       "content": {
#         "type": "text",
#         "text": "Hello!"
#       },
#       "metadata": {
#         "lang": "en-ca"
#       },
#       "source": {
#         "type": "api:conversations"
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code

set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $jResp "messages"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $jResp $i
    set id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].id"]
    set received [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].received"]
    set v_Type [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].author.type"]
    set DisplayName [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].author.displayName"]
    set AvatarUrl [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].author.avatarUrl"]
    set contentType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].content.type"]
    set Text [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].content.text"]
    set Lang [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].metadata.lang"]
    set sourceType [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "messages[i].source.type"]
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-u 'username:password'
	-H "Content-Type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "author": {
        "type": "business",
        "displayName": "Steve",
        "avatarUrl": "https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg"
    },
    "content": {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "Hello!"
    },
    "metadata": {
        "lang": "en-ca"
    }
}'
https://domain.com/

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Post Message",
  "_postman_id": "28e280a8-5ef8-4ca0-90fc-788603ddd036",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"business\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n        \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n    },\n    \"content\": {\n        \"type\": \"text\",\n        \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n    }\n}"
    },
    "url": "{{url}}/v2/apps/{{appId}}/conversations/{{conversationId}}/messages",
    "description": "Send a message in a particular conversation."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "id": "f660acde-ae81-4787-b433-18bf650ddef6",
      "name": "Created",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "POST",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: bearer",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer <token>"
          }
        ],
        "body": {
          "mode": "raw",
          "raw": "{\n    \"author\": {\n        \"type\": \"business\",\n        \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n        \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n    },\n    \"content\": {\n        \"type\": \"text\",\n        \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n    },\n    \"metadata\": {\n        \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n    }\n}"
        },
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/v2/apps/:appId/conversations/:conversationId/messages",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "v2",
            "apps",
            ":appId",
            "conversations",
            ":conversationId",
            "messages"
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "appId"
            },
            {
              "key": "conversationId"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Created",
      "code": 201,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n \"messages\": [\n  {\n   \"id\": \"5f748c1a2b5315fc007e7977\",\n   \"received\": \"2020-09-30T13:46:02.733Z\",\n   \"author\": {\n    \"type\": \"business\",\n    \"displayName\": \"Steve\",\n    \"avatarUrl\": \"https://www.gravatar.com/image.jpg\"\n   },\n   \"content\": {\n    \"type\": \"text\",\n    \"text\": \"Hello!\"\n   },\n   \"metadata\": {\n    \"lang\": \"en-ca\"\n   },\n   \"source\": {\n    \"type\": \"api:conversations\"\n   }\n  }\n ]\n}"
    }
  ]
}