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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

queryParams = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
queryParams.UpdateString("$expand","Collection2")

http.SetRequestHeader("ForceUseSession","true")
http.SetRequestHeader("BPMCSRF","{{BPMCSRF}}")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://myserver.com/0/odata/Collection1(Id)",queryParams)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)

jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";

    exit
end

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

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://myserver.com/0/odata/$metadata#Employee(Account())/$entity",
#   "Id": "c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02",
#   "CreatedOn": "2017-03-30T14:50:04Z",
#   "CreatedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
#   "ModifiedOn": "2020-02-14T06:30:46.234Z",
#   "ModifiedById": "410006e1-ca4e-4502-a9ec-e54d922d2c00",
#   "ProcessListeners": 0,
#   "ContactId": "227aab3b-7c0c-4181-abf9-81585563ab23",
#   "Name": "William Walker",
#   "OrgStructureUnitId": "d436a9ce-9690-4415-9e03-e8061d7cabb5",
#   "Notes": "",
#   "JobId": "11d68189-ced6-df11-9b2a-001d60e938c6",
#   "FullJobTitle": "Developer",
#   "OwnerId": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
#   "CareerStartDate": "2019-09-08T00:00:00Z",
#   "CareerDueDate": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
#   "ProbationDueDate": "2020-01-09T00:00:00Z",
#   "ReasonForDismissalId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
#   "AccountId": "a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204",
#   "ManagerId": "3e5bd47e-1ebd-41db-a9a6-a3560dcee3cb",
#   "Account": {
#     "Id": "a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204",
#     "Name": "XT Group",
#     "OwnerId": "cad50d15-f28d-49fc-aa79-21615ac35b86",
#     "CreatedOn": "2020-01-27T08:00:14Z",
#     "CreatedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
#     "ModifiedOn": "2020-01-10T10:12:35Z",
#     "ModifiedById": "76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727",
#     "ProcessListeners": 0,
#     "OwnershipId": "e0ae3e02-f46b-1410-fb98-00155d043204",
#     "PrimaryContactId": "017df77c-b01c-4554-b7eb-760ac91cd0d7",
#     "ParentId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
#     "IndustryId": "bd7f1e4a-f36b-1410-c493-00155d043205",
#     "Code": "60",
#     "TypeId": "03a75490-53e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
#     "Phone": "+1 212 753 2819",
#     "AdditionalPhone": "+1 212 753 2845",
#     "Fax": "",
#     "Web": "www.xtg.com",
#     "AddressTypeId": "780bf68c-4b6e-df11-b988-001d60e938c6",
#     "Address": "17 Road Street",
#     "CityId": "c0af42ea-f36b-1410-0299-00155d043204",
#     "RegionId": "00b03270-f36b-1410-fd98-00155d043204",
#     "Zip": "10351",
#     "CountryId": "e0be1264-f36b-1410-fa98-00155d043204",
#     "AccountCategoryId": "37ea507c-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
#     "EmployeesNumberId": "2c344115-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
#     "AnnualRevenueId": "498aceb9-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6",
#     "Notes": "",
#     "AlternativeName": "",
#     "GPSN": "42.6558932018082",
#     "GPSE": "-73.7562183364144",
#     "Completeness": 100,
#     "PriceListId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
#     "AccountLogoId": "69517c67-e5de-47db-ae50-df69447a12cf"
#   }
# }

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

odata_context = jResp.stringOf("\"@odata.context\"")
Id = jResp.stringOf("Id")
CreatedOn = jResp.stringOf("CreatedOn")
CreatedById = jResp.stringOf("CreatedById")
ModifiedOn = jResp.stringOf("ModifiedOn")
ModifiedById = jResp.stringOf("ModifiedById")
ProcessListeners = jResp.IntOf("ProcessListeners")
ContactId = jResp.stringOf("ContactId")
Name = jResp.stringOf("Name")
OrgStructureUnitId = jResp.stringOf("OrgStructureUnitId")
Notes = jResp.stringOf("Notes")
JobId = jResp.stringOf("JobId")
FullJobTitle = jResp.stringOf("FullJobTitle")
OwnerId = jResp.stringOf("OwnerId")
CareerStartDate = jResp.stringOf("CareerStartDate")
CareerDueDate = jResp.stringOf("CareerDueDate")
ProbationDueDate = jResp.stringOf("ProbationDueDate")
ReasonForDismissalId = jResp.stringOf("ReasonForDismissalId")
AccountId = jResp.stringOf("AccountId")
ManagerId = jResp.stringOf("ManagerId")
AccountId = jResp.stringOf("Account.Id")
AccountName = jResp.stringOf("Account.Name")
AccountOwnerId = jResp.stringOf("Account.OwnerId")
AccountCreatedOn = jResp.stringOf("Account.CreatedOn")
AccountCreatedById = jResp.stringOf("Account.CreatedById")
AccountModifiedOn = jResp.stringOf("Account.ModifiedOn")
AccountModifiedById = jResp.stringOf("Account.ModifiedById")
AccountProcessListeners = jResp.IntOf("Account.ProcessListeners")
OwnershipId = jResp.stringOf("Account.OwnershipId")
PrimaryContactId = jResp.stringOf("Account.PrimaryContactId")
ParentId = jResp.stringOf("Account.ParentId")
IndustryId = jResp.stringOf("Account.IndustryId")
Code = jResp.stringOf("Account.Code")
TypeId = jResp.stringOf("Account.TypeId")
Phone = jResp.stringOf("Account.Phone")
AdditionalPhone = jResp.stringOf("Account.AdditionalPhone")
Fax = jResp.stringOf("Account.Fax")
Web = jResp.stringOf("Account.Web")
AddressTypeId = jResp.stringOf("Account.AddressTypeId")
Address = jResp.stringOf("Account.Address")
CityId = jResp.stringOf("Account.CityId")
RegionId = jResp.stringOf("Account.RegionId")
v_Zip = jResp.stringOf("Account.Zip")
CountryId = jResp.stringOf("Account.CountryId")
AccountCategoryId = jResp.stringOf("Account.AccountCategoryId")
EmployeesNumberId = jResp.stringOf("Account.EmployeesNumberId")
AnnualRevenueId = jResp.stringOf("Account.AnnualRevenueId")
AccountNotes = jResp.stringOf("Account.Notes")
AlternativeName = jResp.stringOf("Account.AlternativeName")
GPSN = jResp.stringOf("Account.GPSN")
GPSE = jResp.stringOf("Account.GPSE")
Completeness = jResp.IntOf("Account.Completeness")
PriceListId = jResp.stringOf("Account.PriceListId")
AccountLogoId = jResp.stringOf("Account.AccountLogoId")

Curl Command

curl -G -d "$expand=Collection2"
	-H "ForceUseSession: true"
	-H "BPMCSRF: {{BPMCSRF}}"
https://myserver.com/0/odata/Collection1(Id)

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "$expand parameter",
  "request": {
    "method": "GET",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "ForceUseSession",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "true"
      },
      {
        "key": "BPMCSRF",
        "type": "text",
        "value": "{{BPMCSRF}}"
      }
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{BaseURI}}/0/odata/{{CollectionName1}}({{ObjectId1}})?$expand={{CollectionName2}}",
      "host": [
        "{{BaseURI}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "0",
        "odata",
        "{{CollectionName1}}({{ObjectId1}})"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "$expand",
          "value": "{{CollectionName2}}"
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Request for getting an object collection instance by instance Id of another object collection via the [$expand](http://docs.oasis-open.org/odata/odata/v4.01/odata-v4.01-part2-url-conventions.html#sec_SystemQueryOptionexpand) parameter."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "[200] Gets an objects collection instances by another object collection",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "GET",
        "header": [
          {
            "key": "Accept",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json"
          },
          {
            "key": "Content-Type",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "application/json; charset=utf-8"
          },
          {
            "key": "ForceUseSession",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "true"
          },
          {
            "key": "BPMCSRF",
            "type": "text",
            "value": "{{BPMCSRF}}"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "https://myserver.com/0/odata/Employee(c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02)?$expand=Account",
          "protocol": "https",
          "host": [
            "myserver",
            "com"
          ],
          "path": [
            "0",
            "odata",
            "Employee(c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02)"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "$expand",
              "value": "Account"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "OK",
      "code": 200,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Cache-Control",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Pragma",
          "value": "no-cache"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "application/json; odata.metadata=minimal"
        },
        {
          "key": "Expires",
          "value": "-1"
        },
        {
          "key": "Server",
          "value": "Microsoft-IIS/10.0"
        },
        {
          "key": "OData-Version",
          "value": "4.0"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-AspNet-Version",
          "value": "4.0.30319"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Powered-By",
          "value": "ASP.NET"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Frame-Options",
          "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
        },
        {
          "key": "X-Content-Type-Options",
          "value": "nosniff"
        },
        {
          "key": "Date",
          "value": "Wed, 26 Feb 2020 14:52:02 GMT"
        },
        {
          "key": "Content-Length",
          "value": "2206"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": "{\n    \"@odata.context\": \"https://myserver.com/0/odata/$metadata#Employee(Account())/$entity\",\n    \"Id\": \"c31c7862-fe33-4a13-9bbc-0943fa08fd02\",\n    \"CreatedOn\": \"2017-03-30T14:50:04Z\",\n    \"CreatedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n    \"ModifiedOn\": \"2020-02-14T06:30:46.234Z\",\n    \"ModifiedById\": \"410006e1-ca4e-4502-a9ec-e54d922d2c00\",\n    \"ProcessListeners\": 0,\n    \"ContactId\": \"227aab3b-7c0c-4181-abf9-81585563ab23\",\n    \"Name\": \"William Walker\",\n    \"OrgStructureUnitId\": \"d436a9ce-9690-4415-9e03-e8061d7cabb5\",\n    \"Notes\": \"\",\n    \"JobId\": \"11d68189-ced6-df11-9b2a-001d60e938c6\",\n    \"FullJobTitle\": \"Developer\",\n    \"OwnerId\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n    \"CareerStartDate\": \"2019-09-08T00:00:00Z\",\n    \"CareerDueDate\": \"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\n    \"ProbationDueDate\": \"2020-01-09T00:00:00Z\",\n    \"ReasonForDismissalId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n    \"AccountId\": \"a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204\",\n    \"ManagerId\": \"3e5bd47e-1ebd-41db-a9a6-a3560dcee3cb\",\n    \"Account\": {\n        \"Id\": \"a0bf3e92-f36b-1410-0499-00155d043204\",\n        \"Name\": \"XT Group\",\n        \"OwnerId\": \"cad50d15-f28d-49fc-aa79-21615ac35b86\",\n        \"CreatedOn\": \"2020-01-27T08:00:14Z\",\n        \"CreatedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n        \"ModifiedOn\": \"2020-01-10T10:12:35Z\",\n        \"ModifiedById\": \"76929f8c-7e15-4c64-bdb0-adc62d383727\",\n        \"ProcessListeners\": 0,\n        \"OwnershipId\": \"e0ae3e02-f46b-1410-fb98-00155d043204\",\n        \"PrimaryContactId\": \"017df77c-b01c-4554-b7eb-760ac91cd0d7\",\n        \"ParentId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n        \"IndustryId\": \"bd7f1e4a-f36b-1410-c493-00155d043205\",\n        \"Code\": \"60\",\n        \"TypeId\": \"03a75490-53e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"Phone\": \"+1 212 753 2819\",\n        \"AdditionalPhone\": \"+1 212 753 2845\",\n        \"Fax\": \"\",\n        \"Web\": \"www.xtg.com\",\n        \"AddressTypeId\": \"780bf68c-4b6e-df11-b988-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"Address\": \"17 Road Street\",\n        \"CityId\": \"c0af42ea-f36b-1410-0299-00155d043204\",\n        \"RegionId\": \"00b03270-f36b-1410-fd98-00155d043204\",\n        \"Zip\": \"10351\",\n        \"CountryId\": \"e0be1264-f36b-1410-fa98-00155d043204\",\n        \"AccountCategoryId\": \"37ea507c-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"EmployeesNumberId\": \"2c344115-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"AnnualRevenueId\": \"498aceb9-55e6-df11-971b-001d60e938c6\",\n        \"Notes\": \"\",\n        \"AlternativeName\": \"\",\n        \"GPSN\": \"42.6558932018082\",\n        \"GPSE\": \"-73.7562183364144\",\n        \"Completeness\": 100,\n        \"PriceListId\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n        \"AccountLogoId\": \"69517c67-e5de-47db-ae50-df69447a12cf\"\n    }\n}"
    }
  ]
}