REST question

[Andrew.W]

Hi Daniel

I'm trying to setup a simple REST client using RTC.

I'm using one of the test functions here.

http://www.jsontest.com/

and specifically this function

http://ip.jsontest.com/

Can I check with you:

- Are the right client components TRtcHttpClient and TRtcClientModule?
- What should the value of DataFormat be?

Thanks

[D.Tkalcec (RTC)]

Expecting the name of the function as part of the sub-domain and making everything accessible from the root URI is the WORST possible use of HTTP - EVER. Also, as far as I can tell, most tests on that page do NOT require any parameters in JSON format, which makes me wonder how that page qualifies as a "JSON test".

Anyway ... this piece of code should do what you wanted ...

  var
    Res:TRtcValue;
  begin
  RtcHttpClient1.ServerAddr:='ip.jsontest.com';
  RtcHttpClient1.ServerPort:='80';
  RtcHttpClient1.AutoConnect:=True;

  RtcClientModule1.Client:=RtcHttpClient1;
  RtcClientModule1.DataReqMode:=req_queryNameText;
  RtcClientModule1.DataFormat:=fmt_JSON;

  RtcClientModule1.Prepare('');
  Res:=RtcClientModule1.Execute(False);
  try
    if Res.isType=rtc_Record then
      Label1.Caption:='IP = '+Res.asRecord.asText['ip'];
  finally
    Res.Free;
    end;
  end;


Best Regards,
Danijel Tkalcec

[Andrew.W]

Thanks Daniel