Vala 101

vala-101.vala

class Vala.Basics : GLib.Object {

    public static void post_request() {
        var soupSession = new Soup.Session ();
        var soupMessage = new Soup.Message("POST", "https://reqres.in/api/users");
        var body = "{\"name\":\"morpheus\"}";
        soupMessage.set_request(
            "application/json",
            Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, 
            body.data
        );
        soupSession.send_message (soupMessage);
        stdout.printf("%s \n", (string) soupMessage.response_body.data);
        // {"name":"morpheus","id":"555","createdAt":"2021-12-29T18:15:12.065Z"}
    }

    public static void parse_json () throws Error {
        string sampleJson = "{\"name\":\"morpheus\"}";
        var jsonParser = new Json.Parser ();
        jsonParser.load_from_data (sampleJson);
        var characterName = jsonParser.get_root().get_object().get_string_member("name");
        stdout.printf("%s \n", characterName);
        // morpheus
    }
    
    async static Soup.Message async_post () {
        var soupSession = new Soup.Session ();
        var soupMessage = new Soup.Message("POST", "https://reqres.in/api/users");
        var body = "{\"name\":\"morpheus\"}";
        soupMessage.set_request(
            "application/json",
            Soup.MemoryUse.COPY, 
            body.data
        );
        soupSession.send_message (soupMessage);
        return soupMessage;
    }

    //  async_post.begin ((obj, res) => {
    //      var result = async_post.end(res);
    //      stdout.printf("%s \n", (string) result.response_body.data);
    //  });


    public static int main(string[] args) {
        Vala.Basics.parse_json();
        return 0;
    }
}