shell_curl_post_urlencoded – POST as application/x-www-form-urlencoded with curl https://codescreens.com

shell_curl_post_urlencoded

#!/bin/bash

# http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#The-Set-Builtin
# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
set -o nounset -o errexit -o pipefail

script=`realpath $0`
scriptdir=`dirname $script`
scriptname=`basename $script`

# POST as application/x-www-form-urlencoded with curl
# https://curl.haxx.se/docs/manpage.html

cd $scriptdir

# Preferred way (all values will be properly url encoded)
curl https://echo.vbarbarosh.com \
    --data-urlencode ='~!@#$%^&*()_+{}:"<>? will be properly encoded' \
    --data-urlencode keyname='+& will be properly encoded =+&' \
    --data-urlencode @../input/nature/boat-1620452_1920-thumb.jpg \
    --data-urlencode image@../input/nature/boat-1620452_1920-thumb.jpg

# HTTP/1.1 POST /
#
# Host: echo.vbarbarosh.com
# X-Forwarded-Proto: https
# Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
# Content-Length: 279291
#
# ~%21%40%23%24%25%5E%26%2A%28%29_%2B%7B%7D%3A%22%3C%3E%3F%20will%20be%20
# properly%20encoded&
# keyname=%2B%26%20will%20be%20properly%20encoded%20%3D%2B%26&
# %FF%D8%FF%E0%00%10JFIF%00%01%01%01[...]&
# image=%FF%D8%FF%E0%00%10JFIF%00%01%01%01[...]