SendCustomRequest Method

Sends a custom request to the server.

Syntax

int SendCustomRequest(const QString& qsHttpMethod, const QString& qsKeyName, const QString& qsVersionId, const QString& qsAction);

Remarks

This method can be used to send arbitrary requests to the server.

Valid values for HttpMethod are:

• GET (default if empty)
• HEAD
• POST
• PUT
• PATCH
• DELETE

KeyName and VersionId are optional. The former must be specified if the latter is specified; both are ignored if KeyRing is empty. Action is also optional.

When this method is called, the class does the following:

1. Builds a request URL, including query parameters, like https://cloudkms.googleapis.com/v1/projects/{GoogleProjectId}/locations/{Location}[/keyRings/{KeyRing}[/cryptoKeys/{KeyName}[/cryptoKeyVersions/{VersionId}]]][{Action}] using:
   • The GoogleProjectId, Location, and (if non-empty) KeyRing properties.
   • The KeyName, VersionId, and Action parameters.
   • All query parameters from QueryParam*.
2. Adds an Authorization header with the value specified by Authorization.
3. Adds any request headers from OtherHeaders.
4. Adds any request body supplied via the specified InputFile or InputData.
5. Sends the request to the server.
6. Stores the response headers in the ParsedHeader* properties; and the response body in the specified OutputFile or OutputData.

If the response body is JSON data, the XPath, XText, and other X* configuration settings can then be used to navigate and extract information from it.

Error Handling

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)