iOS curl -X POST integration in swift - ios

Question

Hi I want to integrate the Curl POST api in my code I don't have any idea about this could any please guide me how to integrate this in swift language
The below web service call I have integrate in my code, Have tried but didn't get the result
curl -X POST http://stf.rortechnologies.com/api/session.js --data '{"user": {"email":"XXXXXX", "password":"XXXXXX"}}' -H "Content-Type:application/json"
let parameters = ["email":"admin.test#stf.com", "password":"password"]
let header = ["user": parameters]
//create the url with URL
let url = URL(string: "http://stf.rortechnologies.com/api/session.js")! //change the url
//create the session object
let session = URLSession.shared
//now create the URLRequest object using the url object
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.httpMethod = "POST" //set http method as POST
do {
request.httpBody = try JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: header, options: .prettyPrinted) // pass dictionary to nsdata object and set it as request body
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
//create dataTask using the session object to send data to the server
let task = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { data, response, error in
guard error == nil else {
return
}
guard let data = data else {
return
}
do {
//create json object from data
if let json = try JSONSerialization.jsonObject(with: data, options: .mutableContainers) as? [String: Any] {
print(json)
// handle json...
}
} catch let error {
print(error.localizedDescription)
}
})
task.resume()
here am getting the null response

Answer 1

App Transport Security (ATS)
You are calling a http url and not a https url. In production always https should be used. This is enforced by iOS.
For testing purposes one can declare exceptions in the info.plist, the documentation can be found here:
https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CocoaKeys.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40009251-SW33
JSON Encoding/Decoding
In Swift there is a convenient way to encode/decode JSON with JSONEncode/JSONDecoder. A simple solution might look like the one below.
Define Parameter Structs
struct Login: Encodable {
let user: User
}
struct User: Encodable {
let email: String
let password: String
}
Define Return Struct
struct Result: Decodable {
//add expected JSON fields here
}
Rest Call
private func makeRestCall() {
let login = Login(user: User(email: "admin.test#stf.com", password: "password"))
guard let loginJson = try? JSONEncoder().encode(login) else { return }
let config = URLSessionConfiguration.default
let session = URLSession(configuration: config)
guard let url = URL(string: "<add some valid url here>") else { return }
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Accept")
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")
request.httpBody = loginJson
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request) { (data, response, error) in
if let response = response as? HTTPURLResponse {
if response.statusCode == 200 {
guard let data = data else {
print ("call failed - no data returned")
return
}
guard let result = try? JSONDecoder().decode(Result.self, from: data) else {
print ("json decoding failed")
return
}
print ("call succesfully returned \(result)")
} else {
print ("call failed with status \(response.statusCode)")
}
} else {
print ("call failed: no http response")
}
}
dataTask.resume()
}
Check in a HTTPS Proxy
To make sure that you send the correct data, you could use a HTTPS proxy software. There it would look like this: