multi-post.c

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/* <DESC>
 * using the multi interface to do a multipart formpost without blocking
 * </DESC>
 */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
 
#include <curl/curl.h>
 
int main(void)
{
  curl_mime *form = NULL;
  curl_mimepart *field = NULL;
  struct curl_slist *headerlist = NULL;
  static const char buf[] = "Expect:";
 
  CURL *curl;
 
  CURLcode result = curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_ALL);
  if(result != CURLE_OK)
    return (int)result;
 
  curl = curl_easy_init();
  if(curl) {
    CURLM *multi;
 
    multi = curl_multi_init();
    if(multi) {
      int still_running = 0;
 
      /* Create the form */
      form = curl_mime_init(curl);
 
      /* Fill in the file upload field */
      field = curl_mime_addpart(form);
      curl_mime_name(field, "sendfile");
      curl_mime_filedata(field, "multi-post.c");
 
      /* Fill in the filename field */
      field = curl_mime_addpart(form);
      curl_mime_name(field, "filename");
      curl_mime_data(field, "multi-post.c", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
 
      /* Fill in the submit field too, even if this is rarely needed */
      field = curl_mime_addpart(form);
      curl_mime_name(field, "submit");
      curl_mime_data(field, "send", CURL_ZERO_TERMINATED);
 
      /* initialize custom header list (stating that Expect: 100-continue is
         not wanted */
      headerlist = curl_slist_append(headerlist, buf);
 
      /* what URL that receives this POST */
      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL,
                       "https://www.example.com/upload.cgi");
      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
 
      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, headerlist);
      curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MIMEPOST, form);
 
      curl_multi_add_handle(multi, curl);
 
      do {
        CURLMcode mresult = curl_multi_perform(multi, &still_running);
 
        if(still_running)
          /* wait for activity, timeout or "nothing" */
          mresult = curl_multi_poll(multi, NULL, 0, 1000, NULL);
 
        if(mresult)
          break;
      } while(still_running);
 
      curl_multi_cleanup(multi);
    }
 
    /* always cleanup */
    curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
  }
 
  /* then cleanup the form */
  curl_mime_free(form);
 
  /* free slist */
  curl_slist_free_all(headerlist);
 
  curl_global_cleanup();
 
  return 0;
}

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