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  • Z ztencmcp

    Hey Bro,

    there's the code, appreciate it.

    QJsonObject json;
    json.insert("username", "admin");
    json.insert("password", "admin");
    json.insert("content", "hello world");
    QJsonDocument document;
    document.setObject(json);
    QByteArray byte_array = document.toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact);
    QString json_str(byte_array);
    
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    @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

    QString json_str(byte_array);

    isn't that what puts the double-quotes around the whole thing, which is what (I think) you say you so not want? If the server wants an object, which do you convert it to a (JSON) string? (Note that I am not a JSON expert!)

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      Everything seems fine, why do you think it's wrong?

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      • Z ztencmcp

        Hey Bro,

        there's the code, appreciate it.

        QJsonObject json;
        json.insert("username", "admin");
        json.insert("password", "admin");
        json.insert("content", "hello world");
        QJsonDocument document;
        document.setObject(json);
        QByteArray byte_array = document.toJson(QJsonDocument::Compact);
        QString json_str(byte_array);
        
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        @ztencmcp you may want to check/validate your JSON data with jsonlint

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        • JonBJ JonB

          @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

          QString json_str(byte_array);

          isn't that what puts the double-quotes around the whole thing, which is what (I think) you say you so not want? If the server wants an object, which do you convert it to a (JSON) string? (Note that I am not a JSON expert!)

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          ztencmcp
          wrote on last edited by
          #7

          @JonB Thanks, even if i use QByteArray type, the server responses json format error when i post data with QNetworkAccessManager. But if i use CPPRESTSDK, i can create the right json format with web::json::value postdata.serialize(), the right format is:

          {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}
          

          without qoute before and after brace

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          • Christian EhrlicherC Offline
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            wrote on last edited by
            #8

            @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

            {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}

            This is no valid json.

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            • VRoninV VRonin

              Everything seems fine, why do you think it's wrong?

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              wrote on last edited by
              #9

              @VRonin Thanks, if i use CPPRESTSDK, i can create the right json format with web::json::value postdata.serialize(), the right format is:

              {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}
              

              without qoute before and after brace

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              • Z ztencmcp

                @VRonin Thanks, if i use CPPRESTSDK, i can create the right json format with web::json::value postdata.serialize(), the right format is:

                {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}
                

                without qoute before and after brace

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                #10

                @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

                without qoute before and after brace

                Can you please explain how you're printing your JSON, so you see these quotes? Do you use qDebug()?
                Because your "right format" you just posted still does contain the quotes...

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                • Christian EhrlicherC Christian Ehrlicher

                  @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

                  {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}

                  This is no valid json.

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #11

                  @Christian-Ehrlicher This is what i used CPPRESTSDK to build the right format with

                  web::json::value postdata.serialize()
                  

                  {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}

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                  • Z ztencmcp

                    @Christian-Ehrlicher This is what i used CPPRESTSDK to build the right format with

                    web::json::value postdata.serialize()
                    

                    {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #12

                    @ztencmcp can you save the "correct" string to a file and show that one to us?

                    It's still very confusing, what the actual problem is!


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                    • Z ztencmcp

                      @JonB Thanks, even if i use QByteArray type, the server responses json format error when i post data with QNetworkAccessManager. But if i use CPPRESTSDK, i can create the right json format with web::json::value postdata.serialize(), the right format is:

                      {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}
                      

                      without qoute before and after brace

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                      @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

                      the server responses json format error when i post data with QNetworkAccessManager.

                      How do you post? Please show the code from document.setObject(json); to QNetworkAccessManager::post()

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                      • Z ztencmcp

                        @Christian-Ehrlicher This is what i used CPPRESTSDK to build the right format with

                        web::json::value postdata.serialize()
                        

                        {/"username/": /"admin/", /"password/": /"admin/", /"content/": /"hello world/"}

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                        wrote on last edited by
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                        @ztencmcp
                        I don't know, I'm not a JSON expert, but like @Christian-Ehrlicher I thought the JSON you show would not be valid. Look at this bit:

                        /"username/": /"admin/"
                        

                        You have a / outside the quoted string for both the property name & value. Is that really correct??

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                        • jsulmJ jsulm

                          @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

                          without qoute before and after brace

                          Can you please explain how you're printing your JSON, so you see these quotes? Do you use qDebug()?
                          Because your "right format" you just posted still does contain the quotes...

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                          ztencmcp
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #15

                          @jsulm(1574328729935.jpg

                          you can see the pic, the right one i created it with cpprestsdk web::json::value serialize() fucntion, the wrong one i created it with qt5 QJsonObject。http server only accepts the right one。

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                          • Z ztencmcp

                            @jsulm(1574328729935.jpg

                            you can see the pic, the right one i created it with cpprestsdk web::json::value serialize() fucntion, the wrong one i created it with qt5 QJsonObject。http server only accepts the right one。

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                            @ztencmcp This does not really answer the question, please show the C++ code you have used to send the JSON string to your server.
                            Perhaps you can capture the TCP stream with WireShark to see what is really transmitted to the web server.

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                            • JKSHJ JKSH

                              @ztencmcp said in How to create special json format to post:

                              the server responses json format error when i post data with QNetworkAccessManager.

                              How do you post? Please show the code from document.setObject(json); to QNetworkAccessManager::post()

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                              ztencmcp
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #17

                              @JKSH 1574329362366.jpg
                              here's the code. Thanks.

                              And i used cpprestsdk to do the same thing and it's right.

                              1574329499715.jpg

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                                #18

                                @ztencmcp

                                When you look at the content of the QByteArray
                                aa311749-b43b-48f9-9f31-d5045e9efcc3-image.png

                                You'll see, there is no " at the beginning or at the end. The Qt creates the same "JSON string" as cpprestsdk

                                the error is somewhere else.


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                                • Z ztencmcp

                                  @jsulm(1574328729935.jpg

                                  you can see the pic, the right one i created it with cpprestsdk web::json::value serialize() fucntion, the wrong one i created it with qt5 QJsonObject。http server only accepts the right one。

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                                  @ztencmcp
                                  Can we please be clear about one thing: in your first code it used /", in the stuff you are pasting now it uses \". Are you saying that in JSON one can use either / or \ as the "escape" character??

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                                  • KroMignonK KroMignon

                                    @ztencmcp This does not really answer the question, please show the C++ code you have used to send the JSON string to your server.
                                    Perhaps you can capture the TCP stream with WireShark to see what is really transmitted to the web server.

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                                    ztencmcp
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #20

                                    @KroMignon Thanks for advice, pls see the pics below.

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                                    • Z ztencmcp

                                      @JKSH 1574329362366.jpg
                                      here's the code. Thanks.

                                      And i used cpprestsdk to do the same thing and it's right.

                                      1574329499715.jpg

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                                      @ztencmcp You did NOT specify in your POST request the format!

                                      QNetworkRequest request(QUrl("https://example.com"));
                                      request.setRawHeader("User-Agent", "My app name v0.1");
                                      request.setRawHeader("X-Custom-User-Agent", "My app name v0.1");
                                      request.setRawHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
                                      request.setRawHeader("Content-Length", postdata.size());
                                      manager->post(request, postdata);
                                      

                                      or

                                      QNetworkRequest request(QUrl("https://example.com"));
                                      request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/json");
                                      manager->post(request, postdata);
                                      

                                      Should do the job!

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                                      • KroMignonK KroMignon

                                        @ztencmcp You did NOT specify in your POST request the format!

                                        QNetworkRequest request(QUrl("https://example.com"));
                                        request.setRawHeader("User-Agent", "My app name v0.1");
                                        request.setRawHeader("X-Custom-User-Agent", "My app name v0.1");
                                        request.setRawHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
                                        request.setRawHeader("Content-Length", postdata.size());
                                        manager->post(request, postdata);
                                        

                                        or

                                        QNetworkRequest request(QUrl("https://example.com"));
                                        request.setHeader(QNetworkRequest::ContentTypeHeader, "application/json");
                                        manager->post(request, postdata);
                                        

                                        Should do the job!

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                                        ztencmcp
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                                        #22

                                        @KroMignon Thanks, let me try.

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