Calling a cURL

[crunchyfx]

Hi

I have released a plugin using Gumroads licensing system. https://help.gumroad.com/article/76-license-keys

I have done that using the extendscript:
system.callSystem('curl https://api.gumroad.com/v2/licenses/verify -d "product_permalink=xxxxxxxxxx" -d "license_key='+licensekey+'" -X POST');

This works for me and for the majority of the users. But a few people get this error: "After Effects warning. ERROR: The system can not find the file specified"

Because of that error I am now trying to call the curl with node js instead. I have enabled it in the manifest and I have tried this:

var exec = require('child_process').exec;
exec('curl https://api.gumroad.com/v2/licenses/verify -d "product_permalink=XXXXXXX" -d "license_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX" -X POST', {encoding: 'UTF-8'}, function(err, stdout, stderr){alert(stderr)});

That gives me this error: 'curl' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

Can anybody help to the best way of calling the cURL from a CEP panel?

Thanks,
Jakob Wagner

[crunchyfx]

OK. I found the problem. Curl is only available on Windows 10 17063 and above.
I would still love to hear if there is an alternative way of calling a curl from a CEP panel without using the system command.

[sean256]

CEP runs in a chrome window. Can't you just use the http features available to you from there? I personally use axios for making http calls.

[pralay03]

Maybe I am too late. But may help others.

Enable node in the manifest file. And in Javascript, you need to use :

var exec = cep_node.require("child_process").exec;

Try doing like this:

var exec = cep_node.require("child_process").exec;

exec('curl https://api.gumroad.com/v2/licenses/verify -d "product_permalink=XXXXXXX" -d "license_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX" -X POST', {encoding: 'UTF-8'}, function(err, stdout, stderr){console.dir(stdout});