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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Http, StringBuilder, HttpResponse, JsonObject;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
jsonToken: HCkJsonObject;
http: HCkHttp;
json: HCkJsonObject;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: HCkStringBuilder;
jResp: HCkJsonObject;
respStatusCode: Integer;
v_type: PWideChar;
id: PWideChar;
updateTime: PWideChar;
metadataPrimary: Boolean;
metadataSourceType: PWideChar;
metadataSourceId: PWideChar;
displayName: PWideChar;
familyName: PWideChar;
givenName: PWideChar;
displayNameLastFirst: PWideChar;
unstructuredName: PWideChar;
url: PWideChar;
default: Boolean;
contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId: PWideChar;
contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName: PWideChar;
resourceName: PWideChar;
etag: PWideChar;
metadataObjectType: PWideChar;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

begin
success := False;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file 

// originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
// or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

jsonToken := CkJsonObject_Create();
success := CkJsonObject_LoadFile(jsonToken,'qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load googleContacts.json');
    Exit;
  end;

http := CkHttp_Create();

CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObject__stringOf(jsonToken,'access_token'));

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
//  -d '{
//  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
//  }'
//  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "names": [
//     {
//       "givenName": "John",
//       "familyName": "Doe"
//     }
//   ]
// }

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'names[0].givenName','John');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'names[0].familyName','Doe');

resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpJson(http,'POST','https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact',json,'application/json',resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
jResp := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,False);

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Body:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(jResp));

respStatusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Status Code = ' + IntToStr(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response Header:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttpResponse__header(resp));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
//   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
//   "metadata": {
//     "sources": [
//       {
//         "type": "CONTACT",
//         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
//         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
//       }
//     ],
//     "objectType": "PERSON"
//   },
//   "names": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "primary": true,
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "displayName": "John Doe",
//       "familyName": "Doe",
//       "givenName": "John",
//       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
//       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
//     }
//   ],
//   "photos": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "primary": true,
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
//       "default": true
//     }
//   ],
//   "memberships": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "contactGroupMembership": {
//         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
//         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

resourceName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'resourceName');
etag := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'etag');
metadataObjectType := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'metadata.objectType');
i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'metadata.sources');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    v_type := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'metadata.sources[i].type');
    id := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'metadata.sources[i].id');
    etag := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'metadata.sources[i].etag');
    updateTime := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'metadata.sources[i].updateTime');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'names');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    metadataPrimary := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'names[i].metadata.primary');
    metadataSourceType := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].metadata.source.id');
    displayName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].displayName');
    familyName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].familyName');
    givenName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].givenName');
    displayNameLastFirst := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].displayNameLastFirst');
    unstructuredName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'names[i].unstructuredName');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'photos');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    metadataPrimary := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'photos[i].metadata.primary');
    metadataSourceType := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'photos[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'photos[i].metadata.source.id');
    url := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'photos[i].url');
    default := CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,'photos[i].default');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

i := 0;
count_i := CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jResp,'memberships');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    CkJsonObject_putI(jResp,i);
    metadataSourceType := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'memberships[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'memberships[i].metadata.source.id');
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId');
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName := CkJsonObject__stringOf(jResp,'memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

end;