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Outlook Contacts Create a Contact

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Creates an Outlook Contact.

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    //  Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Contacts OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_lastErrorText(jsonToken));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"access_token"));

    //  Send the following POST:

    //  POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts
    //  Content-type: application/json
    //  
    //  {
    //    "givenName": "Pavel",
    //    "surname": "Bansky",
    //    "emailAddresses": [
    //      {
    //        "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com",
    //        "name": "Pavel Bansky"
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "businessPhones": [
    //      "+1 732 555 0102"
    //    ]
    //  }

    //  Build the JSON body of the POST.

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

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"givenName",L"Pavel");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"surname",L"Bansky");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"emailAddresses[0].address",L"pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"emailAddresses[0].name",L"Pavel Bansky");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"businessPhones[0]",L"+1 732 555 0102");

    //  Send the HTTP POST
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));

    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_Load(jResp,CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));

    //  The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
    if (CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp) != 201) {
        wprintf(L"Failed\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    //  Sample JSON response:

    //  {
    //    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
    //    "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT\"",
    //    "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
    //    "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
    //    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:06Z",
    //    "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT",
    //    "categories": [
    //    ],
    //    "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
    //    "birthday": null,
    //    "fileAs": "",
    //    "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
    //    "givenName": "Pavel",
    //    "initials": null,
    //    "middleName": null,
    //    "nickName": null,
    //    "surname": "Bansky",
    //    "title": null,
    //    "yomiGivenName": null,
    //    "yomiSurname": null,
    //    "yomiCompanyName": null,
    //    "generation": null,
    //    "imAddresses": [
    //    ],
    //    "jobTitle": null,
    //    "companyName": null,
    //    "department": null,
    //    "officeLocation": null,
    //    "profession": null,
    //    "businessHomePage": null,
    //    "assistantName": null,
    //    "manager": null,
    //    "homePhones": [
    //    ],
    //    "mobilePhone": null,
    //    "businessPhones": [
    //      "+1 732 555 0102"
    //    ],
    //    "spouseName": null,
    //    "personalNotes": "",
    //    "children": [
    //    ],
    //    "emailAddresses": [
    //      {
    //        "name": "Pavel Bansky",
    //        "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "homeAddress": {},
    //    "businessAddress": {},
    //    "otherAddress": {}
    //  }

    wprintf(L"Contact created.\n");


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }