Java
Chilkat2 Java
Google Contacts - Create New Contact
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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.Chilkat Java Downloads
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.AuthGoogle;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;
public class ChilkatExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// First create a new contact XML.
Xml xml = new Xml();
xml.setTag("atom:entry");
xml.addAttribute("xmlns:atom", "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom");
xml.addAttribute("xmlns:gd", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005");
xml.updateAttrAt("atom:category", true, "scheme", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind");
xml.updateAttrAt("atom:category", true, "term", "http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName", "Elizabeth");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName", "Bennet");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName", "Elizabeth Bennet");
xml.updateAttrAt("atom:content", true, "type", "text");
xml.updateChildContent("atom:content", "Notes");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "primary", "true");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "address", "liz@gmail.com");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "displayName", "E. Bennet");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "address", "liz@example.org");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber", true, "primary", "true");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber", "(206)555-1212");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber", "(206)555-1213");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "address", "liz@gmail.com");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "protocol", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "primary", "true");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work");
xml.updateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress", true, "primary", "true");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city", "Mountain View");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street", "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region", "CA");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode", "94043");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country", "United States");
xml.updateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress", "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View");
System.out.println(xml.getXml());
// Created the following XML:
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// <atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
// <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
// <gd:name>
// <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
// <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
// <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
// </gd:name>
// <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
// <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
// <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
// <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
// <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
// <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
// <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
// <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
// <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
// <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
// <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
// </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
// </atom:entry>
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
// Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
// (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file
// saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token
JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
try {
jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json");
} catch (ChilkatException e) {
System.out.println("Failed to load googleContacts.json");
return;
}
AuthGoogle gAuth = new AuthGoogle();
gAuth.setAccessToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));
Rest rest = new Rest();
// Connect using TLS.
boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
rest.connect("www.google.com", 443, true, bAutoReconnect);
// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.setAuthGoogle(gAuth);
// ----------------------------------------------
// OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
// ----------------------------------------------
// To create a contact, we need to send the following:
// POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
// Content-Type: application/atom+xml
// GData-Version: 3.0
rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/atom+xml");
rest.addHeader("GData-Version", "3.0");
StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new StringBuilder();
StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
xml.getXmlSb(sbRequestBody);
try {
rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full", sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
} catch (ChilkatException e) {
System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
return;
}
// A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.getResponseStatusText());
System.out.println("response header: " + rest.getResponseHeader());
System.out.println("response body: " + sbResponseBody.getAsString());
return;
}
// If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
// and there is no response body.
System.out.println("Contact created.");
}
}