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Get all Tasks on a List

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Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.FileAccess;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

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.

        // Get the previously obtained access token.
        // See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

        FileAccess fac = new FileAccess();
        String accessToken;
        try {
            accessToken = fac.readEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt", "utf-8");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setAuthToken(accessToken);

        // Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
        http.setUrlVar("tasklist", "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpNoBody("GET", "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Show the response body.
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Examine the response status code.
        System.out.println("response status code: " + resp.getStatusCode());

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

        String id = "";
        String title = "";
        String updated = "";
        String selfLink = "";
        String position = "";
        String notes = "";
        String status = "";
        String due = "";

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.load(resp.getBodyStr());

        String kind = json.stringOf("kind");
        String etag = json.stringOf("etag");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("items");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            kind = json.stringOf("items[i].kind");
            id = json.stringOf("items[i].id");
            etag = json.stringOf("items[i].etag");
            title = json.stringOf("items[i].title");
            updated = json.stringOf("items[i].updated");
            selfLink = json.stringOf("items[i].selfLink");
            position = json.stringOf("items[i].position");
            notes = json.stringOf("items[i].notes");
            status = json.stringOf("items[i].status");
            due = json.stringOf("items[i].due");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Sample response:

        // {
        //  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
        //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
        //  "items": [
        //   {
        //    "kind": "tasks#task",
        //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
        //    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
        //    "title": "Get haircut",
        //    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
        //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
        //    "position": "00000000001610612734",
        //    "notes": "Check in online first.",
        //    "status": "needsAction",
        //    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
        //   },
        //   {
        //    "kind": "tasks#task",
        //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
        //    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
        //    "title": "Go to grocery store",
        //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
        //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
        //    "position": "00000000002147483647",
        //    "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
        //    "status": "needsAction",
        //    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
        //   }
        //  ]
        // }
        //
        // response status code: 200
    }
}