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MS Graph Calendar Create Event

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Creates a new event in a specified calendar.

For more details, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/calendar-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
//    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Calendars.ReadWrite scope.

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphCalendar.json")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loJsonToken.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// {
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "HTML",
//     "content": "Does mid month work for you?"
//   },
//   "start": {
//       "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//       "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location":{
//       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
//   },
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "address":"adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
//         "name": "Adele Vance"
//       },
//       "type": "required"
//     }
//   ]
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch")
loJson.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML")
loJson.UpdateString("body.content","Does mid month work for you?")
loJson.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2019-11-15T12:00:00")
loJson.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
loJson.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2019-11-15T14:00:00")
loJson.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
loJson.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar")
loJson.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
loJson.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Adele Vance")
loJson.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required")

// POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{id}/events
// This is posting to a calendar in the default calendarGroup.

// Specify the calendar id
loHttp.SetUrlVar("id","AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEGAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClEpRTgAAAA==")
loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{$id}/events",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

loJson.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
loJson.EmitCompact = .F.

if (loResp.StatusCode <> 201) then
    ? loJson.Emit()
    ? "Failed, response status code = " + str(loResp.StatusCode)
    release loHttp
    release loJsonToken
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

? loJson.Emit()

// A sample response:
// (See code for parsing this response below..)

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/calendars('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS ... AClEpRTgAAAA%3D%3D')/events/$entity",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==\"",
//   "id": "AQMkADAwAT ... ApRZ7JkAAAA=",
//   "createdDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:39.8791929Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:41.2753537Z",
//   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000F05DF1C23CFCD40100000000000000001000000009911D155F71EF42A230FEBFE5F7486A",
//   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
//   "isReminderOn": true,
//   "hasAttachments": false,
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "bodyPreview": "Does mid month work for you?",
//   "importance": "normal",
//   "sensitivity": "normal",
//   "isAllDay": false,
//   "isCancelled": false,
//   "isOrganizer": true,
//   "responseRequested": true,
//   "seriesMasterId": null,
//   "showAs": "busy",
//   "type": "singleInstance",
//   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwL...pRZ7JkAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
//   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
//   "recurrence": null,
//   "responseStatus": {
//     "response": "organizer",
//     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//   },
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "html",
//     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes mid month work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
//   },
//   "start": {
//     "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//     "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location": {
//     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//     "locationType": "default",
//     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//     "uniqueIdType": "private"
//   },
//   "locations": [
//     {
//       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//       "locationType": "default",
//       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//       "uniqueIdType": "private"
//     }
//   ],
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "type": "required",
//       "status": {
//         "response": "none",
//         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//       },
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "name": "Adele Vance",
//         "address": "adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "organizer": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "Matt",
//       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
//     }
//   }
// }
// 
// 

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

lcOdataContext = loJson.StringOf('"@odata.context"')
lcOdataEtag = loJson.StringOf('"@odata.etag"')
lcId = loJson.StringOf("id")
lcCreatedDateTime = loJson.StringOf("createdDateTime")
lcLastModifiedDateTime = loJson.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime")
lcChangeKey = loJson.StringOf("changeKey")
lcOriginalStartTimeZone = loJson.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone")
lcOriginalEndTimeZone = loJson.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone")
lcICalUId = loJson.StringOf("iCalUId")
lcReminderMinutesBeforeStart = loJson.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
lcIsReminderOn = loJson.BoolOf("isReminderOn")
lcHasAttachments = loJson.BoolOf("hasAttachments")
lcSubject = loJson.StringOf("subject")
lcBodyPreview = loJson.StringOf("bodyPreview")
lcImportance = loJson.StringOf("importance")
lcSensitivity = loJson.StringOf("sensitivity")
lcIsAllDay = loJson.BoolOf("isAllDay")
lcIsCancelled = loJson.BoolOf("isCancelled")
lcIsOrganizer = loJson.BoolOf("isOrganizer")
lcResponseRequested = loJson.BoolOf("responseRequested")
lcSeriesMasterId = loJson.StringOf("seriesMasterId")
lcShowAs = loJson.StringOf("showAs")
lcType = loJson.StringOf("type")
lcWebLink = loJson.StringOf("webLink")
lcOnlineMeetingUrl = loJson.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl")
lcRecurrence = loJson.StringOf("recurrence")
lcResponseStatusResponse = loJson.StringOf("responseStatus.response")
lcResponseStatusTime = loJson.StringOf("responseStatus.time")
lcBodyContentType = loJson.StringOf("body.contentType")
lcBodyContent = loJson.StringOf("body.content")
lcStartDateTime = loJson.StringOf("start.dateTime")
lcStartTimeZone = loJson.StringOf("start.timeZone")
lcEndDateTime = loJson.StringOf("end.dateTime")
lcEndTimeZone = loJson.StringOf("end.timeZone")
lcLocationDisplayName = loJson.StringOf("location.displayName")
lcLocationLocationType = loJson.StringOf("location.locationType")
lcLocationUniqueId = loJson.StringOf("location.uniqueId")
lcLocationUniqueIdType = loJson.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType")
lcOrganizerEmailAddressName = loJson.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name")
lcOrganizerEmailAddressAddress = loJson.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJson.SizeOfArray("categories")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJson.I = i
    // ...
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJson.SizeOfArray("locations")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJson.I = i
    lcDisplayName = loJson.StringOf("locations[i].displayName")
    lcLocationType = loJson.StringOf("locations[i].locationType")
    lcUniqueId = loJson.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId")
    lcUniqueIdType = loJson.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJson.SizeOfArray("attendees")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJson.I = i
    lcType = loJson.StringOf("attendees[i].type")
    lcStatusResponse = loJson.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response")
    lcStatusTime = loJson.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time")
    lcEmailAddressName = loJson.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    lcEmailAddressAddress = loJson.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    i = i + 1
enddo

? "Success."


release loHttp
release loJsonToken
release loJson
release loResp