Lua

Get all Tasks on a List

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

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- 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.

local fac = chilkat.FileAccess.new()
local accessToken = fac:read_entire_text_file("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt", "utf-8")
if not fac.last_method_success then
    print(fac.last_error_text)
    return
end

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

http.auth_token = accessToken

-- Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
http:set_url_var("tasklist", "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow")

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
local success = http:http_no_body("GET", "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Show the response body.
print(resp.body_str)

-- Examine the response status code.
print("response status code: " .. resp.status_code)

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

local id = ""
local title = ""
local updated = ""
local selfLink = ""
local position = ""
local notes = ""
local status = ""
local due = ""

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:load(resp.body_str)

local kind = json:string_of("kind")
local etag = json:string_of("etag")
local i = 0
local count_i = json:size_of_array("items")
while i < count_i do
    json.i = i
    kind = json:string_of("items[i].kind")
    id = json:string_of("items[i].id")
    etag = json:string_of("items[i].etag")
    title = json:string_of("items[i].title")
    updated = json:string_of("items[i].updated")
    selfLink = json:string_of("items[i].selfLink")
    position = json:string_of("items[i].position")
    notes = json:string_of("items[i].notes")
    status = json:string_of("items[i].status")
    due = json:string_of("items[i].due")
    i = i + 1
end

-- 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