Lua Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Create Task

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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
-- Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
--    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local success = jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json")
if not success then
    print(jsonToken.last_error_text)
    return
end

http.auth_token = jsonToken:string_of("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

-- {
--   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
--   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
--   "title": "Update client list",
--   "assignments": {
--     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
--       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
--       "orderHint": " !"
--     }
--   },
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("planId", "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM")
json:update_string("bucketId", "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR")
json:update_string("title", "Update client list")
json:update_string("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"", "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment")
json:update_string("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint", " !")

-- POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_json("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

json:load(resp.body_str)
json.emit_compact = false

if resp.status_code ~= 200 then
    print(json:emit())
    print("Failed, response status code = " .. resp.status_code)
    return
end

print(json:emit())

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

-- {
--   "createdBy": {
--     "user": {
--       "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
--     }
--   },
--   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
--   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
--   "title": "Update client list",
--   "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
--   "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
--   "assignments": {
--     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
--       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
--       "assignedBy": {
--         "user": {
--           "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
--         }
--       },
--       "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
--       "orderHint": "RWk1"
--     }
--   },
--   "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
-- }

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

local createdByUserId = json:string_of("createdBy.user.id")
local planId = json:string_of("planId")
local bucketId = json:string_of("bucketId")
local title = json:string_of("title")
local orderHint = json:string_of("orderHint")
local createdDateTime = json:string_of("createdDateTime")
local assignments_odataType = json:string_of("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"")
local assignmentsAssignedByUserId = json:string_of("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id")
local assignmentsAssignedDateTime = json:string_of("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime")
local assignmentsOrderHint = json:string_of("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint")
local id = json:string_of("id")

print("Success.")