Lua

Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value. 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()

-- Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

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

http.auth_token = jsonToken:string_of("access_token")

-- Send the following POST:

-- POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
-- Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
-- Content-type: application/json
--
-- {
--   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
--   "body": {
--     "contentType": "HTML",
--     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
--   },
--   "start": {
--       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
--       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
--   },
--   "end": {
--       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
--       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
--   },
--   "location":{
--       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
--   },
--   "attendees": [
--     {
--       "emailAddress": {
--         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
--         "name": "Samantha Booth"
--       },
--       "type": "required"
--     }
--   ],
--   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
--   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
-- }

-- Build the JSON body of the POST.
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("subject", "Let's go for lunch")
json:update_string("body.contentType", "HTML")
json:update_string("body.content", "Does noon work for you?")
json:update_string("start.dateTime", "2021-05-15T12:00:00")
json:update_string("start.timeZone", "Pacific Standard Time")
json:update_string("end.dateTime", "2021-05-15T14:00:00")
json:update_string("end.timeZone", "Pacific Standard Time")
json:update_string("location.displayName", "Harry's Bar")
json:update_string("attendees[0].emailAddress.address", "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
json:update_string("attendees[0].emailAddress.name", "Samantha Booth")
json:update_string("attendees[0].type", "required")
json:update_bool("allowNewTimeProposals", true)

-- Generate a UUID.
local crypt = chilkat.Crypt2.new()
json:update_string("transactionId", crypt:generate_uuid())

-- Add the "Prefer" request header.
http:set_request_header("Prefer", "outlook.timezone=\"Pacific Standard Time\"")

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

print("Response status code = " .. resp.status_code)

local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load(resp.body_str)
jResp.emit_compact = false
print(jResp:emit())

-- The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if resp.status_code ~= 201 then
    print("Failed")
    return
end

-- Sample JSON response:
-- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

-- {
--   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
--   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
--   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
--   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
--   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
--   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
--   "categories": [
--   ],
--   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
--   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
--   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
--   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
--   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
--   "isReminderOn": true,
--   "hasAttachments": false,
--   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
--   "bodyPreview": "Does noon 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=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
--   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
--   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
--   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
--   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
--   "isDraft": false,
--   "hideAttendees": false,
--   "recurrence": null,
--   "onlineMeeting": 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 noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
--   },
--   "start": {
--     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
--     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
--   },
--   "end": {
--     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
--     "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": "Samantha Booth",
--         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
--       }
--     }
--   ],
--   "organizer": {
--     "emailAddress": {
--       "name": "John Doe",
--       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
--     }
--   }
-- }

-- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
-- Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

local displayName = ""
local locationType = ""
local uniqueId = ""
local uniqueIdType = ""
local statusResponse = ""
local statusTime = ""
local emailAddressName = ""
local emailAddressAddress = ""

local odata_context = jResp:string_of("\"@odata.context\"")
local odata_etag = jResp:string_of("\"@odata.etag\"")
local id = jResp:string_of("id")
local createdDateTime = jResp:string_of("createdDateTime")
local lastModifiedDateTime = jResp:string_of("lastModifiedDateTime")
local changeKey = jResp:string_of("changeKey")
local transactionId = jResp:string_of("transactionId")
local originalStartTimeZone = jResp:string_of("originalStartTimeZone")
local originalEndTimeZone = jResp:string_of("originalEndTimeZone")
local iCalUId = jResp:string_of("iCalUId")
local reminderMinutesBeforeStart = jResp:int_of("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
local isReminderOn = jResp:bool_of("isReminderOn")
local hasAttachments = jResp:bool_of("hasAttachments")
local subject = jResp:string_of("subject")
local bodyPreview = jResp:string_of("bodyPreview")
local importance = jResp:string_of("importance")
local sensitivity = jResp:string_of("sensitivity")
local isAllDay = jResp:bool_of("isAllDay")
local isCancelled = jResp:bool_of("isCancelled")
local isOrganizer = jResp:bool_of("isOrganizer")
local responseRequested = jResp:bool_of("responseRequested")
local seriesMasterId = jResp:string_of("seriesMasterId")
local showAs = jResp:string_of("showAs")
local v_type = jResp:string_of("type")
local webLink = jResp:string_of("webLink")
local onlineMeetingUrl = jResp:string_of("onlineMeetingUrl")
local isOnlineMeeting = jResp:bool_of("isOnlineMeeting")
local onlineMeetingProvider = jResp:string_of("onlineMeetingProvider")
local allowNewTimeProposals = jResp:bool_of("allowNewTimeProposals")
local isDraft = jResp:bool_of("isDraft")
local hideAttendees = jResp:bool_of("hideAttendees")
local recurrence = jResp:string_of("recurrence")
local onlineMeeting = jResp:string_of("onlineMeeting")
local responseStatusResponse = jResp:string_of("responseStatus.response")
local responseStatusTime = jResp:string_of("responseStatus.time")
local bodyContentType = jResp:string_of("body.contentType")
local bodyContent = jResp:string_of("body.content")
local startDateTime = jResp:string_of("start.dateTime")
local startTimeZone = jResp:string_of("start.timeZone")
local endDateTime = jResp:string_of("end.dateTime")
local endTimeZone = jResp:string_of("end.timeZone")
local locationDisplayName = jResp:string_of("location.displayName")
local locationLocationType = jResp:string_of("location.locationType")
local locationUniqueId = jResp:string_of("location.uniqueId")
local locationUniqueIdType = jResp:string_of("location.uniqueIdType")
local organizerEmailAddressName = jResp:string_of("organizer.emailAddress.name")
local organizerEmailAddressAddress = jResp:string_of("organizer.emailAddress.address")
local i = 0
local count_i = jResp:size_of_array("categories")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("locations")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    displayName = jResp:string_of("locations[i].displayName")
    locationType = jResp:string_of("locations[i].locationType")
    uniqueId = jResp:string_of("locations[i].uniqueId")
    uniqueIdType = jResp:string_of("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    i = i + 1
end

i = 0
count_i = jResp:size_of_array("attendees")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    v_type = jResp:string_of("attendees[i].type")
    statusResponse = jResp:string_of("attendees[i].status.response")
    statusTime = jResp:string_of("attendees[i].status.time")
    emailAddressName = jResp:string_of("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    emailAddressAddress = jResp:string_of("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    i = i + 1
end

print("Event created.")