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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST \
    //   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
    //   -H 'accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "steet_addresses":{
    //     "kind":"home",
    //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "Illinois",
    //     "country": "United States",
    //   }
    // }'

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "steet_addresses": {
    //     "kind": "home",
    //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "Illinois",
    //     "country": "United States"
    //   }
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "email_address.address", value: "danipper@example.com")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "email_address.permission_to_send", value: "implicit")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "first_name", value: "David")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "last_name", value: "Nipper")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "job_title", value: "Musician")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "company_name", value: "Acme Corp.")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "create_source", value: "Account")
    json.updateInt(jsonPath: "birthday_month", value: 11)
    json.updateInt(jsonPath: "birthday_day", value: 24)
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "anniversary", value: "2006-11-15")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "steet_addresses.kind", value: "home")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "steet_addresses.street", value: "123 Kashmir Valley Road")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "steet_addresses.city", value: "Chicago")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "steet_addresses.state", value: "Illinois")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "steet_addresses.country", value: "United States")

    http.setRequestHeader(name: "content-type", value: "application/json")
    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    http.authToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
    http.setRequestHeader(name: "cache-control", value: "no-cache")
    http.setRequestHeader(name: "accept", value: "application/json")

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts", json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    let sbResponseBody = CkoStringBuilder()!
    resp.getBodySb(sb: sbResponseBody)
    let jResp = CkoJsonObject()!
    jResp.loadSb(sb: sbResponseBody)
    jResp.emitCompact = false

    print("Response Body:")
    print("\(jResp.emit()!)")

    var respStatusCode: Int = resp.statusCode.intValue
    print("Response Status Code = \(respStatusCode)")
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        print("Response Header:")
        print("\(resp.header!)")
        print("Failed.")
        return
    }

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

    // {
    //   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
    //     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "opt_in_source": "Account",
    //     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "confirm_status": "off"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
    // }

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

    var contact_id: String? = jResp.string(of: "contact_id")
    var email_addressAddress: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.address")
    var email_addressPermission_to_send: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.permission_to_send")
    var email_addressCreated_at: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.created_at")
    var email_addressUpdated_at: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.updated_at")
    var email_addressOpt_in_source: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.opt_in_source")
    var email_addressOpt_in_date: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.opt_in_date")
    var email_addressConfirm_status: String? = jResp.string(of: "email_address.confirm_status")
    var first_name: String? = jResp.string(of: "first_name")
    var last_name: String? = jResp.string(of: "last_name")
    var job_title: String? = jResp.string(of: "job_title")
    var company_name: String? = jResp.string(of: "company_name")
    var birthday_month: Int = jResp.int(of: "birthday_month").intValue
    var birthday_day: Int = jResp.int(of: "birthday_day").intValue
    var anniversary: String? = jResp.string(of: "anniversary")
    var create_source: String? = jResp.string(of: "create_source")
    var created_at: String? = jResp.string(of: "created_at")
    var updated_at: String? = jResp.string(of: "updated_at")

}