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Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. Swift

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/contact_lists \
    //   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }'

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "name", value: "Multiple purchases")
    json.updateBool(jsonPath: "favorite", value: true)
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "description", value: "List of repeat customers")

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

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists", 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)

    // {
    //   "list_id": "{list_id}",
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
    // }

    // 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 list_id: String? = jResp.string(of: "list_id")
    var name: String? = jResp.string(of: "name")
    var description: String? = jResp.string(of: "description")
    var favorite: Bool = jResp.bool(of: "favorite")
    var created_at: String? = jResp.string(of: "created_at")
    var updated_at: String? = jResp.string(of: "updated_at")

}