Swift

Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Sheets scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
    if jsonToken.hasMember(jsonPath: "access_token") == false {
        print("No access token found.")
        return
    }

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    http.authToken = jsonToken.string(of: "access_token")

    // Create the following JSON:
    // The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
    // {
    //   "sheets": [
    //     {
    //       "properties": {
    //         "title": "Sample Tab"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "properties": {
    //     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
    //   }
    // }

    // This code generates the above JSON:
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "sheets[0].properties.title", value: "Sample Tab")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "properties.title", value: "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

    // Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets", json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("response status code = \(resp.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("response JSON:")

    json.load(json: resp.bodyStr)
    json.emitCompact = false
    print("\(json.emit()!)")

    // A sample response is shown below.
    // To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
    // the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

    // {
    //   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
    //   "properties": {
    //     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
    //     "locale": "en_US",
    //     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
    //     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
    //     "defaultFormat": {
    //       "backgroundColor": {
    //         "red": 1,
    //         "green": 1,
    //         "blue": 1
    //       },
    //       "padding": {
    //         "top": 2,
    //         "right": 3,
    //         "bottom": 2,
    //         "left": 3
    //       },
    //       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
    //       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
    //       "textFormat": {
    //         "foregroundColor": {},
    //         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
    //         "fontSize": 10,
    //         "bold": false,
    //         "italic": false,
    //         "strikethrough": false,
    //         "underline": false
    //       }
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "sheets": [
    //     {
    //       "properties": {
    //         "sheetId": 1629642057,
    //         "title": "Sample Tab",
    //         "index": 0,
    //         "sheetType": "GRID",
    //         "gridProperties": {
    //           "rowCount": 1000,
    //           "columnCount": 26
    //         }
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
    // }
    // 

    var i: Int
    var count_i: Int

    var spreadsheetId: String? = json.string(of: "spreadsheetId")
    var propertiesTitle: String? = json.string(of: "properties.title")
    var propertiesLocale: String? = json.string(of: "properties.locale")
    var propertiesAutoRecalc: String? = json.string(of: "properties.autoRecalc")
    var propertiesTimeZone: String? = json.string(of: "properties.timeZone")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.padding.top").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.padding.right").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.padding.left").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment: String? = json.string(of: "properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy: String? = json.string(of: "properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily: String? = json.string(of: "properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize: Int = json.int(of: "properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize").intValue
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold: Bool = json.bool(of: "properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic: Bool = json.bool(of: "properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough: Bool = json.bool(of: "properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
    var propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline: Bool = json.bool(of: "properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
    var spreadsheetUrl: String? = json.string(of: "spreadsheetUrl")
    i = 0
    count_i = json.size(ofArray: "sheets").intValue
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.i = i
        var propertiesSheetId: Int = json.int(of: "sheets[i].properties.sheetId").intValue
        propertiesTitle = json.string(of: "sheets[i].properties.title")
        var propertiesIndex: Int = json.int(of: "sheets[i].properties.index").intValue
        var propertiesSheetType: String? = json.string(of: "sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
        var propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount: Int = json.int(of: "sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount").intValue
        var propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount: Int = json.int(of: "sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount").intValue
        i = i + 1
    }


}