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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new 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.

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 

    // originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
    // or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
    if success != true {
        print("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
        return
    }

    let http = CkoHttp()!

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

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
    //  -d '{
    //  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
    //  }'
    //  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "familyName": "Doe"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "names[0].givenName", value: "John")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "names[0].familyName", value: "Doe")

    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: "https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact", 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)

    // {
    //   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
    //   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
    //   "metadata": {
    //     "sources": [
    //       {
    //         "type": "CONTACT",
    //         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
    //         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
    //         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "objectType": "PERSON"
    //   },
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "primary": true,
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "displayName": "John Doe",
    //       "familyName": "Doe",
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
    //       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "photos": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "primary": true,
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
    //       "default": true
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "memberships": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "contactGroupMembership": {
    //         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
    //         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // 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 v_type: String?
    var id: String?
    var updateTime: String?
    var metadataPrimary: Bool
    var metadataSourceType: String?
    var metadataSourceId: String?
    var displayName: String?
    var familyName: String?
    var givenName: String?
    var displayNameLastFirst: String?
    var unstructuredName: String?
    var url: String?
    var default: Bool
    var contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId: String?
    var contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName: String?

    var resourceName: String? = jResp.string(of: "resourceName")
    var etag: String? = jResp.string(of: "etag")
    var metadataObjectType: String? = jResp.string(of: "metadata.objectType")
    var i: Int = 0
    var count_i: Int = jResp.size(ofArray: "metadata.sources").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        v_type = jResp.string(of: "metadata.sources[i].type")
        id = jResp.string(of: "metadata.sources[i].id")
        etag = jResp.string(of: "metadata.sources[i].etag")
        updateTime = jResp.string(of: "metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.size(ofArray: "names").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        metadataPrimary = jResp.bool(of: "names[i].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = jResp.string(of: "names[i].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = jResp.string(of: "names[i].metadata.source.id")
        displayName = jResp.string(of: "names[i].displayName")
        familyName = jResp.string(of: "names[i].familyName")
        givenName = jResp.string(of: "names[i].givenName")
        displayNameLastFirst = jResp.string(of: "names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
        unstructuredName = jResp.string(of: "names[i].unstructuredName")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.size(ofArray: "photos").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        metadataPrimary = jResp.bool(of: "photos[i].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = jResp.string(of: "photos[i].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = jResp.string(of: "photos[i].metadata.source.id")
        url = jResp.string(of: "photos[i].url")
        default = jResp.bool(of: "photos[i].default")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.size(ofArray: "memberships").intValue
    while i < count_i {
        jResp.i = i
        metadataSourceType = jResp.string(of: "memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = jResp.string(of: "memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.string(of: "memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.string(of: "memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
        i = i + 1
    }


}