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Visual Basic 6.0

Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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Visual Basic 6.0
Dim success As Long
success = 0

' 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

Dim jsonToken As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    Debug.Print "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("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"
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John")
success = json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe")

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

' 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

Dim v_type As String
Dim id As String
Dim updateTime As String
Dim metadataPrimary As Long
Dim metadataSourceType As String
Dim metadataSourceId As String
Dim displayName As String
Dim familyName As String
Dim givenName As String
Dim displayNameLastFirst As String
Dim unstructuredName As String
Dim url As String
Dim default As Long
Dim contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId As String
Dim contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName As String

Dim resourceName As String
resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName")
Dim etag As String
etag = jResp.StringOf("etag")
Dim metadataObjectType As String
metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
Dim i As Long
i = 0
Dim count_i As Long
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    id = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    etag = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    updateTime = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    displayName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
    familyName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
    givenName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
    displayNameLastFirst = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    unstructuredName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    url = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
    default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    i = i + 1
Loop