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Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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#include <C_CkXml.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkAuthGoogle.h>
#include <C_CkRest.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkXml xml;
    HCkJsonObject jsonToken;
    HCkAuthGoogle gAuth;
    HCkRest rest;
    BOOL bAutoReconnect;
    HCkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // First create a new contact XML.
    xml = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_putTag(xml,"atom:entry");
    CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom");
    CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"atom:category",TRUE,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"atom:category",TRUE,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"atom:content",TRUE,"type","text");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"atom:content","Notes");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",TRUE,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",TRUE,"primary","true");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",TRUE,"address","liz@gmail.com");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",TRUE,"displayName","E. Bennet");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",TRUE,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",TRUE,"address","liz@example.org");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:phoneNumber",TRUE,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:phoneNumber",TRUE,"primary","true");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:phoneNumber",TRUE,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",TRUE,"address","liz@gmail.com");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",TRUE,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",TRUE,"primary","true");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",TRUE,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress",TRUE,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work");
    CkXml_UpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress",TRUE,"primary","true");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States");
    CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View");

    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    // Created the following XML:

    // 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
    // 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
    // 	    <gd:name>
    // 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
    // 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
    // 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
    // 	    </gd:name>
    // 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
    // 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
    // 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
    // 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
    // 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
    // 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
    // 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
    // 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
    // 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
    // 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
    // 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
    // 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
    // 	</atom:entry>

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
    // Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
    // (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 
    // saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

    jsonToken = CkJsonObject_Create();
    success = CkJsonObject_LoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("Failed to load googleContacts.json\n");
        CkXml_Dispose(xml);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    gAuth = CkAuthGoogle_Create();
    CkAuthGoogle_putAccessToken(gAuth,CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"));

    rest = CkRest_Create();

    // Connect using TLS.
    bAutoReconnect = TRUE;
    success = CkRest_Connect(rest,"www.google.com",443,TRUE,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    CkRest_SetAuthGoogle(rest,gAuth);

    // ----------------------------------------------
    // OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
    // ----------------------------------------------

    // To create a contact, we need to send the following:

    // 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
    // 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
    // 	GData-Version: 3.0

    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/atom+xml");
    CkRest_AddHeader(rest,"GData-Version","3.0");

    sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkXml_GetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody);
    success = CkRest_FullRequestSb(rest,"POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkRest_lastErrorText(rest));
        CkXml_Dispose(xml);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkAuthGoogle_Dispose(gAuth);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
    if (CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest) != 201) {
        printf("response status code = %d\n",CkRest_getResponseStatusCode(rest));
        printf("response status text = %s\n",CkRest_responseStatusText(rest));
        printf("response header: %s\n",CkRest_responseHeader(rest));
        printf("response body: %s\n",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbResponseBody));
        CkXml_Dispose(xml);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkAuthGoogle_Dispose(gAuth);
        CkRest_Dispose(rest);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        return;
    }

    // If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
    // and there is no response body.
    printf("Contact created.\n");


    CkXml_Dispose(xml);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkAuthGoogle_Dispose(gAuth);
    CkRest_Dispose(rest);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);

    }