C

Create New Task and Insert Onto List

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Creates a new Google task and inserts it onto a task list. C

#include <C_CkFileAccess.h>
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkDateTime.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFileAccess fac;
    const char *accessToken;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkDateTime due;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // Get the previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

    fac = CkFileAccess_Create();
    accessToken = CkFileAccess_readEntireTextFile(fac,"qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8");
    if (CkFileAccess_getLastMethodSuccess(fac) == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkFileAccess_lastErrorText(fac));
        CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);
        return;
    }

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,accessToken);

    // Create a new task.
    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"title","Go to grocery store");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"notes","Don't forget to buy apples.");

    // The due date of a task is specified as a RFC 3339 timestamp.  It is optional.
    due = CkDateTime_Create();
    CkDateTime_SetFromCurrentSystemTime(due);
    CkDateTime_AddDays(due,3);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"due",CkDateTime_getAsTimestamp(due,FALSE));

    // Insert this task onto the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
    CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkDateTime_Dispose(due);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));

    // Examine the response status code.
    printf("response status code: %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));

    // Sample response:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //  "kind": "tasks#task",
    //  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
    //  "title": "Go to grocery store",
    //  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
    //  "position": "00000000002147483647",
    //  "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
    //  "status": "needsAction",
    //  "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
    // }
    // 
    // response status code: 200
    // 


    CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);
    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkDateTime_Dispose(due);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);

    }