(C#) Constant Contact: Create a Contact

Creates a single contact.

For more information, see https://v3.developer.constantcontact.com/api_guide/contacts_create.html#cURL2

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
bool success;

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST \
//   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
//   -H 'accept: application/json' \
//   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
//   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
//   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
//   -d '{
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "steet_addresses":{
//     "kind":"home",
//     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "Illinois",
//     "country": "United States",
//   }
// }'

// 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.

// {
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "steet_addresses": {
//     "kind": "home",
//     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "Illinois",
//     "country": "United States"
//   }
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("email_address.address","danipper@example.com");
json.UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","implicit");
json.UpdateString("first_name","David");
json.UpdateString("last_name","Nipper");
json.UpdateString("job_title","Musician");
json.UpdateString("company_name","Acme Corp.");
json.UpdateString("create_source","Account");
json.UpdateInt("birthday_month",11);
json.UpdateInt("birthday_day",24);
json.UpdateString("anniversary","2006-11-15");
json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.kind","home");
json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.street","123 Kashmir Valley Road");
json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.city","Chicago");
json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.state","Illinois");
json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.country","United States");

http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json");
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN";
http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache");
http.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json");

Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts","application/json",json);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:");
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

int respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode;
Debug.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " + Convert.ToString(respStatusCode));
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Response Header:");
    Debug.WriteLine(resp.Header);
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed.");

    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
//     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "opt_in_source": "Account",
//     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "confirm_status": "off"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

string contact_id = jResp.StringOf("contact_id");
string email_addressAddress = jResp.StringOf("email_address.address");
string email_addressPermission_to_send = jResp.StringOf("email_address.permission_to_send");
string email_addressCreated_at = jResp.StringOf("email_address.created_at");
string email_addressUpdated_at = jResp.StringOf("email_address.updated_at");
string email_addressOpt_in_source = jResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_source");
string email_addressOpt_in_date = jResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_date");
string email_addressConfirm_status = jResp.StringOf("email_address.confirm_status");
string first_name = jResp.StringOf("first_name");
string last_name = jResp.StringOf("last_name");
string job_title = jResp.StringOf("job_title");
string company_name = jResp.StringOf("company_name");
int birthday_month = jResp.IntOf("birthday_month");
int birthday_day = jResp.IntOf("birthday_day");
string anniversary = jResp.StringOf("anniversary");
string create_source = jResp.StringOf("create_source");
string created_at = jResp.StringOf("created_at");
string updated_at = jResp.StringOf("updated_at");