(C#) Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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

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

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

Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml());

// 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

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load googleContacts.json");
    return;
}

Chilkat.AuthGoogle gAuth = new Chilkat.AuthGoogle();
gAuth.AccessToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();

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

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(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

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

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody);
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 201) {
    Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    Debug.WriteLine("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
    Debug.WriteLine("response body: " + sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
    return;
}

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