(C#) Google People API - Update an Existing Contact

To update an existing contact, you must include the person.metadata.sources.etag field in the person for the contact to be updated to make sure the contact has not changed since your last read.

For more information, see https://developers.google.com/people/v1/contacts#update-an-existing-contact

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// 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

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

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

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X PATCH https://people.googleapis.com/v1/resource_name:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses \
//   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
//   -d '{
//     "resourceName": "resource_name",
//     "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//     "emailAddresses": [{ "value": "john.doe@gmail.com" }],
// }'

// 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.

// {
//   "resourceName": "resource_name",
//   "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//   "emailAddresses": [
//     {
//       "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
//     }
//   ]
// }

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("resourceName","people/c172365763025317520");
json.UpdateString("etag","%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=");
json.UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].value","john.doe@gmail.com");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

// Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PTextSb("PATCH","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",false,false);
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)

// {
//   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
//   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxtQnhyR2MzMGU4Yz0=",
//   "metadata": {
//     "sources": [
//       {
//         "type": "CONTACT",
//         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
//         "etag": "#mBxrGc30e8c=",
//         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T23:01:23.539Z"
//       }
//     ],
//     "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/-XdUIqeMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdeZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNvwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
//       "default": true
//     }
//   ],
//   "emailAddresses": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "primary": true,
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645def8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
//     }
//   ],
//   "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

string v_type;
string id;
string updateTime;
bool metadataPrimary;
string metadataSourceType;
string metadataSourceId;
string displayName;
string familyName;
string givenName;
string displayNameLastFirst;
string unstructuredName;
string url;
bool default;
string value;
string contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId;
string contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName;

string resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName");
string etag = jResp.StringOf("etag");
string metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources");
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;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names");
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;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos");
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;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("emailAddresses");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.primary");
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.type");
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.id");
    value = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].value");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships");
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;
}