(Android™) Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

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

    // First create a new contact XML.
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();
    xml.put_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");

    Log.i(TAG, 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

    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    boolean success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed to load googleContacts.json");
        return;
        }

    CkAuthGoogle gAuth = new CkAuthGoogle();
    gAuth.put_AccessToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect using TLS.
    boolean 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");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody);
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
        Log.i(TAG, "response status code = " + String.valueOf(rest.get_ResponseStatusCode()));
        Log.i(TAG, "response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText());
        Log.i(TAG, "response header: " + rest.responseHeader());
        Log.i(TAG, "response body: " + sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
        }

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

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}