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Google People API - Update an Existing Contact

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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.

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Local $bSuccess = False

; 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

$oJsonToken = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$bSuccess = $oJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
If ($bSuccess <> True) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Failed to load googleContacts.json" & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")

$oHttp.AuthToken = $oJsonToken.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"
;     }
;   ]
; }

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

$oSbRequestBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oJson.EmitSb($oSbRequestBody)

; Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
$oResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
$bSuccess = $oHttp.HttpSb("PATCH","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses",$oSbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",$oResp)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oSbResponseBody = ObjCreate("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
$oResp.GetBodySb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJResp.LoadSb($oSbResponseBody)
$oJResp.EmitCompact = False

ConsoleWrite("Response Body:" & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oJResp.Emit() & @CRLF)

Local $iRespStatusCode = $oResp.StatusCode
ConsoleWrite("Response Status Code = " & $iRespStatusCode & @CRLF)
If ($iRespStatusCode >= 400) Then
    ConsoleWrite("Response Header:" & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite($oResp.Header & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Failed." & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; 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

Local $sV_type
Local $sId
Local $sUpdateTime
Local $bMetadataPrimary
Local $sMetadataSourceType
Local $sMetadataSourceId
Local $sDisplayName
Local $sFamilyName
Local $sGivenName
Local $sDisplayNameLastFirst
Local $sUnstructuredName
Local $sUrl
Local $bDefault
Local $sValue
Local $sContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId
Local $sContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName

Local $sResourceName = $oJResp.StringOf("resourceName")
Local $sEtag = $oJResp.StringOf("etag")
Local $sMetadataObjectType = $oJResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $sV_type = $oJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    $sId = $oJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    $sEtag = $oJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    $sUpdateTime = $oJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
$i = 0
$iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("names")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $bMetadataPrimary = $oJResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    $sMetadataSourceType = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    $sMetadataSourceId = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    $sDisplayName = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
    $sFamilyName = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
    $sGivenName = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
    $sDisplayNameLastFirst = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    $sUnstructuredName = $oJResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
$i = 0
$iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $bMetadataPrimary = $oJResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    $sMetadataSourceType = $oJResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    $sMetadataSourceId = $oJResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    $sUrl = $oJResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
    $bDefault = $oJResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
$i = 0
$iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("emailAddresses")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $bMetadataPrimary = $oJResp.BoolOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.primary")
    $sMetadataSourceType = $oJResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.type")
    $sMetadataSourceId = $oJResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.id")
    $sValue = $oJResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].value")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend
$i = 0
$iCount_i = $oJResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJResp.I = $i
    $sMetadataSourceType = $oJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    $sMetadataSourceId = $oJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    $sContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = $oJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    $sContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = $oJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend