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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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C
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const char *contact_id;
    const char *email_addressAddress;
    const char *email_addressPermission_to_send;
    const char *email_addressCreated_at;
    const char *email_addressUpdated_at;
    const char *email_addressOpt_in_source;
    const char *email_addressOpt_in_date;
    const char *email_addressConfirm_status;
    const char *first_name;
    const char *last_name;
    const char *job_title;
    const char *company_name;
    int birthday_month;
    int birthday_day;
    const char *anniversary;
    const char *create_source;
    const char *created_at;
    const char *updated_at;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // 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"
    //   }
    // }

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

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

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    printf("Response Body:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
    printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_header(resp));
        printf("Failed.\n");
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
        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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

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


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }