C

Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. 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 *list_id;
    const char *name;
    const char *description;
    BOOL favorite;
    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/contact_lists \
    //   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }'

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }

    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"name","Multiple purchases");
    CkJsonObject_UpdateBool(json,"favorite",TRUE);
    CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,"description","List of repeat customers");

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

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",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)

    // {
    //   "list_id": "{list_id}",
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
    // }

    // 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.

    list_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"list_id");
    name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"name");
    description = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"description");
    favorite = CkJsonObject_BoolOf(jResp,"favorite");
    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);

    }