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Outlook -- Create Reply Email, Update, and Send
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Creates a reply email in the Drafts folder, updates the reply with information, and then sends the reply.Chilkat C Downloads
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHashtable.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
BOOL success;
HCkHttp http;
HCkHashtable htFolderMap;
HCkStringBuilder sbMap;
const char *folderId;
HCkJsonObject json;
HCkStringBuilder sbResponse;
const char *existingMsgId;
HCkJsonObject jsonRequestBody;
HCkHttpResponse resp;
HCkJsonObject jsonResponse;
const char *replyMsgId;
HCkJsonObject jsonPatch;
HCkStringBuilder sbHtml;
int numReplaced;
int numToRecipients;
int i;
int numCcRecipients;
success = FALSE;
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
http = CkHttp_Create();
// Use your previously obtained access token here:
CkHttp_putAuthToken(http,"MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN");
// This example will search /Inbox for a message that will be replied to.
// First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
// Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and reply to the 1st matching message.
// To reply, we'll create the reply message in the Drafts folder, update it with content, and the send.
// Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example
htFolderMap = CkHashtable_Create();
sbMap = CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkStringBuilder_LoadFile(sbMap,"qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml","utf-8");
CkHashtable_AddFromXmlSb(htFolderMap,sbMap);
// Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
folderId = CkHashtable_lookupStr(htFolderMap,"/Inbox");
if (CkHashtable_getLastMethodSuccess(htFolderMap) != TRUE) {
printf("Folder ID not found\n");
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
return;
}
success = TRUE;
json = CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
// Search for unread emails in this folder from support@chilkatsoft.com
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"folder_id",folderId);
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"select","id,subject");
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"filter","(isRead eq false) and (from/emailAddress/address eq 'support@chilkatsoft.com')");
sbResponse = CkStringBuilder_Create();
success = CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}",sbResponse);
if (success == FALSE) {
printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
return;
}
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbResponse);
// Show the results..
printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(json));
if (CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(json,"value") == 0) {
printf("Empty result set.\n");
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
return;
}
// Sample results:
// {
// "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
// "value": [
// {
// "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfq\"",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1wAAAA=",
// "subject": "This email contains a PDF attachment"
// },
// {
// "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfs\"",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj14AAAA=",
// "subject": "This email has the word Amazon in the subject.."
// }
// ]
// }
// We'll create a reply for the 1st message in the result set.
// We'll need the message existing id.
existingMsgId = CkJsonObject_stringOf(json,"value[0].id");
// To create a reply, send a request such as the following:
// POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{id}/createReply
// Content-type: application/json
// Content-length: 248
//
// {
// "comment": "comment-value"
// }
jsonRequestBody = CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonRequestBody,"comment","This is a comment");
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"message_id",existingMsgId);
// Create the reply in the Drafts folder:
resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/createReply",jsonRequestBody,"application/json",resp);
if (success == FALSE) {
printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
return;
}
// A 201 response indicates success.
if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) == 201) {
printf("Created reply draft.\n");
success = TRUE;
}
else {
printf("Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
printf("Failed to create reply draft.\n");
success = FALSE;
}
// Show the response in both cases..
jsonResponse = CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonResponse,FALSE);
CkJsonObject_Load(jsonResponse,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));
if (success == FALSE) {
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
return;
}
// ----------------------------------------------
// Get the message id of the newly created reply.
replyMsgId = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"id");
// Update the message with new text in the body..
// Send an HTTP PATCH request that looks something like this:
// Only send the message parts that are changing.
// PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{reply_message_id}
// Content-type: application/json
// Content-length: 248
//
// {
// "subject": "subject-value",
// "body": {
// "contentType": "html",
// "content": "updated HTML goes here"
// },
// "inferenceClassification": "other"
// }
jsonPatch = CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"body.contentType","html");
// The reply email that Outlook created will contain the original message under a horizontal rule.
// The body.content should contain this substring: "<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<hr "
// We're going to insert our reply after the body tag, and before the hr tag.
sbHtml = CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkJsonObject_StringOfSb(jsonResponse,"body.content",sbHtml);
// Insert the response HTML in the reply HTML body.
numReplaced = CkStringBuilder_ReplaceBetween(sbHtml,"<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">","<hr ","\r\n","<p>This is my response.</p>");
if (numReplaced != 1) {
printf("Something is amiss!\n");
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonPatch);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtml);
return;
}
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"body.content",CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sbHtml));
// Add additional CC, BCC, or TO recipients like this:
numToRecipients = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jsonResponse,"toRecipients");
i = 0;
// Copy existing TO recipients.
while (i < numToRecipients) {
CkJsonObject_putI(jsonPatch,i);
CkJsonObject_putI(jsonResponse,i);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name",CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name"));
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address",CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address"));
i = i + 1;
}
// Add an additional TO recipient.
CkJsonObject_putI(jsonPatch,numToRecipients);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name","Chilkat");
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address","admin@chilkat.io");
numCcRecipients = CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray(jsonResponse,"ccRecipients");
i = 0;
// Copy existing CC recipients.
while (i < numCcRecipients) {
CkJsonObject_putI(jsonPatch,i);
CkJsonObject_putI(jsonResponse,i);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name",CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name"));
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address",CkJsonObject_stringOf(jsonResponse,"ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address"));
i = i + 1;
}
// Add an additional CC recipient.
CkJsonObject_putI(jsonPatch,numCcRecipients);
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name","Chilkat GMail");
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonPatch,"ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address","chilkat.support@gmail.com");
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jsonPatch,FALSE);
printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonPatch));
CkHttp_SetUrlVar(http,"message_id",replyMsgId);
success = CkHttp_HttpJson(http,"PATCH","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}",jsonPatch,"application/json",resp);
if (success == FALSE) {
printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonPatch);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtml);
return;
}
// A 200 response indicates success.
if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) == 200) {
printf("Patched the reply draft.\n");
success = TRUE;
}
else {
printf("Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
printf("Failed to patch the reply draft.\n");
success = FALSE;
}
// Show the response in both cases..
CkJsonObject_Load(jsonResponse,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));
if (success == FALSE) {
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonPatch);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtml);
return;
}
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
// OK, let's send the reply email...
// To send, POST with an empty request body:
// POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{id}/send
success = CkHttp_HttpStr(http,"POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/send","","","",resp);
if (success == FALSE) {
printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonPatch);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtml);
return;
}
// A 202 response indicates success.
if (CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp) == 202) {
printf("Sent the email reply.\n");
// If the status code was 202, there is no response body.
}
else {
printf("Response status code = %d\n",CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp));
printf("Failed to send the email reply.\n");
CkJsonObject_Load(jsonResponse,CkHttpResponse_bodyStr(resp));
printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jsonResponse));
}
printf("Finished.\n");
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
// A sample successful JSON response for the createReply looks like this:
// {
// "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
// "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
// "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwR4\"",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM-lQbAAAAA=",
// "createdDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
// "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
// "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwR4",
// "categories": [
// ],
// "receivedDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
// "sentDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
// "hasAttachments": false,
// "internetMessageId": "<SN1PR20MB0461AF40FC899A8462536F04E6F60@SN1PR20MB0461.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>",
// "subject": "RE: This email contains a PDF attachment",
// "bodyPreview": "________________________________\r\nFrom: Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com>\r\nSent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:58:56 PM\r\nTo: chilkatsoft@outlook.com\r\nSubject: This email contains a PDF attachment\r\n\r\nThis email contains a PDF attachment\r\n--\r\nBest Regar",
// "importance": "normal",
// "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
// "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAMMaWY-CWmVOqNKt-NiVhkU=",
// "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": false,
// "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
// "isRead": true,
// "isDraft": true,
// "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM%2FlQbAAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
// "inferenceClassification": "focused",
// "body": {
// "contentType": "html",
// "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<hr tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:inline-block; width:98%\"> ... </html>\r\n"
// },
// "sender": {
// "emailAddress": {
// "name": "Matt Smith",
// "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
// }
// },
// "from": {
// "emailAddress": {
// "name": "Matt Smith",
// "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
// }
// },
// "toRecipients": [
// {
// "emailAddress": {
// "name": "Chilkat Software",
// "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
// }
// }
// ],
// "ccRecipients": [
// ],
// "bccRecipients": [
// ],
// "replyTo": [
// ]
// }
//
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
// A sample successful PATCH JSON response looks like this:
// {
// "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/messages/$entity",
// "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwSA\"",
// "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM-lQbMAAAA=",
// "createdDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:14Z",
// "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:17Z",
// "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwSA",
// "categories": [
// ],
// "receivedDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:15Z",
// "sentDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:15Z",
// "hasAttachments": false,
// "internetMessageId": "<SN1PR20MB046138C4A26051200764FE38E6F60@SN1PR20MB0461.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>",
// "subject": "RE: This email has the word Amazon in the subject..",
// "bodyPreview": "This is my response.\r\n\r\n________________________________\r\nFrom: Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com>\r\nSent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:40:01 PM\r\nTo: Chilkat Software\r\nSubject: This email has the word Amazon in the subject..\r\n\r\nThis email has the word ",
// "importance": "normal",
// "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
// "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAE64PfPP1n1IhU4YasnNN0Q=",
// "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": false,
// "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
// "isRead": true,
// "isDraft": true,
// "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM%2FlQbMAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
// "inferenceClassification": "focused",
// "body": {
// "contentType": "html",
// "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<p>This is my response.</p>\r\n<hr tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:inline-block; width:98%\">\r\n<div id=\"divRplyFwdMsg\" dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><b>From:</b> Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com><br>\r\n<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:40:01 PM<br>\r\n<b>To:</b> Chilkat Software<br>\r\n<b>Subject:</b> This email has the word Amazon in the subject..</font>\r\n<div> </div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div><font face=\"Calibri\">This email has the word Amazon in the subject..</font><br>\r\n<div class=\"moz-signature\">-- <br>\r\nBest Regards,<br>\r\nMatt Smith<br>\r\nChilkat Software, Inc.<br>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/chilkatsoft\">Follow Chilkat on Twitter</a> </p>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
// },
// "sender": {
// "emailAddress": {
// "name": "Matt Smith",
// "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
// }
// },
// "from": {
// "emailAddress": {
// "name": "Matt Smith",
// "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
// }
// },
// "toRecipients": [
// {
// "emailAddress": {
// "name": "Chilkat Software",
// "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
// }
// }
// ],
// "ccRecipients": [
// ],
// "bccRecipients": [
// ],
// "replyTo": [
// ]
// }
CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHashtable_Dispose(htFolderMap);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbMap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonRequestBody);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonResponse);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonPatch);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbHtml);
}