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MS Graph Calendar Create Event

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Creates a new event in a specified calendar.

For more details, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/calendar-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

http = chilkat2.Http()

# Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
#    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Calendars.ReadWrite scope.

jsonToken = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphCalendar.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

# Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
# Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# {
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "HTML",
#     "content": "Does mid month work for you?"
#   },
#   "start": {
#       "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#       "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location":{
#       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
#   },
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "address":"adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
#         "name": "Adele Vance"
#       },
#       "type": "required"
#     }
#   ]
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch")
json.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML")
json.UpdateString("body.content","Does mid month work for you?")
json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2019-11-15T12:00:00")
json.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2019-11-15T14:00:00")
json.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
json.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar")
json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Adele Vance")
json.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required")

# POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{id}/events
# This is posting to a calendar in the default calendarGroup.

# Specify the calendar id
http.SetUrlVar("id","AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEGAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClEpRTgAAAA==")
resp = chilkat2.HttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{$id}/events",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False

if (resp.StatusCode != 201):
    print(json.Emit())
    print("Failed, response status code = " + str(resp.StatusCode))
    sys.exit()

print(json.Emit())

# A sample response:
# (See code for parsing this response below..)

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/calendars('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS ... AClEpRTgAAAA%3D%3D')/events/$entity",
#   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==\"",
#   "id": "AQMkADAwAT ... ApRZ7JkAAAA=",
#   "createdDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:39.8791929Z",
#   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:41.2753537Z",
#   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==",
#   "categories": [
#   ],
#   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000F05DF1C23CFCD40100000000000000001000000009911D155F71EF42A230FEBFE5F7486A",
#   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
#   "isReminderOn": true,
#   "hasAttachments": false,
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "bodyPreview": "Does mid month work for you?",
#   "importance": "normal",
#   "sensitivity": "normal",
#   "isAllDay": false,
#   "isCancelled": false,
#   "isOrganizer": true,
#   "responseRequested": true,
#   "seriesMasterId": null,
#   "showAs": "busy",
#   "type": "singleInstance",
#   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwL...pRZ7JkAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
#   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
#   "recurrence": null,
#   "responseStatus": {
#     "response": "organizer",
#     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#   },
#   "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</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes mid month work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
#   },
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location": {
#     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#     "locationType": "default",
#     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#     "uniqueIdType": "private"
#   },
#   "locations": [
#     {
#       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#       "locationType": "default",
#       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#       "uniqueIdType": "private"
#     }
#   ],
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "type": "required",
#       "status": {
#         "response": "none",
#         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#       },
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "name": "Adele Vance",
#         "address": "adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "organizer": {
#     "emailAddress": {
#       "name": "Matt",
#       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
#     }
#   }
# }
# 
# 

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

odataContext = json.StringOf("\"@odata.context\"")
odataEtag = json.StringOf("\"@odata.etag\"")
id = json.StringOf("id")
createdDateTime = json.StringOf("createdDateTime")
lastModifiedDateTime = json.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime")
changeKey = json.StringOf("changeKey")
originalStartTimeZone = json.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone")
originalEndTimeZone = json.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone")
iCalUId = json.StringOf("iCalUId")
reminderMinutesBeforeStart = json.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
isReminderOn = json.BoolOf("isReminderOn")
hasAttachments = json.BoolOf("hasAttachments")
subject = json.StringOf("subject")
bodyPreview = json.StringOf("bodyPreview")
importance = json.StringOf("importance")
sensitivity = json.StringOf("sensitivity")
isAllDay = json.BoolOf("isAllDay")
isCancelled = json.BoolOf("isCancelled")
isOrganizer = json.BoolOf("isOrganizer")
responseRequested = json.BoolOf("responseRequested")
seriesMasterId = json.StringOf("seriesMasterId")
showAs = json.StringOf("showAs")
type = json.StringOf("type")
webLink = json.StringOf("webLink")
onlineMeetingUrl = json.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl")
recurrence = json.StringOf("recurrence")
responseStatusResponse = json.StringOf("responseStatus.response")
responseStatusTime = json.StringOf("responseStatus.time")
bodyContentType = json.StringOf("body.contentType")
bodyContent = json.StringOf("body.content")
startDateTime = json.StringOf("start.dateTime")
startTimeZone = json.StringOf("start.timeZone")
endDateTime = json.StringOf("end.dateTime")
endTimeZone = json.StringOf("end.timeZone")
locationDisplayName = json.StringOf("location.displayName")
locationLocationType = json.StringOf("location.locationType")
locationUniqueId = json.StringOf("location.uniqueId")
locationUniqueIdType = json.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType")
organizerEmailAddressName = json.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name")
organizerEmailAddressAddress = json.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("categories")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    # ...
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("locations")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    displayName = json.StringOf("locations[i].displayName")
    locationType = json.StringOf("locations[i].locationType")
    uniqueId = json.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId")
    uniqueIdType = json.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("attendees")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    type = json.StringOf("attendees[i].type")
    statusResponse = json.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response")
    statusTime = json.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time")
    emailAddressName = json.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    emailAddressAddress = json.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    i = i + 1

print("Success.")