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 <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  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"
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases");
    json.UpdateBool("favorite",true);
    json.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers");

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

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << jResp.emit() << "\r\n";

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp.header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        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.

    const char *list_id = jResp.stringOf("list_id");
    const char *name = jResp.stringOf("name");
    const char *description = jResp.stringOf("description");
    bool favorite = jResp.BoolOf("favorite");
    const char *created_at = jResp.stringOf("created_at");
    const char *updated_at = jResp.stringOf("updated_at");
    }