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Google Calendar -- Generate Event JSON

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Demonstrates how to generate the JSON for an event resource. This code can be used as a template for generating JSON to insert new events.

See https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/events#resource for details about the Calender Event Resource JSON.

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#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example (below) generates the following JSON:
    // Note: Your application code would construct the event JSON using your
    // desired subset of members.  For boolean values, you would pass true or false.
    // For date or date/time values, you would pass the appropriately formatted date/time string.

    // {
    //   "kind": "calendar#event",
    //   "etag": "some_etag",
    //   "id": "string value",
    //   "status": "string value",
    //   "htmlLink": "string value",
    //   "created": "datetime value",
    //   "updated": "datetime value",
    //   "summary": "string value",
    //   "description": "string value",
    //   "location": "string value",
    //   "colorId": "string value",
    //   "creator": {
    //     "id": "string value",
    //     "email": "string value",
    //     "displayName": "string value",
    //     "self": true
    //   },
    //   "organizer": {
    //     "id": "string value",
    //     "email": "string value",
    //     "displayName": "string value",
    //     "self": true
    //   },
    //   "start": {
    //     "date": "date value",
    //     "dateTime": "datetime value",
    //     "timeZone": "string value"
    //   },
    //   "end": {
    //     "date": "date value",
    //     "dateTime": "datetime value",
    //     "timeZone": "string value"
    //   },
    //   "endTimeUnspecified": true,
    //   "recurrence": [
    //     "string value"
    //   ],
    //   "recurringEventId": "string value",
    //   "originalStartTime": {
    //     "date": "date value",
    //     "dateTime": "datetime value",
    //     "timeZone": "string value"
    //   },
    //   "transparency": "string value",
    //   "visibility": "string value",
    //   "iCalUID": "string value",
    //   "sequence": 1234,
    //   "attendees": [
    //     {
    //       "id": "string value",
    //       "email": "string value",
    //       "displayName": "string value",
    //       "organizer": true,
    //       "self": true,
    //       "resource": true,
    //       "optional": true,
    //       "responseStatus": "string value",
    //       "comment": "string value",
    //       "additionalGuests": 1234
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "string value",
    //       "email": "string value",
    //       "displayName": "string value",
    //       "organizer": true,
    //       "self": true,
    //       "resource": true,
    //       "optional": true,
    //       "responseStatus": "string value",
    //       "comment": "string value",
    //       "additionalGuests": 1234
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "attendeesOmitted": true,
    //   "extendedProperties": {
    //     "private": {
    //       "someKey": "string value"
    //     },
    //     "shared": {
    //       "someKey": "string value"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "hangoutLink": "string value",
    //   "gadget": {
    //     "type": "string value",
    //     "title": "string value",
    //     "link": "string value",
    //     "iconLink": "string value",
    //     "width": 1234,
    //     "height": 1234,
    //     "display": "string value",
    //     "preferences": {
    //       "someKey": "string value"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "anyoneCanAddSelf": true,
    //   "guestsCanInviteOthers": true,
    //   "guestsCanModify": true,
    //   "guestsCanSeeOtherGuests": true,
    //   "privateCopy": true,
    //   "locked": true,
    //   "reminders": {
    //     "useDefault": true,
    //     "overrides": [
    //       {
    //         "method": "string value",
    //         "minutes": 1234
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   },
    //   "source": {
    //     "url": "string value",
    //     "title": "string value"
    //   },
    //   "attachments": [
    //     {
    //       "fileUrl": "string value",
    //       "title": "string value",
    //       "mimeType": "string value",
    //       "iconLink": "string value",
    //       "fileId": "string value"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "fileUrl": "string value",
    //       "title": "string value",
    //       "mimeType": "string value",
    //       "iconLink": "string value",
    //       "fileId": "string value"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("kind","calendar#event");
    json.UpdateString("etag","some_etag");
    json.UpdateString("id","string value");
    json.UpdateString("status","string value");
    json.UpdateString("htmlLink","string value");
    json.UpdateString("created","datetime value");
    json.UpdateString("updated","datetime value");
    json.UpdateString("summary","string value");
    json.UpdateString("description","string value");
    json.UpdateString("location","string value");
    json.UpdateString("colorId","string value");
    json.UpdateString("creator.id","string value");
    json.UpdateString("creator.email","string value");
    json.UpdateString("creator.displayName","string value");
    json.UpdateBool("creator.self",true);
    json.UpdateString("organizer.id","string value");
    json.UpdateString("organizer.email","string value");
    json.UpdateString("organizer.displayName","string value");
    json.UpdateBool("organizer.self",true);
    json.UpdateString("start.date","date value");
    json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","datetime value");
    json.UpdateString("start.timeZone","string value");
    json.UpdateString("end.date","date value");
    json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","datetime value");
    json.UpdateString("end.timeZone","string value");
    json.UpdateBool("endTimeUnspecified",true);
    json.UpdateString("recurrence[0]","string value");
    json.UpdateString("recurringEventId","string value");
    json.UpdateString("originalStartTime.date","date value");
    json.UpdateString("originalStartTime.dateTime","datetime value");
    json.UpdateString("originalStartTime.timeZone","string value");
    json.UpdateString("transparency","string value");
    json.UpdateString("visibility","string value");
    json.UpdateString("iCalUID","string value");
    json.UpdateNumber("sequence","1234");

    json.UpdateString("attendees[0].id","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attendees[0].email","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attendees[0].displayName","string value");

    // Note: We could alternately specify an index using "i", which allows
    // for an application to construct using a loop with a variable..
    json.put_I(0);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[i].organizer",true);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[i].self",true);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[i].resource",true);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[i].optional",true);
    json.UpdateString("attendees[i].responseStatus","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attendees[i].comment","string value");
    json.UpdateNumber("attendees[i].additionalGuests","1234");

    json.put_I(1);
    json.UpdateString("attendees[i].id","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attendees[i].email","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attendees[i].displayName","string value");

    json.UpdateBool("attendees[1].organizer",true);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[1].self",true);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[1].resource",true);
    json.UpdateBool("attendees[1].optional",true);
    json.UpdateString("attendees[1].responseStatus","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attendees[1].comment","string value");
    json.UpdateNumber("attendees[1].additionalGuests","1234");

    json.UpdateBool("attendeesOmitted",true);
    json.UpdateString("extendedProperties.private.someKey","string value");
    json.UpdateString("extendedProperties.shared.someKey","string value");
    json.UpdateString("hangoutLink","string value");
    json.UpdateString("gadget.type","string value");
    json.UpdateString("gadget.title","string value");
    json.UpdateString("gadget.link","string value");
    json.UpdateString("gadget.iconLink","string value");
    json.UpdateNumber("gadget.width","1234");
    json.UpdateNumber("gadget.height","1234");
    json.UpdateString("gadget.display","string value");
    json.UpdateString("gadget.preferences.someKey","string value");
    json.UpdateBool("anyoneCanAddSelf",true);
    json.UpdateBool("guestsCanInviteOthers",true);
    json.UpdateBool("guestsCanModify",true);
    json.UpdateBool("guestsCanSeeOtherGuests",true);
    json.UpdateBool("privateCopy",true);
    json.UpdateBool("locked",true);
    json.UpdateBool("reminders.useDefault",true);
    json.UpdateString("reminders.overrides[0].method","string value");
    json.UpdateNumber("reminders.overrides[0].minutes","1234");
    json.UpdateString("source.url","string value");
    json.UpdateString("source.title","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[0].fileUrl","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[0].title","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[0].mimeType","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[0].iconLink","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[0].fileId","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[1].fileUrl","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[1].title","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[1].mimeType","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[1].iconLink","string value");
    json.UpdateString("attachments[1].fileId","string value");

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";
    }