C++

Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet. C++

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Sheets scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json");
    if (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false) {
        std::cout << "No access token found." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;
    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // Create the following JSON:
    // The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
    // {
    //   "sheets": [
    //     {
    //       "properties": {
    //         "title": "Sample Tab"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "properties": {
    //     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
    //   }
    // }

    // This code generates the above JSON:
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab");
    json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4");

    // Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "response status code = " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "response JSON:" << "\r\n";

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

    // A sample response is shown below.
    // To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
    // the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

    // {
    //   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
    //   "properties": {
    //     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
    //     "locale": "en_US",
    //     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
    //     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
    //     "defaultFormat": {
    //       "backgroundColor": {
    //         "red": 1,
    //         "green": 1,
    //         "blue": 1
    //       },
    //       "padding": {
    //         "top": 2,
    //         "right": 3,
    //         "bottom": 2,
    //         "left": 3
    //       },
    //       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
    //       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
    //       "textFormat": {
    //         "foregroundColor": {},
    //         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
    //         "fontSize": 10,
    //         "bold": false,
    //         "italic": false,
    //         "strikethrough": false,
    //         "underline": false
    //       }
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "sheets": [
    //     {
    //       "properties": {
    //         "sheetId": 1629642057,
    //         "title": "Sample Tab",
    //         "index": 0,
    //         "sheetType": "GRID",
    //         "gridProperties": {
    //           "rowCount": 1000,
    //           "columnCount": 26
    //         }
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
    // }
    // 

    int i;
    int count_i;

    const char *spreadsheetId = json.stringOf("spreadsheetId");
    const char *propertiesTitle = json.stringOf("properties.title");
    const char *propertiesLocale = json.stringOf("properties.locale");
    const char *propertiesAutoRecalc = json.stringOf("properties.autoRecalc");
    const char *propertiesTimeZone = json.stringOf("properties.timeZone");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left");
    const char *propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = json.stringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment");
    const char *propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = json.stringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy");
    const char *propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = json.stringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily");
    int propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize");
    bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold");
    bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic");
    bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough");
    bool propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline");
    const char *spreadsheetUrl = json.stringOf("spreadsheetUrl");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("sheets");
    while ((i < count_i)) {
        json.put_I(i);
        int propertiesSheetId = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId");
        propertiesTitle = json.stringOf("sheets[i].properties.title");
        int propertiesIndex = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index");
        const char *propertiesSheetType = json.stringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType");
        int propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount");
        int propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }