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Microsoft Teams - Create Team (complex request)

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Create a team with multiple channels, installed apps, and pinned tabs using delegated permissions

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

    //  Build the following HTTP request:

    //  POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams
    //  Content-Type: application/json
    //  
    //  {
    //      "template@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teamsTemplates('standard')",
    //      "visibility": "Private",
    //      "displayName": "Sample Engineering Team",
    //      "description": "This is a sample engineering team, used to showcase the range of properties supported by this API",
    //      "channels": [
    //          {
    //              "displayName": "Announcements",
    //              "isFavoriteByDefault": true,
    //              "description": "This is a sample announcements channel that is favorited by default. Use this channel to make important team, product, and service announcements."
    //          },
    //          {
    //              "displayName": "Training",
    //              "isFavoriteByDefault": true,
    //              "description": "This is a sample training channel, that is favorited by default, and contains an example of pinned website and YouTube tabs.",
    //              "tabs": [
    //                  {
    //                      "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.web')",
    //                      "name": "A Pinned Website",
    //                      "configuration": {
    //                          "contentUrl": "https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/microsoft-teams"
    //                      }
    //                  },
    //                  {
    //                      "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.youtube')",
    //                      "name": "A Pinned YouTube Video",
    //                      "configuration": {
    //                          "contentUrl": "https://tabs.teams.microsoft.com/Youtube/Home/YoutubeTab?videoId=X8krAMdGvCQ",
    //                          "websiteUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8krAMdGvCQ"
    //                      }
    //                  }
    //              ]
    //          },
    //          {
    //              "displayName": "Planning",
    //              "description": "This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu.",
    //              "isFavoriteByDefault": false
    //          },
    //          {
    //              "displayName": "Issues and Feedback",
    //              "description": "This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu."
    //          }
    //      ],
    //      "memberSettings": {
    //          "allowCreateUpdateChannels": true,
    //          "allowDeleteChannels": true,
    //          "allowAddRemoveApps": true,
    //          "allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs": true,
    //          "allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors": true
    //      },
    //      "guestSettings": {
    //          "allowCreateUpdateChannels": false,
    //          "allowDeleteChannels": false
    //      },
    //      "funSettings": {
    //          "allowGiphy": true,
    //          "giphyContentRating": "Moderate",
    //          "allowStickersAndMemes": true,
    //          "allowCustomMemes": true
    //      },
    //      "messagingSettings": {
    //          "allowUserEditMessages": true,
    //          "allowUserDeleteMessages": true,
    //          "allowOwnerDeleteMessages": true,
    //          "allowTeamMentions": true,
    //          "allowChannelMentions": true
    //      },
    //      "discoverySettings": {
    //          "showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions": true
    //      },
    //      "installedApps": [
    //          {
    //              "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.vsts')"
    //          },
    //          {
    //              "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('1542629c-01b3-4a6d-8f76-1938b779e48d')"
    //          }
    //      ]
    //  }

    //  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    //  Generate Code to Create JSON

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("\"template@odata.bind\"","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teamsTemplates('standard')");
    json.UpdateString("visibility","Private");
    json.UpdateString("displayName","Sample Engineering Team");
    json.UpdateString("description","This is a sample engineering team, used to showcase the range of properties supported by this API");
    json.UpdateString("channels[0].displayName","Announcements");
    json.UpdateBool("channels[0].isFavoriteByDefault",true);
    json.UpdateString("channels[0].description","This is a sample announcements channel that is favorited by default. Use this channel to make important team, product, and service announcements.");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].displayName","Training");
    json.UpdateBool("channels[1].isFavoriteByDefault",true);
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].description","This is a sample training channel, that is favorited by default, and contains an example of pinned website and YouTube tabs.");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].\"teamsApp@odata.bind\"","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.web')");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].name","A Pinned Website");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[0].configuration.contentUrl","https://docs.microsoft.com/microsoftteams/microsoft-teams");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].\"teamsApp@odata.bind\"","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.youtube')");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].name","A Pinned YouTube Video");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].configuration.contentUrl","https://tabs.teams.microsoft.com/Youtube/Home/YoutubeTab?videoId=X8krAMdGvCQ");
    json.UpdateString("channels[1].tabs[1].configuration.websiteUrl","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8krAMdGvCQ");
    json.UpdateString("channels[2].displayName","Planning");
    json.UpdateString("channels[2].description","This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu.");
    json.UpdateBool("channels[2].isFavoriteByDefault",false);
    json.UpdateString("channels[3].displayName","Issues and Feedback");
    json.UpdateString("channels[3].description","This is a sample of a channel that is not favorited by default, these channels will appear in the more channels overflow menu.");
    json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels",true);
    json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowDeleteChannels",true);
    json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowAddRemoveApps",true);
    json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveTabs",true);
    json.UpdateBool("memberSettings.allowCreateUpdateRemoveConnectors",true);
    json.UpdateBool("guestSettings.allowCreateUpdateChannels",false);
    json.UpdateBool("guestSettings.allowDeleteChannels",false);
    json.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowGiphy",true);
    json.UpdateString("funSettings.giphyContentRating","Moderate");
    json.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowStickersAndMemes",true);
    json.UpdateBool("funSettings.allowCustomMemes",true);
    json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowUserEditMessages",true);
    json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowUserDeleteMessages",true);
    json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowOwnerDeleteMessages",true);
    json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowTeamMentions",true);
    json.UpdateBool("messagingSettings.allowChannelMentions",true);
    json.UpdateBool("discoverySettings.showInTeamsSearchAndSuggestions",true);
    json.UpdateString("installedApps[0].\"teamsApp@odata.bind\"","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('com.microsoft.teamspace.tab.vsts')");
    json.UpdateString("installedApps[1].\"teamsApp@odata.bind\"","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps('1542629c-01b3-4a6d-8f76-1938b779e48d')");

    http.SetRequestHeader("Content-type","application/json");

    //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  A successful response is indicated by a 202 response status code and an empty response body.
    std::cout << "Response Status Code: " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << resp.bodyStr() << "\r\n";

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