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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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

    //  It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    //  This example loads the JSON access token file 

    //  originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
    //  or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "Failed to load googleContacts.json" << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;

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

    //  Implements the following CURL command:

    //  curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
    //   -d '{
    //   "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
    //   }'
    //   https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

    //  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.

    //  {
    //    "names": [
    //      {
    //        "givenName": "John",
    //        "familyName": "Doe"
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John");
    json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe");

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",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)

    //  {
    //    "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
    //    "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
    //    "metadata": {
    //      "sources": [
    //        {
    //          "type": "CONTACT",
    //          "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
    //          "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
    //          "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
    //        }
    //      ],
    //      "objectType": "PERSON"
    //    },
    //    "names": [
    //      {
    //        "metadata": {
    //          "primary": true,
    //          "source": {
    //            "type": "CONTACT",
    //            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //          }
    //        },
    //        "displayName": "John Doe",
    //        "familyName": "Doe",
    //        "givenName": "John",
    //        "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
    //        "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "photos": [
    //      {
    //        "metadata": {
    //          "primary": true,
    //          "source": {
    //            "type": "CONTACT",
    //            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //          }
    //        },
    //        "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
    //        "default": true
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "memberships": [
    //      {
    //        "metadata": {
    //          "source": {
    //            "type": "CONTACT",
    //            "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //          }
    //        },
    //        "contactGroupMembership": {
    //          "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
    //          "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
    //        }
    //      }
    //    ]
    //  }

    //  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 *v_type = 0;
    const char *id = 0;
    const char *updateTime = 0;
    bool metadataPrimary;
    const char *metadataSourceType = 0;
    const char *metadataSourceId = 0;
    const char *displayName = 0;
    const char *familyName = 0;
    const char *givenName = 0;
    const char *displayNameLastFirst = 0;
    const char *unstructuredName = 0;
    const char *url = 0;
    bool default;
    const char *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = 0;
    const char *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = 0;

    const char *resourceName = jResp.stringOf("resourceName");
    const char *etag = jResp.stringOf("etag");
    const char *metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf("metadata.objectType");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        v_type = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].type");
        id = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].id");
        etag = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag");
        updateTime = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary");
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id");
        displayName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].displayName");
        familyName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].familyName");
        givenName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].givenName");
        displayNameLastFirst = jResp.stringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst");
        unstructuredName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].unstructuredName");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary");
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id");
        url = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].url");
        default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id");
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId");
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }