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Google People API - List the User's Contacts

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Gets a list of people in the user's contacts.

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#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttp.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"));

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names,addresses,emailAddresses",sbResponseBody);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << sbResponseBody.getAsString() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Sample JSON Response

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

    //  {
    //    "connections": [
    //      {
    //        "resourceName": "people/c8871101035606120608",
    //        "etag": "%EgkBAj0JQhBANy4aBAECBQciDERLSGdVTFNPbzNJPQ==",
    //        "names": [
    //          {
    //            "metadata": {
    //              "primary": true,
    //              "source": {
    //                "type": "CONTACT",
    //                "id": "7b1c7b6409e718a0"
    //              }
    //            },
    //            "displayName": "Chilkat Cloud",
    //            "familyName": "Cloud",
    //            "givenName": "Chilkat",
    //            "displayNameLastFirst": "Cloud, Chilkat",
    //            "unstructuredName": "Chilkat Cloud"
    //          }
    //        ],
    //        "emailAddresses": [
    //          {
    //            "metadata": {
    //              "primary": true,
    //              "source": {
    //                "type": "CONTACT",
    //                "id": "7b1c7b6409e718a0"
    //              }
    //            },
    //            "value": "support@***.com"
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      },
    //      {
    //        "resourceName": "people/c7607335470312011517",
    //        "etag": "%EgkBAj0JQhBANy4aBAECBQciDGZETUtHVTVMazI4PQ==",
    //        "names": [
    //          {
    //            "metadata": {
    //              "primary": true,
    //              "source": {
    //                "type": "CONTACT",
    //                "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
    //              }
    //            },
    //            "displayName": "Matt Smith",
    //            "familyName": "Smith",
    //            "givenName": "Matt",
    //            "displayNameLastFirst": "Smith, Matt",
    //            "unstructuredName": "Matt Smith"
    //          }
    //        ],
    //        "addresses": [
    //          {
    //            "metadata": {
    //              "primary": true,
    //              "source": {
    //                "type": "CONTACT",
    //                "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
    //              }
    //            },
    //            "formattedValue": "2222 E Foorest Ave\nWheaton, IL 60999\nUS",
    //            "streetAddress": "2222 E Foorest Ave",
    //            "city": "Wheaton",
    //            "region": "IL",
    //            "postalCode": "60999",
    //            "country": "US",
    //            "countryCode": "US"
    //          }
    //        ],
    //        "emailAddresses": [
    //          {
    //            "metadata": {
    //              "primary": true,
    //              "source": {
    //                "type": "CONTACT",
    //                "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
    //              }
    //            },
    //            "value": "matt@***.com"
    //          },
    //          {
    //            "metadata": {
    //              "source": {
    //                "type": "CONTACT",
    //                "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
    //              }
    //            },
    //            "value": "admin@***.com"
    //          }
    //        ]
    //      }
    //    ],
    //    "totalPeople": 2,
    //    "totalItems": 2
    //  }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    json.Load(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";

    //  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 *resourceName = 0;
    const char *etag = 0;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    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 *value = 0;
    const char *formattedValue = 0;
    const char *streetAddress = 0;
    const char *city = 0;
    const char *region = 0;
    const char *postalCode = 0;
    const char *country = 0;
    const char *countryCode = 0;

    int totalPeople = json.IntOf("totalPeople");
    int totalItems = json.IntOf("totalItems");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = json.SizeOfArray("connections");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        resourceName = json.stringOf("connections[i].resourceName");
        etag = json.stringOf("connections[i].etag");
        j = 0;
        count_j = json.SizeOfArray("connections[i].names");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.put_J(j);
            metadataPrimary = json.BoolOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.primary");
            metadataSourceType = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.source.type");
            metadataSourceId = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.source.id");
            displayName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].displayName");
            familyName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].familyName");
            givenName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].givenName");
            displayNameLastFirst = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].displayNameLastFirst");
            unstructuredName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].unstructuredName");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        j = 0;
        count_j = json.SizeOfArray("connections[i].emailAddresses");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.put_J(j);
            metadataPrimary = json.BoolOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.primary");
            metadataSourceType = json.stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.source.type");
            metadataSourceId = json.stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.source.id");
            value = json.stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].value");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        j = 0;
        count_j = json.SizeOfArray("connections[i].addresses");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.put_J(j);
            metadataPrimary = json.BoolOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.primary");
            metadataSourceType = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.source.type");
            metadataSourceId = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.source.id");
            formattedValue = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].formattedValue");
            streetAddress = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].streetAddress");
            city = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].city");
            region = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].region");
            postalCode = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].postalCode");
            country = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].country");
            countryCode = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].countryCode");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }
    }