(C#) Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#example-1-create-an-event-in-the-specified-time-zone-and-assign-the-event-an-optional-transactionid-value

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

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();

// Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

Chilkat.JsonObject jsonToken = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookCalendar.json");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

// Send the following POST:

// POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
// Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
// Content-type: application/json
// 
// {
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "HTML",
//     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
//   },
//   "start": {
//       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location":{
//       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
//   },
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
//         "name": "Samantha Booth"
//       },
//       "type": "required"
//     }
//   ],
//   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
//   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
// }

// Build the JSON body of the POST.
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch");
json.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML");
json.UpdateString("body.content","Does noon work for you?");
json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-05-15T12:00:00");
json.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time");
json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-05-15T14:00:00");
json.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time");
json.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar");
json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com");
json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Samantha Booth");
json.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required");
json.UpdateBool("allowNewTimeProposals",true);

// Generate a UUID.
Chilkat.Crypt2 crypt = new Chilkat.Crypt2();
json.UpdateString("transactionId",crypt.GenerateUuid());

// Add the "Prefer" request header.
http.SetRequestHeader("Prefer","outlook.timezone=\"Pacific Standard Time\"");

// Send the HTTP POST
Chilkat.HttpResponse resp = http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events","application/json",json.Emit());
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Response status code = " + Convert.ToString(resp.StatusCode));

Chilkat.JsonObject jResp = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);
jResp.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(jResp.Emit());

// The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if (resp.StatusCode != 201) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed");
    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
//   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
//   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
//   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
//   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
//   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
//   "isReminderOn": true,
//   "hasAttachments": false,
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "bodyPreview": "Does noon work for you?",
//   "importance": "normal",
//   "sensitivity": "normal",
//   "isAllDay": false,
//   "isCancelled": false,
//   "isOrganizer": true,
//   "responseRequested": true,
//   "seriesMasterId": null,
//   "showAs": "busy",
//   "type": "singleInstance",
//   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
//   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
//   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
//   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
//   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
//   "isDraft": false,
//   "hideAttendees": false,
//   "recurrence": null,
//   "onlineMeeting": null,
//   "responseStatus": {
//     "response": "organizer",
//     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//   },
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "html",
//     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
//   },
//   "start": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location": {
//     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//     "locationType": "default",
//     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//     "uniqueIdType": "private"
//   },
//   "locations": [
//     {
//       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//       "locationType": "default",
//       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//       "uniqueIdType": "private"
//     }
//   ],
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "type": "required",
//       "status": {
//         "response": "none",
//         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//       },
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "name": "Samantha Booth",
//         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "organizer": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "John Doe",
//       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
//     }
//   }
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

string displayName;
string locationType;
string uniqueId;
string uniqueIdType;
string statusResponse;
string statusTime;
string emailAddressName;
string emailAddressAddress;

string odata_context = jResp.StringOf("\"@odata.context\"");
string odata_etag = jResp.StringOf("\"@odata.etag\"");
string id = jResp.StringOf("id");
string createdDateTime = jResp.StringOf("createdDateTime");
string lastModifiedDateTime = jResp.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime");
string changeKey = jResp.StringOf("changeKey");
string transactionId = jResp.StringOf("transactionId");
string originalStartTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone");
string originalEndTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone");
string iCalUId = jResp.StringOf("iCalUId");
int reminderMinutesBeforeStart = jResp.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart");
bool isReminderOn = jResp.BoolOf("isReminderOn");
bool hasAttachments = jResp.BoolOf("hasAttachments");
string subject = jResp.StringOf("subject");
string bodyPreview = jResp.StringOf("bodyPreview");
string importance = jResp.StringOf("importance");
string sensitivity = jResp.StringOf("sensitivity");
bool isAllDay = jResp.BoolOf("isAllDay");
bool isCancelled = jResp.BoolOf("isCancelled");
bool isOrganizer = jResp.BoolOf("isOrganizer");
bool responseRequested = jResp.BoolOf("responseRequested");
string seriesMasterId = jResp.StringOf("seriesMasterId");
string showAs = jResp.StringOf("showAs");
string v_type = jResp.StringOf("type");
string webLink = jResp.StringOf("webLink");
string onlineMeetingUrl = jResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl");
bool isOnlineMeeting = jResp.BoolOf("isOnlineMeeting");
string onlineMeetingProvider = jResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingProvider");
bool allowNewTimeProposals = jResp.BoolOf("allowNewTimeProposals");
bool isDraft = jResp.BoolOf("isDraft");
bool hideAttendees = jResp.BoolOf("hideAttendees");
string recurrence = jResp.StringOf("recurrence");
string onlineMeeting = jResp.StringOf("onlineMeeting");
string responseStatusResponse = jResp.StringOf("responseStatus.response");
string responseStatusTime = jResp.StringOf("responseStatus.time");
string bodyContentType = jResp.StringOf("body.contentType");
string bodyContent = jResp.StringOf("body.content");
string startDateTime = jResp.StringOf("start.dateTime");
string startTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("start.timeZone");
string endDateTime = jResp.StringOf("end.dateTime");
string endTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("end.timeZone");
string locationDisplayName = jResp.StringOf("location.displayName");
string locationLocationType = jResp.StringOf("location.locationType");
string locationUniqueId = jResp.StringOf("location.uniqueId");
string locationUniqueIdType = jResp.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType");
string organizerEmailAddressName = jResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name");
string organizerEmailAddressAddress = jResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address");
int i = 0;
int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("categories");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("locations");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    displayName = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].displayName");
    locationType = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].locationType");
    uniqueId = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId");
    uniqueIdType = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("attendees");
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = i;
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].type");
    statusResponse = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response");
    statusTime = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time");
    emailAddressName = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name");
    emailAddressAddress = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address");
    i = i + 1;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Event created.");