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Google People API - Update an Existing Contact

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To update an existing contact, you must include the person.metadata.sources.etag field in the person for the contact to be updated to make sure the contact has not changed since your last read.

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import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // 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

  final jsonToken = CkJsonObject();
  try {
    jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json');
  } on ChilkatException {
    print('Failed to load googleContacts.json');
    return;
  }

  final http = CkHttp();

  http.authToken = jsonToken.stringOf('access_token');

  // Implements the following CURL command:

  // curl -X PATCH https://people.googleapis.com/v1/resource_name:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses \
  //   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  //   -d '{
  //     "resourceName": "resource_name",
  //     "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
  //     "emailAddresses": [{ "value": "john.doe@gmail.com" }],
  // }'

  // 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.

  // {
  //   "resourceName": "resource_name",
  //   "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
  //   "emailAddresses": [
  //     {
  //       "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
  //     }
  //   ]
  // }

  final json = CkJsonObject();
  json.updateString('resourceName', 'people/c172365763025317520');
  json.updateString('etag', '%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=');
  json.updateString('emailAddresses[0].value', 'john.doe@gmail.com');

  final sbRequestBody = CkStringBuilder();
  json.emitSb(sbRequestBody);

  // Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
  final resp = CkHttpResponse();
  try {
    http.httpSb('PATCH', 'https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses', sbRequestBody, 'utf-8', 'application/json', resp);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  final sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder();
  resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  final jResp = CkJsonObject();
  jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.emitCompact = false;

  print('Response Body:');
  print(jResp.emit());

  final respStatusCode = resp.statusCode;
  print('Response Status Code = $respStatusCode');
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print('Response Header:');
    print(resp.header);
    print('Failed.');
    return;
  }

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

  // {
  //   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
  //   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxtQnhyR2MzMGU4Yz0=",
  //   "metadata": {
  //     "sources": [
  //       {
  //         "type": "CONTACT",
  //         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
  //         "etag": "#mBxrGc30e8c=",
  //         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T23:01:23.539Z"
  //       }
  //     ],
  //     "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/-XdUIqeMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdeZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNvwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
  //       "default": true
  //     }
  //   ],
  //   "emailAddresses": [
  //     {
  //       "metadata": {
  //         "primary": true,
  //         "source": {
  //           "type": "CONTACT",
  //           "id": "2645def8c902e90"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
  //     }
  //   ],
  //   "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

  var vType = '';
  var id = '';
  var updateTime = '';
  var metadataSourceType = '';
  var metadataSourceId = '';
  var displayName = '';
  var familyName = '';
  var givenName = '';
  var displayNameLastFirst = '';
  var unstructuredName = '';
  var url = '';
  var value = '';
  var contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = '';
  var contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = '';

  final resourceName = jResp.stringOf('resourceName');
  var etag = jResp.stringOf('etag');
  final metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf('metadata.objectType');
  var i = 0;
  var countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('metadata.sources');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    vType = 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 = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('names');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    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 = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('photos');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    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');
    jResp.boolOf('photos[i].default');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('emailAddresses');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    jResp.boolOf('emailAddresses[i].metadata.primary');
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf('emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf('emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.id');
    value = jResp.stringOf('emailAddresses[i].value');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('memberships');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.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++;
  }
}