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Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    String sUserId
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    String sUrl
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

    Move "me" To sUserId
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "userId" sUserId To iSuccess

    // Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
    // The name of the new label is "questions".
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "name" "questions" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "labelListVisibility" "labelShow" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "messageListVisibility" "show" To iSuccess

    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // The JSON contains this:
    // {
    //   "name": "questions",
    //   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
    //   "messageListVisibility": "show"
    // }

    Move "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels" To sUrl
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpJson Of hoHttp "POST" sUrl vJson "application/json" vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln "status = " iTemp1

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "Failed."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    // {
    //  "id": "Label_43",
    //  "name": "questions",
    //  "messageListVisibility": "show",
    //  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
    // }

    Showln "response body:"
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    Showln "GMail label created!"


End_Procedure