(DataFlex) Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vJson
Token    Handle hoJsonToken
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    String sUrl
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    Handle hoJsonResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Calendar scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json" To iSuccess
    Get ComHasMember Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Showln "No access token found."
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To sTemp1

    // Build a Google Calendar event:
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "kind" "calendar#event" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "summary" "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "start.dateTime" "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "end.dateTime" "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00" To iSuccess

    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

    // {
    //   "kind": "calendar#event",
    //   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    //   "start": {
    //     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    //   },
    //   "end": {
    //     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    //   }
    // }

    Move "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events" To sUrl
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "calendarId" "primary" To iSuccess
    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 Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonResp
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJsonResp To False
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Get ComLoad Of hoJsonResp sTemp1 To iSuccess

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 = 200) Begin
        // Success.
        // The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
        Get ComEmit Of hoJsonResp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End
    Else Begin
        Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
        If (iTemp1 = 401) Begin
            Showln "Try refreshing the access token and then retry..."
        End

        // Failed. 
        // Show the JSON error response.
        Get ComEmit Of hoJsonResp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End

    // A successful response body:

    // {
    //   "kind": "calendar#event",
    //   "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
    //   "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
    //   "status": "confirmed",
    //   "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //   "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
    //   "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
    //   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    //   "creator": {
    //     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //     "self": true
    //   },
    //   "organizer": {
    //     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //     "self": true
    //   },
    //   "start": {
    //     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    //   },
    //   "end": {
    //     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    //   },
    //   "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
    //   "sequence": 0,
    //   "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
    //   "reminders": {
    //     "useDefault": true
    //   }
    // }


End_Procedure