(DataFlex) Google Calendar Search Events (List Events with Optional Query Parameters)

See more Google Calendar Examples

Demonstrates how to specify optional query parameters for listing events. This example uses the "q" parameter to free-text search for events, and uses the "timeMin" parameter to specify a lower bound for an event's end time.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoJsonToken
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoSbUrl
    Handle hoReq
    Handle hoDt
    Variant vSbResponse
    Handle hoSbResponse
    Handle hoJson
    Integer iNumEvents
    Integer i
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // 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

    // We'll want to build a URL with the query params..
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbUrl
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbUrl))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbUrl
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbUrl "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?" To iSuccess

    // Use the HTTP request object as a helper for creating the URL encoded query param list..
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpRequest)) To hoReq
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoReq))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoReq
    End

    // Find events with the word "pizza".
    Send ComAddParam To hoReq "q" "pizza"

    // Get events for the current date/time or later.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComCkDateTime)) To hoDt
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoDt))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoDt
    End
    Get ComSetFromCurrentSystemTime Of hoDt To iSuccess
    Get ComGetAsTimestamp Of hoDt False To sTemp1
    Send ComAddParam To hoReq "timeMin" sTemp1

    // Add these query params to the URL:
    Get ComGetUrlEncodedParams Of hoReq To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbUrl sTemp1 To iSuccess

    // Examine the URL..
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbUrl To sTemp1
    Showln "URL: " sTemp1

    // The URL looks like this:
    // https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?q=pizza&timeMin=2017-08-11T13%3A35%3A28Z

    // Let's get events in the primary calendar.  A calendar ID could have be used instead of "primary".
    Get ComSetUrlVar Of hoHttp "calendarId" "primary" To iSuccess
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponse
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponse))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponse
    End
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbUrl To sTemp1
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComQuickGetSb Of hoHttp sTemp1 vSbResponse To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        // Note: If a 401 unauthorized response is received, it likely means that the OAuth2 access token needs
        // to be refreshed or re-fetched.
        Get ComLastStatus Of hoHttp To iTemp1
        Showln "Error response status: " iTemp1
        Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbResponse To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbResponse To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // A sample JSON response:
    // (Code for parsing the Google Calendar events is shown below.)

    // {
    //  "kind": "calendar#events",
    //  "etag": "\"p32cafkumkb7ta0g\"",
    //  "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //  "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:48.143Z",
    //  "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
    //  "accessRole": "owner",
    //  "defaultReminders": [
    //   {
    //    "method": "popup",
    //    "minutes": 10
    //   }
    //  ],
    //  "nextSyncToken": "CJin09aiz9UCEJin09aiz9UCGAU=",
    //  "items": [
    //   {
    //    "kind": "calendar#event",
    //    "etag": "\"3004915160212000\"",
    //    "id": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
    //    "status": "confirmed",
    //    "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MDJwdjFjcGRwN3ZtMTFodG5maTNpaTdpaWUgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //    "created": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.000Z",
    //    "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.106Z",
    //    "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": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie@google.com",
    //    "sequence": 0,
    //    "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
    //    "reminders": {
    //     "useDefault": true
    //    }
    //   }
    //  ]
    // }
    // 
    // 

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoSbResponse to vSbResponse
    Get ComLoadSb Of hoJson vSbResponse To iSuccess

    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "items" To iNumEvents
    Move 0 To i
    While (i < iNumEvents)
        Set ComI Of hoJson To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "items[i].summary" To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "items[i].start.dateTime" To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "items[i].end.dateTime" To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Showln "--"
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

    // Sample output:

    // Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza
    // 2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00
    // 2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00
    // --


End_Procedure