(DataFlex) Outlook Contacts Create a Contact

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Creates an Outlook Contact.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-contacts?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http

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

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

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

    // 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

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoJsonToken To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To sTemp1

    // Send the following POST:

    // POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts
    // Content-type: application/json
    // 
    // {
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com",
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ]
    // }

    // Build the JSON body of the POST.

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "givenName" "Pavel" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "surname" "Bansky" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "emailAddresses[0].address" "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "emailAddresses[0].name" "Pavel Bansky" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "businessPhones[0]" "+1 732 555 0102" To iSuccess

    // Send the HTTP POST
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Get ComPostJson2 Of hoHttp "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts" "application/json" sTemp1 To vResp
    If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
        Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln "Response status code = " iTemp1
    Send Destroy of hoResp

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJResp
    End
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Get ComLoad Of hoJResp sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJResp To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoJResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 201) Begin
        Showln "Failed"
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Sample JSON response:

    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT\"",
    //   "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:06Z",
    //   "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
    //   "birthday": null,
    //   "fileAs": "",
    //   "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "initials": null,
    //   "middleName": null,
    //   "nickName": null,
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "title": null,
    //   "yomiGivenName": null,
    //   "yomiSurname": null,
    //   "yomiCompanyName": null,
    //   "generation": null,
    //   "imAddresses": [
    //   ],
    //   "jobTitle": null,
    //   "companyName": null,
    //   "department": null,
    //   "officeLocation": null,
    //   "profession": null,
    //   "businessHomePage": null,
    //   "assistantName": null,
    //   "manager": null,
    //   "homePhones": [
    //   ],
    //   "mobilePhone": null,
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ],
    //   "spouseName": null,
    //   "personalNotes": "",
    //   "children": [
    //   ],
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky",
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "homeAddress": {},
    //   "businessAddress": {},
    //   "otherAddress": {}
    // }

    Showln "Contact created."


End_Procedure