(Delphi ActiveX) Get a Google Calendar

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Demonstrates how to get a particular Google Calendar. The calendar can be referenced by the calendar ID, or by the keyword "primary".

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
success: Integer;
http: TChilkatHttp;
jsonResponse: WideString;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
numSettings: Integer;
i: Integer;

begin
// 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..
jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json');
if (jsonToken.HasMember('access_token') = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No access token found.');
    Exit;
  end;
http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);
http.AuthToken := jsonToken.StringOf('access_token');

// Let's get the primary calendar.
jsonResponse := http.QuickGetStr('https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/users/me/calendarList/primary');
if (http.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonResponse);

// A sample response is:

// {
//  "kind": "calendar#calendarListEntry",
//  "etag": "\"1465249947472000\"",
//  "id": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
//  "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
//  "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
//  "colorId": "14",
//  "backgroundColor": "#9fe1e7",
//  "foregroundColor": "#000000",
//  "selected": true,
//  "accessRole": "owner",
//  "defaultReminders": [
//   {
//    "method": "popup",
//    "minutes": 10
//   }
//  ],
//  "notificationSettings": {
//   "notifications": [
//    {
//     "type": "eventCreation",
//     "method": "email"
//    },
//    {
//     "type": "eventChange",
//     "method": "email"
//    },
//    {
//     "type": "eventCancellation",
//     "method": "email"
//    },
//    {
//     "type": "eventResponse",
//     "method": "email"
//    }
//   ]
//  },
//  "primary": true
// }

// It can be parsed like this:
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.Load(jsonResponse);

Memo1.Lines.Add('kind: ' + json.StringOf('kind'));
Memo1.Lines.Add('id: ' + json.StringOf('id'));

// Examine the notification settings, if any..
numSettings := json.SizeOfArray('notificationSettings.notifications');
if (numSettings > 0) then
  begin
    i := 0;
    while i < numSettings do
      begin
        json.I := i;
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Notification Type: ' + json.StringOf('notificationSettings.notifications[i].type'));
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Notification Method: ' + json.StringOf('notificationSettings.notifications[i].method'));
        i := i + 1;
      end;

  end;
end;