(Delphi ActiveX) Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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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;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
url: WideString;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
jsonResp: TChilkatJsonObject;

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');

// Build a Google Calendar event:
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;
json.UpdateString('kind','calendar#event');
json.UpdateString('summary','Eat Lou Malnati''s Pizza');
json.UpdateString('start.dateTime','2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00');
json.UpdateString('end.dateTime','2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00');

Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// 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"
//   }
// }

url := 'https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events';
http.SetUrlVar('calendarId','primary');
resp := http.PostJson3(url,'application/json',json.ControlInterface);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

jsonResp := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonResp.EmitCompact := 0;
jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);

if (resp.StatusCode = 200) then
  begin
    // Success.
    // The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonResp.Emit());
  end
else
  begin
    if (resp.StatusCode = 401) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Try refreshing the access token and then retry...');
      end;

    // Failed. 
    // Show the JSON error response.
    Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonResp.Emit());
  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;