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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loJsonToken
LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL loJson
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lcV_type
LOCAL lcId
LOCAL lcUpdateTime
LOCAL lnMetadataPrimary
LOCAL lcMetadataSourceType
LOCAL lcMetadataSourceId
LOCAL lcDisplayName
LOCAL lcFamilyName
LOCAL lcGivenName
LOCAL lcDisplayNameLastFirst
LOCAL lcUnstructuredName
LOCAL lcUrl
LOCAL lnDefault
LOCAL lcContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId
LOCAL lcContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName
LOCAL lcResourceName
LOCAL lcEtag
LOCAL lcMetadataObjectType
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnCount_i

lnSuccess = 0

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

* It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
* This example loads the JSON access token file 

* originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
* or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

loJsonToken = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
lnSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    ? "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    RELEASE loJsonToken
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')

loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

* Implements the following CURL command:

* curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
*  -d '{
*  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
*  }'
*  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

* Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
* Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

* The following JSON is sent in the request body.

* {
*   "names": [
*     {
*       "givenName": "John",
*       "familyName": "Doe"
*     }
*   ]
* }

loJson = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJson.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John")
loJson.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe")

loResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.HttpResponse')
lnSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
IF (lnSuccess = 0) THEN
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    RELEASE loJsonToken
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

loSbResponseBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = 0

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) THEN
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    RELEASE loJsonToken
    RELEASE loHttp
    RELEASE loJson
    RELEASE loResp
    RELEASE loSbResponseBody
    RELEASE loJResp
    CANCEL
ENDIF

* Sample JSON response:
* (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

* {
*   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
*   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
*   "metadata": {
*     "sources": [
*       {
*         "type": "CONTACT",
*         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
*         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
*         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
*       }
*     ],
*     "objectType": "PERSON"
*   },
*   "names": [
*     {
*       "metadata": {
*         "primary": true,
*         "source": {
*           "type": "CONTACT",
*           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
*         }
*       },
*       "displayName": "John Doe",
*       "familyName": "Doe",
*       "givenName": "John",
*       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
*       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
*     }
*   ],
*   "photos": [
*     {
*       "metadata": {
*         "primary": true,
*         "source": {
*           "type": "CONTACT",
*           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
*         }
*       },
*       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
*       "default": true
*     }
*   ],
*   "memberships": [
*     {
*       "metadata": {
*         "source": {
*           "type": "CONTACT",
*           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
*         }
*       },
*       "contactGroupMembership": {
*         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
*         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
*       }
*     }
*   ]
* }

* Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
* Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
* Generate Parsing Code from JSON

lcResourceName = loJResp.StringOf("resourceName")
lcEtag = loJResp.StringOf("etag")
lcMetadataObjectType = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcV_type = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    lcId = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    lcEtag = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    lcUpdateTime = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("names")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lnMetadataPrimary = loJResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    lcMetadataSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    lcMetadataSourceId = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    lcDisplayName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
    lcFamilyName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
    lcGivenName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
    lcDisplayNameLastFirst = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    lcUnstructuredName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lnMetadataPrimary = loJResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    lcMetadataSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    lcMetadataSourceId = loJResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    lcUrl = loJResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
    lnDefault = loJResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcMetadataSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    lcMetadataSourceId = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    lcContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    lcContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

RELEASE loJsonToken
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loJson
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp