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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact. Go

    success := false

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST \
    //   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
    //   -H 'accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "steet_addresses":{
    //     "kind":"home",
    //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "Illinois",
    //     "country": "United States",
    //   }
    // }'

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "steet_addresses": {
    //     "kind": "home",
    //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "Illinois",
    //     "country": "United States"
    //   }
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("email_address.address","danipper@example.com")
    json.UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","implicit")
    json.UpdateString("first_name","David")
    json.UpdateString("last_name","Nipper")
    json.UpdateString("job_title","Musician")
    json.UpdateString("company_name","Acme Corp.")
    json.UpdateString("create_source","Account")
    json.UpdateInt("birthday_month",11)
    json.UpdateInt("birthday_day",24)
    json.UpdateString("anniversary","2006-11-15")
    json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.kind","home")
    json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.street","123 Kashmir Valley Road")
    json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.city","Chicago")
    json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.state","Illinois")
    json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.country","United States")

    http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json")
    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    http.SetAuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN")
    http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache")
    http.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json")

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        return
    }

    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
    jResp.SetEmitCompact(false)

    fmt.Println("Response Body:")
    fmt.Println(*jResp.Emit())

    respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode()
    fmt.Println("Response Status Code = ", respStatusCode)
    if respStatusCode >= 400 {
        fmt.Println("Response Header:")
        fmt.Println(resp.Header())
        fmt.Println("Failed.")
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

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

    // {
    //   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
    //     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "opt_in_source": "Account",
    //     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "confirm_status": "off"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
    // }

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

    contact_id := jResp.StringOf("contact_id")
    email_addressAddress := jResp.StringOf("email_address.address")
    email_addressPermission_to_send := jResp.StringOf("email_address.permission_to_send")
    email_addressCreated_at := jResp.StringOf("email_address.created_at")
    email_addressUpdated_at := jResp.StringOf("email_address.updated_at")
    email_addressOpt_in_source := jResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_source")
    email_addressOpt_in_date := jResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_date")
    email_addressConfirm_status := jResp.StringOf("email_address.confirm_status")
    first_name := jResp.StringOf("first_name")
    last_name := jResp.StringOf("last_name")
    job_title := jResp.StringOf("job_title")
    company_name := jResp.StringOf("company_name")
    birthday_month := jResp.IntOf("birthday_month")
    birthday_day := jResp.IntOf("birthday_day")
    anniversary := jResp.StringOf("anniversary")
    create_source := jResp.StringOf("create_source")
    created_at := jResp.StringOf("created_at")
    updated_at := jResp.StringOf("updated_at")

    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    jResp.DisposeJsonObject()