(Go) 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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    // 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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success := jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
    if jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false {
        fmt.Println("No access token found.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()
    http.SetAuthToken(*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() != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println(*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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.Load(*jsonResponse)

    fmt.Println("kind: ", *json.StringOf("kind"))
    fmt.Println("id: ", *json.StringOf("id"))

    // Examine the notification settings, if any..
    numSettings := json.SizeOfArray("notificationSettings.notifications")
    if numSettings > 0 {
        i := 0
        for i < numSettings {
            json.SetI(i)
            fmt.Println("Notification Type: ", *json.StringOf("notificationSettings.notifications[i].type"))
            fmt.Println("Notification Method: ", *json.StringOf("notificationSettings.notifications[i].method"))
            i = i + 1
        }

    }


    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()