(Go) Google Contacts - Create New Contact

Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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

    // First create a new contact XML.
    xml := chilkat.NewXml()
    xml.SetTag("atom:entry")
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
    xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",true,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",true,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:content",true,"type","text")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("atom:content","Notes")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"primary","true")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"address","liz@gmail.com")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"displayName","E. Bennet")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"address","liz@example.org")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",true,"primary","true")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"address","liz@gmail.com")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"primary","true")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",true,"primary","true")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States")
    xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")

    fmt.Println(*xml.GetXml())

    // Created the following XML:

    // 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
    // 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
    // 	    <gd:name>
    // 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
    // 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
    // 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
    // 	    </gd:name>
    // 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
    // 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
    // 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
    // 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
    // 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
    // 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
    // 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
    // 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
    // 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
    // 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
    // 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
    // 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
    // 	</atom:entry>

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
    // Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
    // (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 
    // saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

    jsonToken := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success := jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
        xml.DisposeXml()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    gAuth := chilkat.NewAuthGoogle()
    gAuth.SetAccessToken(*jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

    rest := chilkat.NewRest()

    // Connect using TLS.
    bAutoReconnect := true
    success = rest.Connect("www.google.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

    // ----------------------------------------------
    // OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
    // ----------------------------------------------

    // To create a contact, we need to send the following:

    // 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
    // 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
    // 	GData-Version: 3.0

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
    rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

    sbRequestBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody := chilkat.NewStringBuilder()
    xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(rest.LastErrorText())
        xml.DisposeXml()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        gAuth.DisposeAuthGoogle()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
    if rest.ResponseStatusCode() != 201 {
        fmt.Println("response status code = ", rest.ResponseStatusCode())
        fmt.Println("response status text = ", rest.ResponseStatusText())
        fmt.Println("response header: ", rest.ResponseHeader())
        fmt.Println("response body: ", *sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
        xml.DisposeXml()
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        gAuth.DisposeAuthGoogle()
        rest.DisposeRest()
        sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        return
    }

    // If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
    // and there is no response body.
    fmt.Println("Contact created.")

    xml.DisposeXml()
    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    gAuth.DisposeAuthGoogle()
    rest.DisposeRest()
    sbRequestBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
    sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()