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Google Contacts - Create New Contact
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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.Chilkat Go Downloads
success := false
// 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()