(Go) Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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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 Sheets scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Sheets 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/googleSheets.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"))

    // Create the following JSON:
    // The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
    // {
    //   "sheets": [
    //     {
    //       "properties": {
    //         "title": "Sample Tab"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "properties": {
    //     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
    //   }
    // }

    // This code generates the above JSON:
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
    json.UpdateString("properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

    // Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
    resp := http.PostJson3("https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets","application/json",json)
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("response status code = ", resp.StatusCode())
    fmt.Println("response JSON:")

    json.Load(resp.BodyStr())
    json.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    // A sample response is shown below.
    // To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
    // the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

    // {
    //   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
    //   "properties": {
    //     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
    //     "locale": "en_US",
    //     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
    //     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
    //     "defaultFormat": {
    //       "backgroundColor": {
    //         "red": 1,
    //         "green": 1,
    //         "blue": 1
    //       },
    //       "padding": {
    //         "top": 2,
    //         "right": 3,
    //         "bottom": 2,
    //         "left": 3
    //       },
    //       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
    //       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
    //       "textFormat": {
    //         "foregroundColor": {},
    //         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
    //         "fontSize": 10,
    //         "bold": false,
    //         "italic": false,
    //         "strikethrough": false,
    //         "underline": false
    //       }
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "sheets": [
    //     {
    //       "properties": {
    //         "sheetId": 1629642057,
    //         "title": "Sample Tab",
    //         "index": 0,
    //         "sheetType": "GRID",
    //         "gridProperties": {
    //           "rowCount": 1000,
    //           "columnCount": 26
    //         }
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
    // }
    // 

    var i int
    var count_i int

    spreadsheetId := json.StringOf("spreadsheetId")
    propertiesTitle := json.StringOf("properties.title")
    propertiesLocale := json.StringOf("properties.locale")
    propertiesAutoRecalc := json.StringOf("properties.autoRecalc")
    propertiesTimeZone := json.StringOf("properties.timeZone")
    propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
    propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
    propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
    propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment := json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
    propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy := json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily := json.StringOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize := json.IntOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold := json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic := json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough := json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline := json.BoolOf("properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
    spreadsheetUrl := json.StringOf("spreadsheetUrl")
    i = 0
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("sheets")
    for (i < count_i) {
        json.SetI(i)
        propertiesSheetId := json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
        propertiesTitle = json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.title")
        propertiesIndex := json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.index")
        propertiesSheetType := json.StringOf("sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
        propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount := json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
        propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount := json.IntOf("sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
        i = i + 1
    }


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