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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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    success := false

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

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 

    // originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
    // or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

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

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    http.SetAuthToken(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
    //  -d '{
    //  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
    //  }'
    //  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "familyName": "Doe"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John")
    json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe")

    resp := chilkat.NewHttpResponse()
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",json,"application/json",resp)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        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.")
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        resp.DisposeHttpResponse()
        sbResponseBody.DisposeStringBuilder()
        jResp.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

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

    // {
    //   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
    //   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
    //   "metadata": {
    //     "sources": [
    //       {
    //         "type": "CONTACT",
    //         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
    //         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
    //         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "objectType": "PERSON"
    //   },
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "primary": true,
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "displayName": "John Doe",
    //       "familyName": "Doe",
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
    //       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "photos": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "primary": true,
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
    //       "default": true
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "memberships": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "contactGroupMembership": {
    //         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
    //         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

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

    var v_type *string = new(string)
    var id *string = new(string)
    var updateTime *string = new(string)
    var metadataPrimary bool
    var metadataSourceType *string = new(string)
    var metadataSourceId *string = new(string)
    var displayName *string = new(string)
    var familyName *string = new(string)
    var givenName *string = new(string)
    var displayNameLastFirst *string = new(string)
    var unstructuredName *string = new(string)
    var url *string = new(string)
    var default bool
    var contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId *string = new(string)
    var contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName *string = new(string)

    resourceName := jResp.StringOf("resourceName")
    etag := jResp.StringOf("etag")
    metadataObjectType := jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
    i := 0
    count_i := jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        v_type = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
        id = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
        etag = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
        updateTime = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
        displayName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
        familyName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
        givenName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
        displayNameLastFirst = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
        unstructuredName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
        url = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
        default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
        i = i + 1
    }

    i = 0
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
    for i < count_i {
        jResp.SetI(i)
        metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
        i = i + 1
    }


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