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Create Task

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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

Note
This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.
JavaScript
var success = false;

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

var http = new CkHttp();

// The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
// Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
//    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

var jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json");
if (success == false) {
    console.log(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

// Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// {
//   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
//   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
//   "title": "Update client list",
//   "assignments": {
//     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
//       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
//       "orderHint": " !"
//     }
//   },
// }

var json = new CkJsonObject();
json.UpdateString("planId","xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM");
json.UpdateString("bucketId","hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR");
json.UpdateString("title","Update client list");
json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"","#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment");
json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint"," !");

// POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

var resp = new CkHttpResponse();
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks",json,"application/json",resp);
if (success == false) {
    console.log(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

json.Load(resp.BodyStr);
json.EmitCompact = false;

if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
    console.log(json.Emit());
    console.log("Failed, response status code = " + resp.StatusCode);
    return;
}

console.log(json.Emit());

// A sample response:
// (See code for parsing this response below..)

// {
//   "createdBy": {
//     "user": {
//       "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
//     }
//   },
//   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
//   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
//   "title": "Update client list",
//   "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
//   "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
//   "assignments": {
//     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
//       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
//       "assignedBy": {
//         "user": {
//           "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
//         }
//       },
//       "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
//       "orderHint": "RWk1"
//     }
//   },
//   "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
// }

// Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

var createdByUserId = json.StringOf("createdBy.user.id");
var planId = json.StringOf("planId");
var bucketId = json.StringOf("bucketId");
var title = json.StringOf("title");
var orderHint = json.StringOf("orderHint");
var createdDateTime = json.StringOf("createdDateTime");
var assignments_odataType = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"");
var assignmentsAssignedByUserId = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id");
var assignmentsAssignedDateTime = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime");
var assignmentsOrderHint = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint");
var id = json.StringOf("id");

console.log("Success.");