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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST \
//   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
//   -H 'accept: application/json' \
//   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
//   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
//   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
//   -d '{
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "steet_addresses":{
//     "kind":"home",
//     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "Illinois",
//     "country": "United States",
//   }
// }'

// 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.

// {
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "steet_addresses": {
//     "kind": "home",
//     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "Illinois",
//     "country": "United States"
//   }
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("email_address.address","danipper@example.com")
loJson.UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","implicit")
loJson.UpdateString("first_name","David")
loJson.UpdateString("last_name","Nipper")
loJson.UpdateString("job_title","Musician")
loJson.UpdateString("company_name","Acme Corp.")
loJson.UpdateString("create_source","Account")
loJson.UpdateInt("birthday_month",11)
loJson.UpdateInt("birthday_day",24)
loJson.UpdateString("anniversary","2006-11-15")
loJson.UpdateString("steet_addresses.kind","home")
loJson.UpdateString("steet_addresses.street","123 Kashmir Valley Road")
loJson.UpdateString("steet_addresses.city","Chicago")
loJson.UpdateString("steet_addresses.state","Illinois")
loJson.UpdateString("steet_addresses.country","United States")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json")
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
loHttp.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json")

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loResp
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

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

// {
//   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
//     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "opt_in_source": "Account",
//     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "confirm_status": "off"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
// }

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

lcContact_id = loJResp.StringOf("contact_id")
lcEmail_addressAddress = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.address")
lcEmail_addressPermission_to_send = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.permission_to_send")
lcEmail_addressCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.created_at")
lcEmail_addressUpdated_at = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.updated_at")
lcEmail_addressOpt_in_source = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_source")
lcEmail_addressOpt_in_date = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_date")
lcEmail_addressConfirm_status = loJResp.StringOf("email_address.confirm_status")
lcFirst_name = loJResp.StringOf("first_name")
lcLast_name = loJResp.StringOf("last_name")
lcJob_title = loJResp.StringOf("job_title")
lcCompany_name = loJResp.StringOf("company_name")
lnBirthday_month = loJResp.IntOf("birthday_month")
lnBirthday_day = loJResp.IntOf("birthday_day")
lcAnniversary = loJResp.StringOf("anniversary")
lcCreate_source = loJResp.StringOf("create_source")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("created_at")
lcUpdated_at = loJResp.StringOf("updated_at")


release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp