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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new 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.

// 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

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.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"
//     }
//   ]
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John")
loJson.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe")

loResp = createobject("CkHttpResponse")
llSuccess = loHttp.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",loJson,"application/json",loResp)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    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 loJsonToken
    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)

// {
//   "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

lcResourceName = loJResp.StringOf("resourceName")
lcEtag = loJResp.StringOf("etag")
lcMetadataObjectType = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcV_type = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    lcId = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    lcEtag = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    lcUpdateTime = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("names")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    llMetadataPrimary = loJResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    lcMetadataSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    lcMetadataSourceId = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    lcDisplayName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
    lcFamilyName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
    lcGivenName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
    lcDisplayNameLastFirst = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    lcUnstructuredName = loJResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    llMetadataPrimary = loJResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    lcMetadataSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    lcMetadataSourceId = loJResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    lcUrl = loJResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
    llDefault = loJResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    i = i + 1
enddo
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcMetadataSourceType = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    lcMetadataSourceId = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    lcContactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    lcContactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = loJResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loJsonToken
release loHttp
release loJson
release loResp
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp