(MFC) Constant Contact: Create a Contact

Creates a single contact.

For more information, see https://v3.developer.constantcontact.com/api_guide/contacts_create.html#cURL2

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

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

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

    // 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"
    //   }
    // }

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

    http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json");
    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache");
    http.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts","application/json",json);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    resp->GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    strOut.append("Response Body:");
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    strOut.append(jResp.emit());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    strOut.append("Response Status Code = ");
    strOut.appendInt(respStatusCode);
    strOut.append("\r\n");
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        strOut.append("Response Header:");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append(resp->header());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        strOut.append("Failed.");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        delete resp;
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    delete resp;

    // 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

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const char *contact_id = jResp.stringOf("contact_id");
    const char *email_addressAddress = jResp.stringOf("email_address.address");
    const char *email_addressPermission_to_send = jResp.stringOf("email_address.permission_to_send");
    const char *email_addressCreated_at = jResp.stringOf("email_address.created_at");
    const char *email_addressUpdated_at = jResp.stringOf("email_address.updated_at");
    const char *email_addressOpt_in_source = jResp.stringOf("email_address.opt_in_source");
    const char *email_addressOpt_in_date = jResp.stringOf("email_address.opt_in_date");
    const char *email_addressConfirm_status = jResp.stringOf("email_address.confirm_status");
    const char *first_name = jResp.stringOf("first_name");
    const char *last_name = jResp.stringOf("last_name");
    const char *job_title = jResp.stringOf("job_title");
    const char *company_name = jResp.stringOf("company_name");
    int birthday_month = jResp.IntOf("birthday_month");
    int birthday_day = jResp.IntOf("birthday_day");
    const char *anniversary = jResp.stringOf("anniversary");
    const char *create_source = jResp.stringOf("create_source");
    const char *created_at = jResp.stringOf("created_at");
    const char *updated_at = jResp.stringOf("updated_at");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }