(MFC) Constant Contact - Create a List

Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint.

For more information, see https://v3.developer.constantcontact.com/api_guide/lists_overview.html#create-a-list

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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/contact_lists \
    //   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }'

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers"
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases");
    json.UpdateBool("favorite",true);
    json.UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers");

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

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists","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)

    // {
    //   "list_id": "{list_id}",
    //   "name": "Multiple purchases",
    //   "description": "List of repeat customers",
    //   "favorite": true,
    //   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
    // }

    // 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 *list_id = jResp.stringOf("list_id");
    const char *name = jResp.stringOf("name");
    const char *description = jResp.stringOf("description");
    bool favorite = jResp.BoolOf("favorite");
    const char *created_at = jResp.stringOf("created_at");
    const char *updated_at = jResp.stringOf("updated_at");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }