(MFC) Google People API - Create Contact

Create a new contact.

For more information, see https://developers.google.com/people/v1/contacts#create-a-new-contact

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

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

    // 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

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
    if (success != true) {
        strOut.append("Failed to load googleContacts.json");
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.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"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John");
    json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson3("https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact","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)

    // {
    //   "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

    // 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 *v_type = 0;
    const char *id = 0;
    const char *updateTime = 0;
    bool metadataPrimary;
    const char *metadataSourceType = 0;
    const char *metadataSourceId = 0;
    const char *displayName = 0;
    const char *familyName = 0;
    const char *givenName = 0;
    const char *displayNameLastFirst = 0;
    const char *unstructuredName = 0;
    const char *url = 0;
    bool default;
    const char *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = 0;
    const char *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = 0;

    const char *resourceName = jResp.stringOf("resourceName");
    const char *etag = jResp.stringOf("etag");
    const char *metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf("metadata.objectType");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        v_type = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].type");
        id = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].id");
        etag = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag");
        updateTime = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary");
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id");
        displayName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].displayName");
        familyName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].familyName");
        givenName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].givenName");
        displayNameLastFirst = jResp.stringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst");
        unstructuredName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].unstructuredName");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary");
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id");
        url = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].url");
        default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id");
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId");
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName");
        i = i + 1;
    }



    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }