(Node.js) Google Calendar Search Events (List Events with Optional Query Parameters)

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Demonstrates how to specify optional query parameters for listing events. This example uses the "q" parameter to free-text search for events, and uses the "timeMin" parameter to specify a lower bound for an event's end time.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Calendar scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    var success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json");
    if (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false) {
        console.log("No access token found.");
        return;
    }

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

    // We'll want to build a URL with the query params..
    var sbUrl = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbUrl.Append("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?");

    // Use the HTTP request object as a helper for creating the URL encoded query param list..
    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();

    // Find events with the word "pizza".
    req.AddParam("q","pizza");

    // Get events for the current date/time or later.
    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    req.AddParam("timeMin",dt.GetAsTimestamp(false));

    // Add these query params to the URL:
    sbUrl.Append(req.GetUrlEncodedParams());

    // Examine the URL..
    console.log("URL: " + sbUrl.GetAsString());

    // The URL looks like this:
    // https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?q=pizza&timeMin=2017-08-11T13%3A35%3A28Z

    // Let's get events in the primary calendar.  A calendar ID could have be used instead of "primary".
    http.SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary");
    var sbResponse = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponse);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (http.LastStatus !== 200) {
        // Note: If a 401 unauthorized response is received, it likely means that the OAuth2 access token needs
        // to be refreshed or re-fetched.
        console.log("Error response status: " + http.LastStatus);
        console.log(sbResponse.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    console.log(sbResponse.GetAsString());

    // A sample JSON response:
    // (Code for parsing the Google Calendar events is shown below.)

    // {
    //  "kind": "calendar#events",
    //  "etag": "\"p32cafkumkb7ta0g\"",
    //  "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //  "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:48.143Z",
    //  "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
    //  "accessRole": "owner",
    //  "defaultReminders": [
    //   {
    //    "method": "popup",
    //    "minutes": 10
    //   }
    //  ],
    //  "nextSyncToken": "CJin09aiz9UCEJin09aiz9UCGAU=",
    //  "items": [
    //   {
    //    "kind": "calendar#event",
    //    "etag": "\"3004915160212000\"",
    //    "id": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
    //    "status": "confirmed",
    //    "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MDJwdjFjcGRwN3ZtMTFodG5maTNpaTdpaWUgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //    "created": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.000Z",
    //    "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.106Z",
    //    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    //    "creator": {
    //     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //     "self": true
    //    },
    //    "organizer": {
    //     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //     "self": true
    //    },
    //    "start": {
    //     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    //    },
    //    "end": {
    //     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    //    },
    //    "iCalUID": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie@google.com",
    //    "sequence": 0,
    //    "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
    //    "reminders": {
    //     "useDefault": true
    //    }
    //   }
    //  ]
    // }
    // 
    // 

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbResponse);

    var numEvents = json.SizeOfArray("items");
    var i = 0;
    while (i < numEvents) {
        json.I = i;
        console.log(json.StringOf("items[i].summary"));
        console.log(json.StringOf("items[i].start.dateTime"));
        console.log(json.StringOf("items[i].end.dateTime"));
        console.log("--");
        i = i+1;
    }

    // Sample output:

    // Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza
    // 2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00
    // 2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00
    // --

}

chilkatExample();