(Node.js) Create Google Task List

Demonstrates how to create a new task list.

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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.

    // Get the previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

    var fac = new chilkat.FileAccess();
    var accessToken = fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8");
    if (fac.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.AuthToken = accessToken;

    // Create a task list named "aaa"
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    var success = json.UpdateString("title","aaa");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson("https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists",json.Emit());
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    // Examine the response status code.
    console.log("response status code: " + resp.StatusCode);

    // Sample response:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //  "kind": "tasks#taskList",
    //  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/tK44F5sk_kx_cfoK27XsUCxCTKE\"",
    //  "title": "aaa",
    //  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
    // }
    // 
    // response status code: 200

}

chilkatExample();