(Node.js) Get Task Lists

Demonstrates how to download the Google task lists.

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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;

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.QuickGetObj("https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists");
    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);

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

    var kind;
    var etag;
    var i;
    var count_i;
    var id;
    var title;
    var updated;
    var selfLink;

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    kind = json.StringOf("kind");
    etag = json.StringOf("etag");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("items");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        kind = json.StringOf("items[i].kind");
        id = json.StringOf("items[i].id");
        title = json.StringOf("items[i].title");
        updated = json.StringOf("items[i].updated");
        selfLink = json.StringOf("items[i].selfLink");
        i = i+1;
    }

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //  "kind": "tasks#taskLists",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/cv_AS-HUP96xJ9bgP8Y2B8WGSpM\"",
    //  "items": [
    //   {
    //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
    //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MDow",
    //    "title": "My Tasks",
    //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:42:52.000Z",
    //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MDow"
    //   },
    //   {
    //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
    //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MzE3OTUxODY4OTU1MTEwMDow",
    //    "title": "ccc",
    //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:15:19.000Z",
    //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MzE3OTUxODY4OTU1MTEwMDow"
    //   },
    //   {
    //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
    //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NDQ0NTA4MDYyNTY3OTEzMzow",
    //    "title": "bbb",
    //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:15:02.000Z",
    //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NDQ0NTA4MDYyNTY3OTEzMzow"
    //   },
    //   {
    //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
    //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
    //    "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();