(Node.js) Create New Task and Insert Onto List

Creates a new Google task and inserts it onto a 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 success;
    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.AuthToken = accessToken;

    // Create a new task.
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("title","Go to grocery store");
    json.UpdateString("notes","Don't forget to buy apples.");

    // The due date of a task is specified as a RFC 3339 timestamp.  It is optional.
    var due = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    due.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    due.AddDays(3);
    json.UpdateString("due",due.GetAsTimestamp(false));

    // Insert this task onto the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
    http.SetUrlVar("tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson("https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",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#task",
    //  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
    //  "title": "Go to grocery store",
    //  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
    //  "position": "00000000002147483647",
    //  "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
    //  "status": "needsAction",
    //  "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
    // }
    // 
    // response status code: 200
    // 

}

chilkatExample();