(Objective-C) Constant Contact - Create a List

Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint.

For more information, see https://v3.developer.constantcontact.com/api_guide/lists_overview.html#create-a-list

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#import <CkoHttp.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoHttpResponse.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <NSString.h>

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

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
BOOL success;

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST \
//   https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists \
//   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
//   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
//   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
//   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
//   -d '{
//   "name": "Multiple purchases",
//   "favorite": true,
//   "description": "List of repeat customers"
// }'

// 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.

// {
//   "name": "Multiple purchases",
//   "favorite": true,
//   "description": "List of repeat customers"
// }

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"name" value: @"Multiple purchases"];
[json UpdateBool: @"favorite" value: YES];
[json UpdateString: @"description" value: @"List of repeat customers"];

// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.AuthToken = @"ACCESS_TOKEN";
[http SetRequestHeader: @"content-type" value: @"application/json"];
[http SetRequestHeader: @"Accept" value: @"application/json"];
[http SetRequestHeader: @"cache-control" value: @"no-cache"];

CkoHttpResponse *resp = [http PostJson3: @"https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists" contentType: @"application/json" json: json];
if (http.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

CkoStringBuilder *sbResponseBody = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[resp GetBodySb: sbResponseBody];
CkoJsonObject *jResp = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[jResp LoadSb: sbResponseBody];
jResp.EmitCompact = NO;

NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Body:");
NSLog(@"%@",[jResp Emit]);

int respStatusCode = [resp.StatusCode intValue];
NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Response Status Code = ",respStatusCode);
if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Response Header:");
    NSLog(@"%@",resp.Header);
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed.");

    return;
}

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "list_id": "{list_id}",
//   "name": "Multiple purchases",
//   "description": "List of repeat customers",
//   "favorite": true,
//   "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
//   "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

NSString *list_id = [jResp StringOf: @"list_id"];
NSString *name = [jResp StringOf: @"name"];
NSString *description = [jResp StringOf: @"description"];
BOOL favorite = [jResp BoolOf: @"favorite"];
NSString *created_at = [jResp StringOf: @"created_at"];
NSString *updated_at = [jResp StringOf: @"updated_at"];