Objective-C

Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet. Objective-C

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

BOOL success = NO;

// 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 Sheets scope.

// In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
// token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
CkoJsonObject *jsonToken = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
success = [jsonToken LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json"];
if ([jsonToken HasMember: @"access_token"] == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"No access token found.");
    return;
}

CkoHttp *http = [[CkoHttp alloc] init];
http.AuthToken = [jsonToken StringOf: @"access_token"];

// Create the following JSON:
// The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
// {
//   "sheets": [
//     {
//       "properties": {
//         "title": "Sample Tab"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "properties": {
//     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
//   }
// }

// This code generates the above JSON:
CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"sheets[0].properties.title" value: @"Sample Tab"];
[json UpdateString: @"properties.title" value: @"Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"];

// Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
CkoHttpResponse *resp = [[CkoHttpResponse alloc] init];
success = [http HttpJson: @"POST" url: @"https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets" json: json contentType: @"application/json" response: resp];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@%d",@"response status code = ",[resp.StatusCode intValue]);
NSLog(@"%@",@"response JSON:");

[json Load: resp.BodyStr];
json.EmitCompact = NO;
NSLog(@"%@",[json Emit]);

// A sample response is shown below.
// To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
// the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

// {
//   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
//   "properties": {
//     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
//     "locale": "en_US",
//     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
//     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
//     "defaultFormat": {
//       "backgroundColor": {
//         "red": 1,
//         "green": 1,
//         "blue": 1
//       },
//       "padding": {
//         "top": 2,
//         "right": 3,
//         "bottom": 2,
//         "left": 3
//       },
//       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
//       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
//       "textFormat": {
//         "foregroundColor": {},
//         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
//         "fontSize": 10,
//         "bold": false,
//         "italic": false,
//         "strikethrough": false,
//         "underline": false
//       }
//     }
//   },
//   "sheets": [
//     {
//       "properties": {
//         "sheetId": 1629642057,
//         "title": "Sample Tab",
//         "index": 0,
//         "sheetType": "GRID",
//         "gridProperties": {
//           "rowCount": 1000,
//           "columnCount": 26
//         }
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
// }
// 

int i;
int count_i;

NSString *spreadsheetId = [json StringOf: @"spreadsheetId"];
NSString *propertiesTitle = [json StringOf: @"properties.title"];
NSString *propertiesLocale = [json StringOf: @"properties.locale"];
NSString *propertiesAutoRecalc = [json StringOf: @"properties.autoRecalc"];
NSString *propertiesTimeZone = [json StringOf: @"properties.timeZone"];
int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red"] intValue];
int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green"] intValue];
int propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue"] intValue];
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.padding.top"] intValue];
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.padding.right"] intValue];
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom"] intValue];
int propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.padding.left"] intValue];
NSString *propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment = [json StringOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment"];
NSString *propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy = [json StringOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy"];
NSString *propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily = [json StringOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily"];
int propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize = [[json IntOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize"] intValue];
BOOL propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold = [json BoolOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold"];
BOOL propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic = [json BoolOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic"];
BOOL propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough = [json BoolOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough"];
BOOL propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline = [json BoolOf: @"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline"];
NSString *spreadsheetUrl = [json StringOf: @"spreadsheetUrl"];
i = 0;
count_i = [[json SizeOfArray: @"sheets"] intValue];
while ((i < count_i)) {
    json.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    int propertiesSheetId = [[json IntOf: @"sheets[i].properties.sheetId"] intValue];
    propertiesTitle = [json StringOf: @"sheets[i].properties.title"];
    int propertiesIndex = [[json IntOf: @"sheets[i].properties.index"] intValue];
    NSString *propertiesSheetType = [json StringOf: @"sheets[i].properties.sheetType"];
    int propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount = [[json IntOf: @"sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount"] intValue];
    int propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount = [[json IntOf: @"sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount"] intValue];
    i = i + 1;
}