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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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

BOOL success = NO;

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

// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file 

// originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
// or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

CkoJsonObject *jsonToken = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
success = [jsonToken LoadFile: @"qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json"];
if (success != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"Failed to load googleContacts.json");
    return;
}

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

http.AuthToken = [jsonToken StringOf: @"access_token"];

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
//  -d '{
//  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
//  }'
//  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

// 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.

// {
//   "names": [
//     {
//       "givenName": "John",
//       "familyName": "Doe"
//     }
//   ]
// }

CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json UpdateString: @"names[0].givenName" value: @"John"];
[json UpdateString: @"names[0].familyName" value: @"Doe"];

CkoHttpResponse *resp = [[CkoHttpResponse alloc] init];
success = [http HttpJson: @"POST" url: @"https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact" json: json contentType: @"application/json" response: resp];
if (success == 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)

// {
//   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
//   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
//   "metadata": {
//     "sources": [
//       {
//         "type": "CONTACT",
//         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
//         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
//         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
//       }
//     ],
//     "objectType": "PERSON"
//   },
//   "names": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "primary": true,
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "displayName": "John Doe",
//       "familyName": "Doe",
//       "givenName": "John",
//       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
//       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
//     }
//   ],
//   "photos": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "primary": true,
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
//       "default": true
//     }
//   ],
//   "memberships": [
//     {
//       "metadata": {
//         "source": {
//           "type": "CONTACT",
//           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
//         }
//       },
//       "contactGroupMembership": {
//         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
//         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

// 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 *v_type = 0;
NSString *id = 0;
NSString *updateTime = 0;
BOOL metadataPrimary;
NSString *metadataSourceType = 0;
NSString *metadataSourceId = 0;
NSString *displayName = 0;
NSString *familyName = 0;
NSString *givenName = 0;
NSString *displayNameLastFirst = 0;
NSString *unstructuredName = 0;
NSString *url = 0;
BOOL default;
NSString *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = 0;
NSString *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = 0;

NSString *resourceName = [jResp StringOf: @"resourceName"];
NSString *etag = [jResp StringOf: @"etag"];
NSString *metadataObjectType = [jResp StringOf: @"metadata.objectType"];
int i = 0;
int count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"metadata.sources"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    v_type = [jResp StringOf: @"metadata.sources[i].type"];
    id = [jResp StringOf: @"metadata.sources[i].id"];
    etag = [jResp StringOf: @"metadata.sources[i].etag"];
    updateTime = [jResp StringOf: @"metadata.sources[i].updateTime"];
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"names"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    metadataPrimary = [jResp BoolOf: @"names[i].metadata.primary"];
    metadataSourceType = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].metadata.source.type"];
    metadataSourceId = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].metadata.source.id"];
    displayName = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].displayName"];
    familyName = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].familyName"];
    givenName = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].givenName"];
    displayNameLastFirst = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].displayNameLastFirst"];
    unstructuredName = [jResp StringOf: @"names[i].unstructuredName"];
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"photos"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    metadataPrimary = [jResp BoolOf: @"photos[i].metadata.primary"];
    metadataSourceType = [jResp StringOf: @"photos[i].metadata.source.type"];
    metadataSourceId = [jResp StringOf: @"photos[i].metadata.source.id"];
    url = [jResp StringOf: @"photos[i].url"];
    default = [jResp BoolOf: @"photos[i].default"];
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = [[jResp SizeOfArray: @"memberships"] intValue];
while (i < count_i) {
    jResp.I = [NSNumber numberWithInt: i];
    metadataSourceType = [jResp StringOf: @"memberships[i].metadata.source.type"];
    metadataSourceId = [jResp StringOf: @"memberships[i].metadata.source.id"];
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = [jResp StringOf: @"memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId"];
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = [jResp StringOf: @"memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName"];
    i = i + 1;
}