(Perl) 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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use chilkat();

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# 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"
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("name","Multiple purchases");
$json->UpdateBool("favorite",1);
$json->UpdateString("description","List of repeat customers");

# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
$http->put_AuthToken("ACCESS_TOKEN");
$http->SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json");
$http->SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3("https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists","application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);

print "Response Body:" . "\r\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
print "Response Status Code = " . $respStatusCode . "\r\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print "Response Header:" . "\r\n";
    print $resp->header() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

# 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

$list_id = $jResp->stringOf("list_id");
$name = $jResp->stringOf("name");
$description = $jResp->stringOf("description");
$favorite = $jResp->BoolOf("favorite");
$created_at = $jResp->stringOf("created_at");
$updated_at = $jResp->stringOf("updated_at");