(Perl) Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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use chilkat();

# 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 Calendar scope.

# In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
# token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json");
if ($jsonToken->HasMember("access_token") == 0) {
    print "No access token found." . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();
$http->put_AuthToken($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

# Build a Google Calendar event:
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->UpdateString("kind","calendar#event");
$json->UpdateString("summary","Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza");
$json->UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00");
$json->UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00");

print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

# This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

# {
#   "kind": "calendar#event",
#   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
#   }
# }

$url = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events";
$http->SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary");
# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3($url,"application/json",$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$jsonResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jsonResp->put_EmitCompact(0);
$jsonResp->Load($resp->bodyStr());

if ($resp->get_StatusCode() == 200) {
    # Success.
    # The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    print $jsonResp->emit() . "\r\n";
}
else {
    if ($resp->get_StatusCode() == 401) {
        print "Try refreshing the access token and then retry..." . "\r\n";
    }

    # Failed. 
    # Show the JSON error response.
    print $jsonResp->emit() . "\r\n";
}

# A successful response body:

# {
#   "kind": "calendar#event",
#   "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
#   "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
#   "status": "confirmed",
#   "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
#   "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
#   "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
#   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
#   "creator": {
#     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
#     "self": true
#   },
#   "organizer": {
#     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
#     "self": true
#   },
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
#   },
#   "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
#   "sequence": 0,
#   "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
#   "reminders": {
#     "useDefault": true
#   }
# }