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MS Graph Calendar Create Event

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Creates a new event in a specified calendar.

For more details, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/calendar-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

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

# Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
#    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Calendars.ReadWrite scope.

$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphCalendar.json");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$http->put_AuthToken($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

# Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
# Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# {
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "HTML",
#     "content": "Does mid month work for you?"
#   },
#   "start": {
#       "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#       "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location":{
#       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
#   },
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "address":"adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
#         "name": "Adele Vance"
#       },
#       "type": "required"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch");
$json->UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML");
$json->UpdateString("body.content","Does mid month work for you?");
$json->UpdateString("start.dateTime","2019-11-15T12:00:00");
$json->UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time");
$json->UpdateString("end.dateTime","2019-11-15T14:00:00");
$json->UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time");
$json->UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar");
$json->UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address",'adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com');
$json->UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Adele Vance");
$json->UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required");

# POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{id}/events
# This is posting to a calendar in the default calendarGroup.

# Specify the calendar id
$http->SetUrlVar("id","AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEGAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClEpRTgAAAA==");
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{$id}/events",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$json->Load($resp->bodyStr());
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);

if ($resp->get_StatusCode() != 201) {
    print $json->emit() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed, response status code = " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# A sample response:
# (See code for parsing this response below..)

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/calendars('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS ... AClEpRTgAAAA%3D%3D')/events/$entity",
#   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==\"",
#   "id": "AQMkADAwAT ... ApRZ7JkAAAA=",
#   "createdDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:39.8791929Z",
#   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:41.2753537Z",
#   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==",
#   "categories": [
#   ],
#   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000F05DF1C23CFCD40100000000000000001000000009911D155F71EF42A230FEBFE5F7486A",
#   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
#   "isReminderOn": true,
#   "hasAttachments": false,
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "bodyPreview": "Does mid month work for you?",
#   "importance": "normal",
#   "sensitivity": "normal",
#   "isAllDay": false,
#   "isCancelled": false,
#   "isOrganizer": true,
#   "responseRequested": true,
#   "seriesMasterId": null,
#   "showAs": "busy",
#   "type": "singleInstance",
#   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwL...pRZ7JkAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
#   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
#   "recurrence": null,
#   "responseStatus": {
#     "response": "organizer",
#     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#   },
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "html",
#     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes mid month work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
#   },
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location": {
#     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#     "locationType": "default",
#     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#     "uniqueIdType": "private"
#   },
#   "locations": [
#     {
#       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#       "locationType": "default",
#       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#       "uniqueIdType": "private"
#     }
#   ],
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "type": "required",
#       "status": {
#         "response": "none",
#         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#       },
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "name": "Adele Vance",
#         "address": "adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "organizer": {
#     "emailAddress": {
#       "name": "Matt",
#       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
#     }
#   }
# }
# 
# 

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$odataContext = $json->stringOf('\'@odata.context\'');
$odataEtag = $json->stringOf('\'@odata.etag\'');
$id = $json->stringOf("id");
$createdDateTime = $json->stringOf("createdDateTime");
$lastModifiedDateTime = $json->stringOf("lastModifiedDateTime");
$changeKey = $json->stringOf("changeKey");
$originalStartTimeZone = $json->stringOf("originalStartTimeZone");
$originalEndTimeZone = $json->stringOf("originalEndTimeZone");
$iCalUId = $json->stringOf("iCalUId");
$reminderMinutesBeforeStart = $json->IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart");
$isReminderOn = $json->BoolOf("isReminderOn");
$hasAttachments = $json->BoolOf("hasAttachments");
$subject = $json->stringOf("subject");
$bodyPreview = $json->stringOf("bodyPreview");
$importance = $json->stringOf("importance");
$sensitivity = $json->stringOf("sensitivity");
$isAllDay = $json->BoolOf("isAllDay");
$isCancelled = $json->BoolOf("isCancelled");
$isOrganizer = $json->BoolOf("isOrganizer");
$responseRequested = $json->BoolOf("responseRequested");
$seriesMasterId = $json->stringOf("seriesMasterId");
$showAs = $json->stringOf("showAs");
$type = $json->stringOf("type");
$webLink = $json->stringOf("webLink");
$onlineMeetingUrl = $json->stringOf("onlineMeetingUrl");
$recurrence = $json->stringOf("recurrence");
$responseStatusResponse = $json->stringOf("responseStatus.response");
$responseStatusTime = $json->stringOf("responseStatus.time");
$bodyContentType = $json->stringOf("body.contentType");
$bodyContent = $json->stringOf("body.content");
$startDateTime = $json->stringOf("start.dateTime");
$startTimeZone = $json->stringOf("start.timeZone");
$endDateTime = $json->stringOf("end.dateTime");
$endTimeZone = $json->stringOf("end.timeZone");
$locationDisplayName = $json->stringOf("location.displayName");
$locationLocationType = $json->stringOf("location.locationType");
$locationUniqueId = $json->stringOf("location.uniqueId");
$locationUniqueIdType = $json->stringOf("location.uniqueIdType");
$organizerEmailAddressName = $json->stringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name");
$organizerEmailAddressAddress = $json->stringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("categories");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    # ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("locations");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $displayName = $json->stringOf("locations[i].displayName");
    $locationType = $json->stringOf("locations[i].locationType");
    $uniqueId = $json->stringOf("locations[i].uniqueId");
    $uniqueIdType = $json->stringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("attendees");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $type = $json->stringOf("attendees[i].type");
    $statusResponse = $json->stringOf("attendees[i].status.response");
    $statusTime = $json->stringOf("attendees[i].status.time");
    $emailAddressName = $json->stringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name");
    $emailAddressAddress = $json->stringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

print "Success." . "\r\n";