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Perl

Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# 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

$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
if ($success != 1) {
    print "Failed to load googleContacts.json" . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

$http->put_AuthToken($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"
#     }
#   ]
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John");
$json->UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe");

$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 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)

# {
#   "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

$resourceName = $jResp->stringOf("resourceName");
$etag = $jResp->stringOf("etag");
$metadataObjectType = $jResp->stringOf("metadata.objectType");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("metadata.sources");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($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 = $jResp->SizeOfArray("names");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($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 = $jResp->SizeOfArray("photos");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($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 = $jResp->SizeOfArray("memberships");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($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;
}