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Google People API - List the User's Contacts

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Gets a list of people in the user's contacts.

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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"));

$sbResponseBody = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb("https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names,addresses,emailAddresses",$sbResponseBody);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    print $sbResponseBody->getAsString() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Sample JSON Response

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

# {
#   "connections": [
#     {
#       "resourceName": "people/c8871101035606120608",
#       "etag": "%EgkBAj0JQhBANy4aBAECBQciDERLSGdVTFNPbzNJPQ==",
#       "names": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "7b1c7b6409e718a0"
#             }
#           },
#           "displayName": "Chilkat Cloud",
#           "familyName": "Cloud",
#           "givenName": "Chilkat",
#           "displayNameLastFirst": "Cloud, Chilkat",
#           "unstructuredName": "Chilkat Cloud"
#         }
#       ],
#       "emailAddresses": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "7b1c7b6409e718a0"
#             }
#           },
#           "value": "support@***.com"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "resourceName": "people/c7607335470312011517",
#       "etag": "%EgkBAj0JQhBANy4aBAECBQciDGZETUtHVTVMazI4PQ==",
#       "names": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "displayName": "Matt Smith",
#           "familyName": "Smith",
#           "givenName": "Matt",
#           "displayNameLastFirst": "Smith, Matt",
#           "unstructuredName": "Matt Smith"
#         }
#       ],
#       "addresses": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "formattedValue": "2222 E Foorest Ave\nWheaton, IL 60999\nUS",
#           "streetAddress": "2222 E Foorest Ave",
#           "city": "Wheaton",
#           "region": "IL",
#           "postalCode": "60999",
#           "country": "US",
#           "countryCode": "US"
#         }
#       ],
#       "emailAddresses": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "value": "matt@***.com"
#         },
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "value": "admin@***.com"
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   ],
#   "totalPeople": 2,
#   "totalItems": 2
# }

$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->put_EmitCompact(0);
$json->Load($sbResponseBody->getAsString());
print $json->emit() . "\r\n";

$totalPeople = $json->IntOf("totalPeople");
$totalItems = $json->IntOf("totalItems");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray("connections");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->put_I($i);
    $resourceName = $json->stringOf("connections[i].resourceName");
    $etag = $json->stringOf("connections[i].etag");
    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray("connections[i].names");
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->put_J($j);
        $metadataPrimary = $json->BoolOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.primary");
        $metadataSourceType = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.source.type");
        $metadataSourceId = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.source.id");
        $displayName = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].displayName");
        $familyName = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].familyName");
        $givenName = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].givenName");
        $displayNameLastFirst = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].displayNameLastFirst");
        $unstructuredName = $json->stringOf("connections[i].names[j].unstructuredName");
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray("connections[i].emailAddresses");
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->put_J($j);
        $metadataPrimary = $json->BoolOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.primary");
        $metadataSourceType = $json->stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.source.type");
        $metadataSourceId = $json->stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.source.id");
        $value = $json->stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].value");
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $j = 0;
    $count_j = $json->SizeOfArray("connections[i].addresses");
    while ($j < $count_j) {
        $json->put_J($j);
        $metadataPrimary = $json->BoolOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.primary");
        $metadataSourceType = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.source.type");
        $metadataSourceId = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.source.id");
        $formattedValue = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].formattedValue");
        $streetAddress = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].streetAddress");
        $city = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].city");
        $region = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].region");
        $postalCode = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].postalCode");
        $country = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].country");
        $countryCode = $json->stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].countryCode");
        $j = $j + 1;
    }

    $i = $i + 1;
}