PHP ActiveX

Get all Tasks on a List

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Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list. PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

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

// Get the previously obtained access token.
// See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

$fac = new COM("Chilkat.FileAccess");
$accessToken = $fac->readEntireTextFile('qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt','utf-8');
if ($fac->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $fac->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");

$http->AuthToken = $accessToken;

// Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
$http->SetUrlVar('tasklist','MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow');

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpNoBody('GET','https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Show the response body.
print $resp->BodyStr . "\n";

// Examine the response status code.
print 'response status code: ' . $resp->StatusCode . "\n";

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

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->Load($resp->BodyStr);

$kind = $json->stringOf('kind');
$etag = $json->stringOf('etag');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('items');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $kind = $json->stringOf('items[i].kind');
    $id = $json->stringOf('items[i].id');
    $etag = $json->stringOf('items[i].etag');
    $title = $json->stringOf('items[i].title');
    $updated = $json->stringOf('items[i].updated');
    $selfLink = $json->stringOf('items[i].selfLink');
    $position = $json->stringOf('items[i].position');
    $notes = $json->stringOf('items[i].notes');
    $status = $json->stringOf('items[i].status');
    $due = $json->stringOf('items[i].due');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Sample response:

// {
//  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
//  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
//  "items": [
//   {
//    "kind": "tasks#task",
//    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
//    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
//    "title": "Get haircut",
//    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
//    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
//    "position": "00000000001610612734",
//    "notes": "Check in online first.",
//    "status": "needsAction",
//    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
//   },
//   {
//    "kind": "tasks#task",
//    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
//    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
//    "title": "Go to grocery store",
//    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
//    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
//    "position": "00000000002147483647",
//    "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
//    "status": "needsAction",
//    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
//   }
//  ]
// }
// 
// response status code: 200

?>