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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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<?php

$success = 0;

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

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

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

$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/msGraphCalendar.json');
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$http->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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$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 = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{$id}/events',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json->Load($resp->BodyStr);
$json->EmitCompact = 0;

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

print $json->emit() . "\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->I = $i;
    // ...
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('locations');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->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->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.' . "\n";

?>