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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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<?php

$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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json');
if ($success != 1) {
    print 'Failed to load googleContacts.json' . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

$http->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 = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('names[0].givenName','John');
$json->UpdateString('names[0].familyName','Doe');

$resp = new COM("Chilkat.HttpResponse");
$success = $http->HttpJson('POST','https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact',$json,'application/json',$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

$sbResponseBody = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$resp->GetBodySb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$jResp->LoadSb($sbResponseBody);
$jResp->EmitCompact = 0;

print 'Response Body:' . "\n";
print $jResp->emit() . "\n";

$respStatusCode = $resp->StatusCode;
print 'Response Status Code = ' . $respStatusCode . "\n";
if ($respStatusCode >= 400) {
    print 'Response Header:' . "\n";
    print $resp->Header . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\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->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->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->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->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;
}


?>