(PHP ActiveX) Google Calendar Search Events (List Events with Optional Query Parameters)

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Demonstrates how to specify optional query parameters for listing events. This example uses the "q" parameter to free-text search for events, and uses the "timeMin" parameter to specify a lower bound for an event's end time.

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<?php

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

// This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
// Google Calendar scope.

// In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
// token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json');
if ($jsonToken->HasMember('access_token') == 0) {
    print 'No access token found.' . "\n";
    exit;
}

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Http')
$http = new COM("Chilkat.Http");
$http->AuthToken = $jsonToken->stringOf('access_token');

// We'll want to build a URL with the query params..
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbUrl = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbUrl->Append('https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?');

// Use the HTTP request object as a helper for creating the URL encoded query param list..
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.HttpRequest')
$req = new COM("Chilkat.HttpRequest");

// Find events with the word "pizza".
$req->AddParam('q','pizza');

// Get events for the current date/time or later.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.CkDateTime')
$dt = new COM("Chilkat.CkDateTime");
$dt->SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
$req->AddParam('timeMin',$dt->getAsTimestamp(0));

// Add these query params to the URL:
$sbUrl->Append($req->getUrlEncodedParams());

// Examine the URL..
print 'URL: ' . $sbUrl->getAsString() . "\n";

// The URL looks like this:
// https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?q=pizza&timeMin=2017-08-11T13%3A35%3A28Z

// Let's get events in the primary calendar.  A calendar ID could have be used instead of "primary".
$http->SetUrlVar('calendarId','primary');
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sbResponse = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$success = $http->QuickGetSb($sbUrl->getAsString(),$sbResponse);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $http->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($http->LastStatus != 200) {
    // Note: If a 401 unauthorized response is received, it likely means that the OAuth2 access token needs
    // to be refreshed or re-fetched.
    print 'Error response status: ' . $http->LastStatus . "\n";
    print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\n";

// A sample JSON response:
// (Code for parsing the Google Calendar events is shown below.)

// {
//  "kind": "calendar#events",
//  "etag": "\"p32cafkumkb7ta0g\"",
//  "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
//  "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:48.143Z",
//  "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
//  "accessRole": "owner",
//  "defaultReminders": [
//   {
//    "method": "popup",
//    "minutes": 10
//   }
//  ],
//  "nextSyncToken": "CJin09aiz9UCEJin09aiz9UCGAU=",
//  "items": [
//   {
//    "kind": "calendar#event",
//    "etag": "\"3004915160212000\"",
//    "id": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
//    "status": "confirmed",
//    "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MDJwdjFjcGRwN3ZtMTFodG5maTNpaTdpaWUgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
//    "created": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.000Z",
//    "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.106Z",
//    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
//    "creator": {
//     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
//     "self": true
//    },
//    "organizer": {
//     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
//     "self": true
//    },
//    "start": {
//     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
//    },
//    "end": {
//     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
//    },
//    "iCalUID": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie@google.com",
//    "sequence": 0,
//    "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
//    "reminders": {
//     "useDefault": true
//    }
//   }
//  ]
// }
// 
// 

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->LoadSb($sbResponse);

$numEvents = $json->SizeOfArray('items');
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numEvents) {
    $json->I = $i;
    print $json->stringOf('items[i].summary') . "\n";
    print $json->stringOf('items[i].start.dateTime') . "\n";
    print $json->stringOf('items[i].end.dateTime') . "\n";
    print '--' . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Sample output:

// Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza
// 2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00
// 2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00
// --

?>