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Create Task

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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

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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");

// The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
// Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
//    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

$jsonToken = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json');
if ($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

// {
//   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
//   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
//   "title": "Update client list",
//   "assignments": {
//     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
//       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
//       "orderHint": " !"
//     }
//   },
// }

$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('planId','xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM');
$json->UpdateString('bucketId','hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR');
$json->UpdateString('title','Update client list');
$json->UpdateString('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\'@odata.type\'','#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment');
$json->UpdateString('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint',' !');

// POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

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

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

if ($resp->StatusCode != 200) {
    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..)

// {
//   "createdBy": {
//     "user": {
//       "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
//     }
//   },
//   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
//   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
//   "title": "Update client list",
//   "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
//   "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
//   "assignments": {
//     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
//       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
//       "assignedBy": {
//         "user": {
//           "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
//         }
//       },
//       "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
//       "orderHint": "RWk1"
//     }
//   },
//   "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
// }

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

$createdByUserId = $json->stringOf('createdBy.user.id');
$planId = $json->stringOf('planId');
$bucketId = $json->stringOf('bucketId');
$title = $json->stringOf('title');
$orderHint = $json->stringOf('orderHint');
$createdDateTime = $json->stringOf('createdDateTime');
$assignments_odataType = $json->stringOf('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\'@odata.type\'');
$assignmentsAssignedByUserId = $json->stringOf('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id');
$assignmentsAssignedDateTime = $json->stringOf('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime');
$assignmentsOrderHint = $json->stringOf('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint');
$id = $json->stringOf('id');

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>