(PHP Extension) Create a New GMail Label

Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label.

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");

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

$http = new CkHttp();
$http->put_AuthToken('GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN');

$userId = 'me';
$http->SetUrlVar('userId',$userId);

// Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
// The name of the new label is "questions".
$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('name','questions');
$json->UpdateString('labelListVisibility','labelShow');
$json->UpdateString('messageListVisibility','show');

$json->put_EmitCompact(false);
print $json->emit() . "\n";

// The JSON contains this:
// {
//   "name": "questions",
//   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
//   "messageListVisibility": "show"
// }

$url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels';
// resp is a CkHttpResponse
$resp = $http->PostJson3($url,'application/json',$json);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'status = ' . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\n";

// A 200 response status indicate success.
if ($resp->get_StatusCode() != 200) {
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";
    print 'Failed.' . "\n";

    exit;
}

// A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

// {
//  "id": "Label_43",
//  "name": "questions",
//  "messageListVisibility": "show",
//  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
// }

print 'response body:' . "\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\n";

print 'GMail label created!' . "\n";

?>