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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
oleobject loo_JResp
integer li_RespStatusCode
string ls_Contact_id
string ls_Email_addressAddress
string ls_Email_addressPermission_to_send
string ls_Email_addressCreated_at
string ls_Email_addressUpdated_at
string ls_Email_addressOpt_in_source
string ls_Email_addressOpt_in_date
string ls_Email_addressConfirm_status
string ls_First_name
string ls_Last_name
string ls_Job_title
string ls_Company_name
integer li_Birthday_month
integer li_Birthday_day
string ls_Anniversary
string ls_Create_source
string ls_Created_at
string ls_Updated_at

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Http
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST \
//   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
//   -H 'accept: application/json' \
//   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
//   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
//   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
//   -d '{
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "steet_addresses":{
//     "kind":"home",
//     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "Illinois",
//     "country": "United States",
//   }
// }'

// 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.

// {
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "steet_addresses": {
//     "kind": "home",
//     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
//     "city": "Chicago",
//     "state": "Illinois",
//     "country": "United States"
//   }
// }

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateString("email_address.address","danipper@example.com")
loo_Json.UpdateString("email_address.permission_to_send","implicit")
loo_Json.UpdateString("first_name","David")
loo_Json.UpdateString("last_name","Nipper")
loo_Json.UpdateString("job_title","Musician")
loo_Json.UpdateString("company_name","Acme Corp.")
loo_Json.UpdateString("create_source","Account")
loo_Json.UpdateInt("birthday_month",11)
loo_Json.UpdateInt("birthday_day",24)
loo_Json.UpdateString("anniversary","2006-11-15")
loo_Json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.kind","home")
loo_Json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.street","123 Kashmir Valley Road")
loo_Json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.city","Chicago")
loo_Json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.state","Illinois")
loo_Json.UpdateString("steet_addresses.country","United States")

loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("content-type","application/json")
// Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
loo_Http.AuthToken = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("cache-control","no-cache")
loo_Http.SetRequestHeader("accept","application/json")

loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST","https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JResp.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_JResp.EmitCompact = 0

Write-Debug "Response Body:"
Write-Debug loo_JResp.Emit()

li_RespStatusCode = loo_Resp.StatusCode
Write-Debug "Response Status Code = " + string(li_RespStatusCode)
if li_RespStatusCode >= 400 then
    Write-Debug "Response Header:"
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.Header
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Resp
    destroy loo_SbResponseBody
    destroy loo_JResp
    return
end if

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
//   "email_address": {
//     "address": "danipper@example.com",
//     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
//     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "opt_in_source": "Account",
//     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//     "confirm_status": "off"
//   },
//   "first_name": "David",
//   "last_name": "Nipper",
//   "job_title": "Musician",
//   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
//   "birthday_month": 11,
//   "birthday_day": 24,
//   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
//   "create_source": "Account",
//   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
//   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

ls_Contact_id = loo_JResp.StringOf("contact_id")
ls_Email_addressAddress = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.address")
ls_Email_addressPermission_to_send = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.permission_to_send")
ls_Email_addressCreated_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.created_at")
ls_Email_addressUpdated_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.updated_at")
ls_Email_addressOpt_in_source = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_source")
ls_Email_addressOpt_in_date = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.opt_in_date")
ls_Email_addressConfirm_status = loo_JResp.StringOf("email_address.confirm_status")
ls_First_name = loo_JResp.StringOf("first_name")
ls_Last_name = loo_JResp.StringOf("last_name")
ls_Job_title = loo_JResp.StringOf("job_title")
ls_Company_name = loo_JResp.StringOf("company_name")
li_Birthday_month = loo_JResp.IntOf("birthday_month")
li_Birthday_day = loo_JResp.IntOf("birthday_day")
ls_Anniversary = loo_JResp.StringOf("anniversary")
ls_Create_source = loo_JResp.StringOf("create_source")
ls_Created_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("created_at")
ls_Updated_at = loo_JResp.StringOf("updated_at")


destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_JResp