(PowerBuilder) Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_JsonToken
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Json
string ls_Url
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_JsonResp

// 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..
loo_JsonToken = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JsonToken.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_JsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
if loo_JsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0 then
    Write-Debug "No access token found."
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    return
end if

loo_Http = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

loo_Http.AuthToken = loo_JsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Build a Google Calendar event:
loo_Json = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0
loo_Json.UpdateString("kind","calendar#event")
loo_Json.UpdateString("summary","Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza")
loo_Json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00")
loo_Json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00")

Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

// This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

// {
//   "kind": "calendar#event",
//   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
//   "start": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
//   },
//   "end": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
//   }
// }

ls_Url = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events"
loo_Http.SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary")
loo_Resp = loo_Http.PostJson3(ls_Url,"application/json",loo_Json)
if loo_Http.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_JsonToken
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

loo_JsonResp = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_JsonResp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JsonResp.EmitCompact = 0
loo_JsonResp.Load(loo_Resp.BodyStr)

if loo_Resp.StatusCode = 200 then
    // Success.
    // The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    Write-Debug loo_JsonResp.Emit()
else
    if loo_Resp.StatusCode = 401 then
        Write-Debug "Try refreshing the access token and then retry..."
    end if

    // Failed. 
    // Show the JSON error response.
    Write-Debug loo_JsonResp.Emit()
end if

destroy loo_Resp

// A successful response body:

// {
//   "kind": "calendar#event",
//   "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
//   "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
//   "status": "confirmed",
//   "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
//   "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
//   "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
//   "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": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
//   "sequence": 0,
//   "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
//   "reminders": {
//     "useDefault": true
//   }
// }


destroy loo_JsonToken
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_JsonResp