(PowerShell) Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# 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..
$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
if ($jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") -eq $false) {
    $("No access token found.")
    exit
}

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$http.AuthToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

# Build a Google Calendar event:
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.EmitCompact = $false
$json.UpdateString("kind","calendar#event")
$json.UpdateString("summary","Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza")
$json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00")
$json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00")

$($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"
#   }
# }

$url = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events"
$http.SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary")
$resp = $http.PostJson3($url,"application/json",$json)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$jsonResp = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResp.EmitCompact = $false
$jsonResp.Load($resp.BodyStr)

if ($resp.StatusCode -eq 200) {
    # Success.
    # The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    $($jsonResp.Emit())
}
else {
    if ($resp.StatusCode -eq 401) {
        $("Try refreshing the access token and then retry...")
    }

    # Failed. 
    # Show the JSON error response.
    $($jsonResp.Emit())
}

# 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
#   }
# }