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Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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

$success = $false

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

# First create a new contact XML.
$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.Tag = "atom:entry"
$xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
$xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",$true,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",$true,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:content",$true,"type","text")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("atom:content","Notes")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",$true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",$true,"primary","true")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",$true,"address","liz@gmail.com")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",$true,"displayName","E. Bennet")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",$true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",$true,"address","liz@example.org")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",$true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",$true,"primary","true")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",$true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",$true,"address","liz@gmail.com")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",$true,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",$true,"primary","true")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",$true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",$true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
$xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",$true,"primary","true")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")

$($xml.GetXml())

# Created the following XML:

# 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
# 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
# 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
# 	    <gd:name>
# 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
# 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
# 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
# 	    </gd:name>
# 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
# 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
# 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
# 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
# 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
# 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
# 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
# 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
# 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
# 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
# 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
# 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
# 	</atom:entry>

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
# Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
# (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
# This example loads the JSON access token file 
# saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
    exit
}

$gAuth = New-Object Chilkat.AuthGoogle
$gAuth.AccessToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

# Connect using TLS.
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("www.google.com",443,$true,$bAutoReconnect)

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
$rest.SetAuthGoogle($gAuth)

# ----------------------------------------------
# OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
# ----------------------------------------------

# To create a contact, we need to send the following:

# 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
# 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
# 	GData-Version: 3.0

$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
$rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

$sbRequestBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$xml.GetXmlSb($sbRequestBody)
$success = $rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",$sbRequestBody,$sbResponseBody)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 201) {
    $("response status code = " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    $("response status text = " + $rest.ResponseStatusText)
    $("response header: " + $rest.ResponseHeader)
    $("response body: " + $sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    exit
}

# If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
# and there is no response body.
$("Contact created.")