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Google Contacts - Adding/Updating a photo for a contact

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Demonstrates how to upload a photo for a Google Contact. PowerShell

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.

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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 upload a photo for the contact, send the following:

# 	PUT /m8/feeds/photos/media/default/contactId
# 	If-match: Etag
# 	Content-Type: image/*
# 	...
# 	[Photo data bytes]

$rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")
$rest.AddHeader("If-Match","*")
$rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/*")

$sbPath = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$sbPath.Append("/m8/feeds/photos/media/default/{contactId}")
# Upload a photo for the contact having contactId = "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09"
$numReplacements = $sbPath.Replace("{contactId}","1ea2e4fe0ef24e09")

# Let's get our photo data..
$pngData = New-Object Chilkat.BinData
$success = $pngData.LoadFile("qa_data/png/dude.png")

$sbResponseBody = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestBd("PUT",$sbPath.GetAsString(),$pngData,$sbResponseBody)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $("response status code = " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    $("response status text = " + $rest.ResponseStatusText)
    $("response header: " + $rest.ResponseHeader)
    $("response body: " + $sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    exit
}

# If the 200 success response was received.
$("Response Body:")
$($sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
$("Success.")