(PowerShell) Get all Tasks on a List

Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list.

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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.

# Get the previously obtained access token.
# See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

$fac = New-Object Chilkat.FileAccess
$accessToken = $fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8")
if ($fac.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($fac.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

$http.AuthToken = $accessToken

# Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
$http.SetUrlVar("tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow")

$resp = $http.QuickGetObj("https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks")
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Show the response body.
$($resp.BodyStr)

# Examine the response status code.
$("response status code: " + $resp.StatusCode)

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.Load($resp.BodyStr)

$kind = $json.StringOf("kind")
$etag = $json.StringOf("etag")
$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("items")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    $kind = $json.StringOf("items[i].kind")
    $id = $json.StringOf("items[i].id")
    $etag = $json.StringOf("items[i].etag")
    $title = $json.StringOf("items[i].title")
    $updated = $json.StringOf("items[i].updated")
    $selfLink = $json.StringOf("items[i].selfLink")
    $position = $json.StringOf("items[i].position")
    $notes = $json.StringOf("items[i].notes")
    $status = $json.StringOf("items[i].status")
    $due = $json.StringOf("items[i].due")
    $i = $i + 1
}

# Sample response:

# {
#  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
#  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
#  "items": [
#   {
#    "kind": "tasks#task",
#    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
#    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
#    "title": "Get haircut",
#    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
#    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
#    "position": "00000000001610612734",
#    "notes": "Check in online first.",
#    "status": "needsAction",
#    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
#   },
#   {
#    "kind": "tasks#task",
#    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
#    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
#    "title": "Go to grocery store",
#    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
#    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
#    "position": "00000000002147483647",
#    "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
#    "status": "needsAction",
#    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
#   }
#  ]
# }
# 
# response status code: 200