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MS Graph Calendar Create Event

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Creates a new event in a specified calendar.

For more details, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/calendar-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0

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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.

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

#  Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
#     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Calendars.ReadWrite scope.

$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphCalendar.json")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$http.AuthToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

#  Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
#  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
#  Generate Code to Create JSON

#  {
#    "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#    "body": {
#      "contentType": "HTML",
#      "content": "Does mid month work for you?"
#    },
#    "start": {
#        "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00",
#        "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#    },
#    "end": {
#        "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00",
#        "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#    },
#    "location":{
#        "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
#    },
#    "attendees": [
#      {
#        "emailAddress": {
#          "address":"adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
#          "name": "Adele Vance"
#        },
#        "type": "required"
#      }
#    ]
#  }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch")
$json.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML")
$json.UpdateString("body.content","Does mid month work for you?")
$json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2019-11-15T12:00:00")
$json.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
$json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2019-11-15T14:00:00")
$json.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
$json.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar")
$json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
$json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Adele Vance")
$json.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required")

#  POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{id}/events
#  This is posting to a calendar in the default calendarGroup.

#  Specify the calendar id
$http.SetUrlVar("id","AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEGAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClEpRTgAAAA==")
$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/calendars/{$id}/events",$json,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$json.EmitCompact = $false

if ($resp.StatusCode -ne 201) {
    $($json.Emit())
    $("Failed, response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)
    exit
}

$($json.Emit())

#  A sample response:
#  (See code for parsing this response below..)

#  {
#    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/calendars('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS ... AClEpRTgAAAA%3D%3D')/events/$entity",
#    "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==\"",
#    "id": "AQMkADAwAT ... ApRZ7JkAAAA=",
#    "createdDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:39.8791929Z",
#    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2019-04-26T14:31:41.2753537Z",
#    "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAClIgmmw==",
#    "categories": [
#    ],
#    "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#    "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#    "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000F05DF1C23CFCD40100000000000000001000000009911D155F71EF42A230FEBFE5F7486A",
#    "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
#    "isReminderOn": true,
#    "hasAttachments": false,
#    "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#    "bodyPreview": "Does mid month work for you?",
#    "importance": "normal",
#    "sensitivity": "normal",
#    "isAllDay": false,
#    "isCancelled": false,
#    "isOrganizer": true,
#    "responseRequested": true,
#    "seriesMasterId": null,
#    "showAs": "busy",
#    "type": "singleInstance",
#    "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwL...pRZ7JkAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
#    "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
#    "recurrence": null,
#    "responseStatus": {
#      "response": "organizer",
#      "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#    },
#    "body": {
#      "contentType": "html",
#      "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes mid month work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
#    },
#    "start": {
#      "dateTime": "2019-11-15T12:00:00.0000000",
#      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#    },
#    "end": {
#      "dateTime": "2019-11-15T14:00:00.0000000",
#      "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#    },
#    "location": {
#      "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#      "locationType": "default",
#      "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#      "uniqueIdType": "private"
#    },
#    "locations": [
#      {
#        "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#        "locationType": "default",
#        "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#        "uniqueIdType": "private"
#      }
#    ],
#    "attendees": [
#      {
#        "type": "required",
#        "status": {
#          "response": "none",
#          "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#        },
#        "emailAddress": {
#          "name": "Adele Vance",
#          "address": "adelev@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
#        }
#      }
#    ],
#    "organizer": {
#      "emailAddress": {
#        "name": "Matt",
#        "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
#      }
#    }
#  }
#  
#  

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

$odataContext = $json.StringOf("`"@odata.context`"")
$odataEtag = $json.StringOf("`"@odata.etag`"")
$id = $json.StringOf("id")
$createdDateTime = $json.StringOf("createdDateTime")
$lastModifiedDateTime = $json.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime")
$changeKey = $json.StringOf("changeKey")
$originalStartTimeZone = $json.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone")
$originalEndTimeZone = $json.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone")
$iCalUId = $json.StringOf("iCalUId")
$reminderMinutesBeforeStart = $json.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
$isReminderOn = $json.BoolOf("isReminderOn")
$hasAttachments = $json.BoolOf("hasAttachments")
$subject = $json.StringOf("subject")
$bodyPreview = $json.StringOf("bodyPreview")
$importance = $json.StringOf("importance")
$sensitivity = $json.StringOf("sensitivity")
$isAllDay = $json.BoolOf("isAllDay")
$isCancelled = $json.BoolOf("isCancelled")
$isOrganizer = $json.BoolOf("isOrganizer")
$responseRequested = $json.BoolOf("responseRequested")
$seriesMasterId = $json.StringOf("seriesMasterId")
$showAs = $json.StringOf("showAs")
$type = $json.StringOf("type")
$webLink = $json.StringOf("webLink")
$onlineMeetingUrl = $json.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl")
$recurrence = $json.StringOf("recurrence")
$responseStatusResponse = $json.StringOf("responseStatus.response")
$responseStatusTime = $json.StringOf("responseStatus.time")
$bodyContentType = $json.StringOf("body.contentType")
$bodyContent = $json.StringOf("body.content")
$startDateTime = $json.StringOf("start.dateTime")
$startTimeZone = $json.StringOf("start.timeZone")
$endDateTime = $json.StringOf("end.dateTime")
$endTimeZone = $json.StringOf("end.timeZone")
$locationDisplayName = $json.StringOf("location.displayName")
$locationLocationType = $json.StringOf("location.locationType")
$locationUniqueId = $json.StringOf("location.uniqueId")
$locationUniqueIdType = $json.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType")
$organizerEmailAddressName = $json.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name")
$organizerEmailAddressAddress = $json.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address")
$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("categories")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    #  ...
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("locations")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    $displayName = $json.StringOf("locations[i].displayName")
    $locationType = $json.StringOf("locations[i].locationType")
    $uniqueId = $json.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId")
    $uniqueIdType = $json.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("attendees")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    $type = $json.StringOf("attendees[i].type")
    $statusResponse = $json.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response")
    $statusTime = $json.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time")
    $emailAddressName = $json.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    $emailAddressAddress = $json.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    $i = $i + 1
}

$("Success.")