PureBasic
PureBasic
Google Contacts - Create New Contact
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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.Chilkat PureBasic Downloads
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkXml.pb"
IncludeFile "CkRest.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkAuthGoogle.pb"
Procedure ChilkatExample()
success.i = 0
; 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.i = CkXml::ckCreate()
If xml.i = 0
Debug "Failed to create object."
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
CkXml::setCkTag(xml, "atom:entry")
CkXml::ckAddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
CkXml::ckAddAttribute(xml,"xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"atom:category",1,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"atom:category",1,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"atom:content",1,"type","text")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"atom:content","Notes")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",1,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",1,"primary","true")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",1,"address","liz@gmail.com")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",1,"displayName","E. Bennet")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",1,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:email",1,"address","liz@example.org")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:phoneNumber",1,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:phoneNumber",1,"primary","true")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:phoneNumber",1,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",1,"address","liz@gmail.com")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",1,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",1,"primary","true")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:im",1,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress",1,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
CkXml::ckUpdateAttrAt(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress",1,"primary","true")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States")
CkXml::ckUpdateChildContent(xml,"gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")
Debug CkXml::ckGetXml(xml)
; 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.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
If jsonToken.i = 0
Debug "Failed to create object."
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
success = CkJsonObject::ckLoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
If success <> 1
Debug "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
gAuth.i = CkAuthGoogle::ckCreate()
If gAuth.i = 0
Debug "Failed to create object."
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
CkAuthGoogle::setCkAccessToken(gAuth, CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"))
rest.i = CkRest::ckCreate()
If rest.i = 0
Debug "Failed to create object."
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
; Connect using TLS.
bAutoReconnect.i = 1
success = CkRest::ckConnect(rest,"www.google.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)
; Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
CkRest::ckSetAuthGoogle(rest,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
CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"GData-Version","3.0")
sbRequestBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
If sbRequestBody.i = 0
Debug "Failed to create object."
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
sbResponseBody.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
If sbResponseBody.i = 0
Debug "Failed to create object."
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
CkXml::ckGetXmlSb(xml,sbRequestBody)
success = CkRest::ckFullRequestSb(rest,"POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If success <> 1
Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
CkAuthGoogle::ckDispose(gAuth)
CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
; A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
If CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest) <> 201
Debug "response status code = " + Str(CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest))
Debug "response status text = " + CkRest::ckResponseStatusText(rest)
Debug "response header: " + CkRest::ckResponseHeader(rest)
Debug "response body: " + CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sbResponseBody)
CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
CkAuthGoogle::ckDispose(gAuth)
CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
ProcedureReturn
EndIf
; If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
; and there is no response body.
Debug "Contact created."
CkXml::ckDispose(xml)
CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
CkAuthGoogle::ckDispose(gAuth)
CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbRequestBody)
CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbResponseBody)
ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure