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Google Sheets - Create a New Spreadsheet

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Demonstrates how to create a new and empty spreadsheet.

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PureBasic
IncludeFile "CkHttpResponse.pb"
IncludeFile "CkHttp.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    ; Google Sheets scope.

    ; In this example, Get Google Sheets OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    ; token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    jsonToken.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jsonToken.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkJsonObject::ckLoadFile(jsonToken,"qa_data/tokens/googleSheets.json")
    If CkJsonObject::ckHasMember(jsonToken,"access_token") = 0
        Debug "No access token found."
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    http.i = CkHttp::ckCreate()
    If http.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkHttp::setCkAuthToken(http, CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonToken,"access_token"))

    ; Create the following JSON:
    ; The JSON code can be generated using this online tool:  Generate JSON create code
    ; {
    ;   "sheets": [
    ;     {
    ;       "properties": {
    ;         "title": "Sample Tab"
    ;       }
    ;     }
    ;   ],
    ;   "properties": {
    ;     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4"
    ;   }
    ; }

    ; This code generates the above JSON:
    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"sheets[0].properties.title","Sample Tab")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"properties.title","Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4")

    ; Send the POST to create the new Google spreadsheet.
    resp.i = CkHttpResponse::ckCreate()
    If resp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    success = CkHttp::ckHttpJson(http,"POST","https://sheets.googleapis.com/v4/spreadsheets",json,"application/json",resp)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkHttp::ckLastErrorText(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
        CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "response status code = " + Str(CkHttpResponse::ckStatusCode(resp))
    Debug "response JSON:"

    CkJsonObject::ckLoad(json,CkHttpResponse::ckBodyStr(resp))
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

    ; A sample response is shown below.
    ; To generate the parsing source code for a JSON response, paste
    ; the JSON into this online tool: Generate JSON parsing code

    ; {
    ;   "spreadsheetId": "1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0",
    ;   "properties": {
    ;     "title": "Create Spreadsheet using Sheets API v4",
    ;     "locale": "en_US",
    ;     "autoRecalc": "ON_CHANGE",
    ;     "timeZone": "Etc/GMT",
    ;     "defaultFormat": {
    ;       "backgroundColor": {
    ;         "red": 1,
    ;         "green": 1,
    ;         "blue": 1
    ;       },
    ;       "padding": {
    ;         "top": 2,
    ;         "right": 3,
    ;         "bottom": 2,
    ;         "left": 3
    ;       },
    ;       "verticalAlignment": "BOTTOM",
    ;       "wrapStrategy": "OVERFLOW_CELL",
    ;       "textFormat": {
    ;         "foregroundColor": {},
    ;         "fontFamily": "arial,sans,sans-serif",
    ;         "fontSize": 10,
    ;         "bold": false,
    ;         "italic": false,
    ;         "strikethrough": false,
    ;         "underline": false
    ;       }
    ;     }
    ;   },
    ;   "sheets": [
    ;     {
    ;       "properties": {
    ;         "sheetId": 1629642057,
    ;         "title": "Sample Tab",
    ;         "index": 0,
    ;         "sheetType": "GRID",
    ;         "gridProperties": {
    ;           "rowCount": 1000,
    ;           "columnCount": 26
    ;         }
    ;       }
    ;     }
    ;   ],
    ;   "spreadsheetUrl": "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ueEQu3WDBkIAOUhzLnY4zr6JO5SrJx0dQ-YkQlUVYD0/edit"
    ; }
    ; 

    i.i
    count_i.i

    spreadsheetId.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"spreadsheetId")
    propertiesTitle.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.title")
    propertiesLocale.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.locale")
    propertiesAutoRecalc.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.autoRecalc")
    propertiesTimeZone.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.timeZone")
    propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorRed.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.red")
    propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorGreen.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.green")
    propertiesDefaultFormatBackgroundColorBlue.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.backgroundColor.blue")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingTop.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.padding.top")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingRight.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.padding.right")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingBottom.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.padding.bottom")
    propertiesDefaultFormatPaddingLeft.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.padding.left")
    propertiesDefaultFormatVerticalAlignment.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.verticalAlignment")
    propertiesDefaultFormatWrapStrategy.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.wrapStrategy")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontFamily.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontFamily")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatFontSize.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.fontSize")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatBold.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.bold")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatItalic.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.italic")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatStrikethrough.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.strikethrough")
    propertiesDefaultFormatTextFormatUnderline.i = CkJsonObject::ckBoolOf(json,"properties.defaultFormat.textFormat.underline")
    spreadsheetUrl.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"spreadsheetUrl")
    i = 0
    count_i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(json,"sheets")
    While (i < count_i)
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(json, i)
        propertiesSheetId.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"sheets[i].properties.sheetId")
        propertiesTitle = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"sheets[i].properties.title")
        propertiesIndex.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"sheets[i].properties.index")
        propertiesSheetType.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"sheets[i].properties.sheetType")
        propertiesGridPropertiesRowCount.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.rowCount")
        propertiesGridPropertiesColumnCount.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"sheets[i].properties.gridProperties.columnCount")
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonToken)
    CkHttp::ckDispose(http)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkHttpResponse::ckDispose(resp)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure