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Create Task

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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

#  The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
#  Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
#     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

jsonToken = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

http.put_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

#  {
#    "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
#    "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
#    "title": "Update client list",
#    "assignments": {
#      "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
#        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
#        "orderHint": " !"
#      }
#    },
#  }

json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("planId","xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM")
json.UpdateString("bucketId","hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR")
json.UpdateString("title","Update client list")
json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"","#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment")
json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint"," !")

#  POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

resp = chilkat.CkHttpResponse()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

json.Load(resp.bodyStr())
json.put_EmitCompact(False)

if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200):
    print(json.emit())
    print("Failed, response status code = " + str(resp.get_StatusCode()))
    sys.exit()

print(json.emit())

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

#  {
#    "createdBy": {
#      "user": {
#        "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
#      }
#    },
#    "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
#    "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
#    "title": "Update client list",
#    "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
#    "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
#    "assignments": {
#      "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
#        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
#        "assignedBy": {
#          "user": {
#            "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
#          }
#        },
#        "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
#        "orderHint": "RWk1"
#      }
#    },
#    "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
#  }

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

createdByUserId = json.stringOf("createdBy.user.id")
planId = json.stringOf("planId")
bucketId = json.stringOf("bucketId")
title = json.stringOf("title")
orderHint = json.stringOf("orderHint")
createdDateTime = json.stringOf("createdDateTime")
assignments_odataType = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"")
assignmentsAssignedByUserId = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id")
assignmentsAssignedDateTime = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime")
assignmentsOrderHint = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint")
id = json.stringOf("id")

print("Success.")