(Ruby) Delete a Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to delete a Google Calendar event.

For more information, see https://developers.google.com/calendar/v3/reference/events/delete

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require 'chilkat'

# 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 Calendar scope.

# In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
# token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
jsonToken = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
if (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") == false)
    print "No access token found." + "\n";
    exit
end

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()
http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"))

# Your URL should use the actual calendar ID and the actual event ID for the event to be deleted.
url = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/your_calendar_id/events/your_event_id"

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.QuickRequest("DELETE",url)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (resp.get_StatusCode() == 204)
    # Success.
    print "Event deleted" + "\n";
else
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() == 401)
        print "Try refreshing the access token and then retry..." + "\n";
    end

    # Failed. 
    print resp.bodyStr() + "\n";
end