(Ruby) Google Contacts - Create New Contact

Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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require 'chilkat'

# 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 = Chilkat::CkXml.new()
xml.put_Tag("atom:entry")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",true,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",true,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:content",true,"type","text")
xml.UpdateChildContent("atom:content","Notes")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"address","liz@gmail.com")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"displayName","E. Bennet")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",true,"address","liz@example.org")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",true,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"address","liz@gmail.com")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",true,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",true,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")

print xml.getXml() + "\n";

# 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 = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
if (success != true)
    print "Failed to load googleContacts.json" + "\n";
    exit
end

gAuth = Chilkat::CkAuthGoogle.new()
gAuth.put_AccessToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"))

rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()

# Connect using TLS.
bAutoReconnect = true
success = rest.Connect("www.google.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(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

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

sbRequestBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
if (success != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201)
    print "response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode().to_s() + "\n";
    print "response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText() + "\n";
    print "response header: " + rest.responseHeader() + "\n";
    print "response body: " + sbResponseBody.getAsString() + "\n";
    exit
end

# If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
# and there is no response body.
print "Contact created." + "\n";