Ruby

Get all Tasks on a List

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Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

# Get the previously obtained access token.
# See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

fac = Chilkat::CkFileAccess.new()
accessToken = fac.readEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt","utf-8")
if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print fac.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

http.put_AuthToken(accessToken)

# Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
http.SetUrlVar("tasklist","MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow")

resp = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Show the response body.
print resp.bodyStr() + "\n";

# Examine the response status code.
print "response status code: " + resp.get_StatusCode().to_s() + "\n";

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

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.Load(resp.bodyStr())

kind = json.stringOf("kind")
etag = json.stringOf("etag")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("items")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    kind = json.stringOf("items[i].kind")
    id = json.stringOf("items[i].id")
    etag = json.stringOf("items[i].etag")
    title = json.stringOf("items[i].title")
    updated = json.stringOf("items[i].updated")
    selfLink = json.stringOf("items[i].selfLink")
    position = json.stringOf("items[i].position")
    notes = json.stringOf("items[i].notes")
    status = json.stringOf("items[i].status")
    due = json.stringOf("items[i].due")
    i = i + 1
end

# Sample response:

# {
#  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
#  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
#  "items": [
#   {
#    "kind": "tasks#task",
#    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
#    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
#    "title": "Get haircut",
#    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
#    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
#    "position": "00000000001610612734",
#    "notes": "Check in online first.",
#    "status": "needsAction",
#    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
#   },
#   {
#    "kind": "tasks#task",
#    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
#    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
#    "title": "Go to grocery store",
#    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
#    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
#    "position": "00000000002147483647",
#    "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
#    "status": "needsAction",
#    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
#   }
#  ]
# }
# 
# response status code: 200