(Ruby) Outlook Contacts Update (PATCH) a Contact

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Update the properties of an Outlook contact object.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/contact-update?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http

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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Contacts OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

jsonToken = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json")
if (success == false)
    print jsonToken.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"))

# Send the following PATCH:

# PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts/{id}
# Content-type: application/json
# Content-length: 1977
# 
# {
#   "homeAddress": {
#     "street": "123 Some street",
#     "city": "Seattle",
#     "state": "WA",
#     "postalCode": "98121"
#   },
#   "birthday": "1974-07-22"
# }

# Build the JSON body of the POST.

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

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.street","123 Some street")
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.city","Seattle")
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.state","WA")
json.UpdateString("homeAddress.postalCode","98121")
json.UpdateString("birthday","1974-07-22")

# We need the ID of the contact to be updated.
# This was available in the response when we created the contact:  Create an Outlook Contact.
# Or you can list contacts to get the ID: List Outlook Contacts).

id = "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA="
http.SetUrlVar("id",id)

# Send the HTTP PATCH
# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PText("PATCH","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts/{$id}",json.emit(),"utf-8","application/json",false,false)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "Response status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode().to_s() + "\n";

jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.Load(resp.bodyStr())
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

# The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200)
    print "Failed" + "\n";
    exit
end

# Sample JSON response:

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
#   "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYu5\"",
#   "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
#   "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
#   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:57:39Z",
#   "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYu5",
#   "categories": [
#   ],
#   "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
#   "birthday": "1974-07-22T11:59:00Z",
#   "fileAs": "",
#   "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
#   "givenName": "Pavel",
#   "initials": null,
#   "middleName": null,
#   "nickName": null,
#   "surname": "Bansky",
#   "title": null,
#   "yomiGivenName": null,
#   "yomiSurname": null,
#   "yomiCompanyName": null,
#   "generation": null,
#   "imAddresses": [
#   ],
#   "jobTitle": null,
#   "companyName": null,
#   "department": null,
#   "officeLocation": null,
#   "profession": null,
#   "businessHomePage": null,
#   "assistantName": null,
#   "manager": null,
#   "homePhones": [
#   ],
#   "mobilePhone": null,
#   "businessPhones": [
#     "+1 732 555 0102"
#   ],
#   "spouseName": null,
#   "personalNotes": "",
#   "children": [
#   ],
#   "emailAddresses": [
#     {
#       "name": "Pavel Bansky",
#       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
#     }
#   ],
#   "homeAddress": {
#     "street": "123 Some street",
#     "city": "Seattle",
#     "state": "WA",
#     "postalCode": "98121"
#   },
#   "businessAddress": {},
#   "otherAddress": {}
# }

print "Contact updated." + "\n";