Ruby

Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact. Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

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

# It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
# This example loads the JSON access token file 

# originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
# or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

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

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
#  -d '{
#  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
#  }'
#  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "names": [
#     {
#       "givenName": "John",
#       "familyName": "Doe"
#     }
#   ]
# }

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John")
json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe")

resp = Chilkat::CkHttpResponse.new()
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",json,"application/json",resp)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";
    exit
end

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
#   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
#   "metadata": {
#     "sources": [
#       {
#         "type": "CONTACT",
#         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
#         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
#         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
#       }
#     ],
#     "objectType": "PERSON"
#   },
#   "names": [
#     {
#       "metadata": {
#         "primary": true,
#         "source": {
#           "type": "CONTACT",
#           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
#         }
#       },
#       "displayName": "John Doe",
#       "familyName": "Doe",
#       "givenName": "John",
#       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
#       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
#     }
#   ],
#   "photos": [
#     {
#       "metadata": {
#         "primary": true,
#         "source": {
#           "type": "CONTACT",
#           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
#         }
#       },
#       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
#       "default": true
#     }
#   ],
#   "memberships": [
#     {
#       "metadata": {
#         "source": {
#           "type": "CONTACT",
#           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
#         }
#       },
#       "contactGroupMembership": {
#         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
#         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

resourceName = jResp.stringOf("resourceName")
etag = jResp.stringOf("etag")
metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf("metadata.objectType")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
while i < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    v_type = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    id = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    etag = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    updateTime = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names")
while i < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    displayName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].displayName")
    familyName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].familyName")
    givenName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].givenName")
    displayNameLastFirst = jResp.stringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    unstructuredName = jResp.stringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
while i < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    url = jResp.stringOf("photos[i].url")
    default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    i = i + 1
end
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
while i < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.stringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    i = i + 1
end