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Google People API - List the User's Contacts

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Gets a list of people in the user's contacts.

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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"))

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/me/connections?personFields=names,addresses,emailAddresses",sbResponseBody)
if (success == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    print sbResponseBody.getAsString() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Sample JSON Response

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

# {
#   "connections": [
#     {
#       "resourceName": "people/c8871101035606120608",
#       "etag": "%EgkBAj0JQhBANy4aBAECBQciDERLSGdVTFNPbzNJPQ==",
#       "names": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "7b1c7b6409e718a0"
#             }
#           },
#           "displayName": "Chilkat Cloud",
#           "familyName": "Cloud",
#           "givenName": "Chilkat",
#           "displayNameLastFirst": "Cloud, Chilkat",
#           "unstructuredName": "Chilkat Cloud"
#         }
#       ],
#       "emailAddresses": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "7b1c7b6409e718a0"
#             }
#           },
#           "value": "support@***.com"
#         }
#       ]
#     },
#     {
#       "resourceName": "people/c7607335470312011517",
#       "etag": "%EgkBAj0JQhBANy4aBAECBQciDGZETUtHVTVMazI4PQ==",
#       "names": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "displayName": "Matt Smith",
#           "familyName": "Smith",
#           "givenName": "Matt",
#           "displayNameLastFirst": "Smith, Matt",
#           "unstructuredName": "Matt Smith"
#         }
#       ],
#       "addresses": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "formattedValue": "2222 E Foorest Ave\nWheaton, IL 60999\nUS",
#           "streetAddress": "2222 E Foorest Ave",
#           "city": "Wheaton",
#           "region": "IL",
#           "postalCode": "60999",
#           "country": "US",
#           "countryCode": "US"
#         }
#       ],
#       "emailAddresses": [
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "primary": true,
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "value": "matt@***.com"
#         },
#         {
#           "metadata": {
#             "source": {
#               "type": "CONTACT",
#               "id": "6992af4e0b2d36fd"
#             }
#           },
#           "value": "admin@***.com"
#         }
#       ]
#     }
#   ],
#   "totalPeople": 2,
#   "totalItems": 2
# }

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.put_EmitCompact(false)
json.Load(sbResponseBody.getAsString())
print json.emit() + "\n";

totalPeople = json.IntOf("totalPeople")
totalItems = json.IntOf("totalItems")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("connections")
while i < count_i
    json.put_I(i)
    resourceName = json.stringOf("connections[i].resourceName")
    etag = json.stringOf("connections[i].etag")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("connections[i].names")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        metadataPrimary = json.BoolOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].metadata.source.id")
        displayName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].displayName")
        familyName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].familyName")
        givenName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].givenName")
        displayNameLastFirst = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].displayNameLastFirst")
        unstructuredName = json.stringOf("connections[i].names[j].unstructuredName")
        j = j + 1
    end
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("connections[i].emailAddresses")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        metadataPrimary = json.BoolOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = json.stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = json.stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].metadata.source.id")
        value = json.stringOf("connections[i].emailAddresses[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    end
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("connections[i].addresses")
    while j < count_j
        json.put_J(j)
        metadataPrimary = json.BoolOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.primary")
        metadataSourceType = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.source.type")
        metadataSourceId = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].metadata.source.id")
        formattedValue = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].formattedValue")
        streetAddress = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].streetAddress")
        city = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].city")
        region = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].region")
        postalCode = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].postalCode")
        country = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].country")
        countryCode = json.stringOf("connections[i].addresses[j].countryCode")
        j = j + 1
    end
    i = i + 1
end