Swift

Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label. Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    http.authToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

    var userId: String? = "me"
    http.setUrlVar(name: "userId", value: userId)

    // Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
    // The name of the new label is "questions".
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "name", value: "questions")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "labelListVisibility", value: "labelShow")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "messageListVisibility", value: "show")

    json.emitCompact = false
    print("\(json.emit()!)")

    // The JSON contains this:
    // {
    //   "name": "questions",
    //   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
    //   "messageListVisibility": "show"
    // }

    var url: String? = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels"
    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: url, json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("status = \(resp.statusCode.intValue)")

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if resp.statusCode.intValue != 200 {
        print("\(resp.bodyStr!)")
        print("Failed.")
        return
    }

    // A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    // {
    //  "id": "Label_43",
    //  "name": "questions",
    //  "messageListVisibility": "show",
    //  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
    // }

    print("response body:")
    print("\(resp.bodyStr!)")

    print("GMail label created!")

}