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Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Calendar scope.

    // In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    // token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
    if jsonToken.hasMember(jsonPath: "access_token") == false {
        print("No access token found.")
        return
    }

    let http = CkoHttp()!
    http.authToken = jsonToken.string(of: "access_token")

    // Build a Google Calendar event:
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.emitCompact = false
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "kind", value: "calendar#event")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "summary", value: "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "start.dateTime", value: "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "end.dateTime", value: "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00")

    print("\(json.emit()!)")

    // This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

    // {
    //   "kind": "calendar#event",
    //   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    //   "start": {
    //     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    //   },
    //   "end": {
    //     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    //   }
    // }

    var url: String? = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events"
    http.setUrlVar(name: "calendarId", value: "primary")
    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: url, json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    let jsonResp = CkoJsonObject()!
    jsonResp.emitCompact = false
    jsonResp.load(json: resp.bodyStr)

    if resp.statusCode.intValue == 200 {
        // Success.
        // The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
        print("\(jsonResp.emit()!)")
    }
    else {
        if resp.statusCode.intValue == 401 {
            print("Try refreshing the access token and then retry...")
        }

        // Failed. 
        // Show the JSON error response.
        print("\(jsonResp.emit()!)")
    }

    // A successful response body:

    // {
    //   "kind": "calendar#event",
    //   "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
    //   "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
    //   "status": "confirmed",
    //   "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //   "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
    //   "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
    //   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
    //   "creator": {
    //     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //     "self": true
    //   },
    //   "organizer": {
    //     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //     "self": true
    //   },
    //   "start": {
    //     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
    //   },
    //   "end": {
    //     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
    //   },
    //   "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
    //   "sequence": 0,
    //   "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
    //   "reminders": {
    //     "useDefault": true
    //   }
    // }

}