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Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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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.

    // First create a new contact XML.
    let xml = CkoXml()!
    xml.tag = "atom:entry"
    xml.addAttribute(name: "xmlns:atom", value: "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
    xml.addAttribute(name: "xmlns:gd", value: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "atom:category", autoCreate: true, attrName: "scheme", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "atom:category", autoCreate: true, attrName: "term", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:name|gd:givenName", value: "Elizabeth")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:name|gd:familyName", value: "Bennet")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:name|gd:fullName", value: "Elizabeth Bennet")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "atom:content", autoCreate: true, attrName: "type", attrValue: "text")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "atom:content", value: "Notes")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:email", autoCreate: true, attrName: "rel", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:email", autoCreate: true, attrName: "primary", attrValue: "true")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:email", autoCreate: true, attrName: "address", attrValue: "liz@gmail.com")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:email", autoCreate: true, attrName: "displayName", attrValue: "E. Bennet")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:email", autoCreate: true, attrName: "rel", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:email", autoCreate: true, attrName: "address", attrValue: "liz@example.org")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:phoneNumber", autoCreate: true, attrName: "rel", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:phoneNumber", autoCreate: true, attrName: "primary", attrValue: "true")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:phoneNumber", value: "(206)555-1212")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:phoneNumber", autoCreate: true, attrName: "rel", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:phoneNumber", value: "(206)555-1213")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:im", autoCreate: true, attrName: "address", attrValue: "liz@gmail.com")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:im", autoCreate: true, attrName: "protocol", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:im", autoCreate: true, attrName: "primary", attrValue: "true")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:im", autoCreate: true, attrName: "rel", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress", autoCreate: true, attrName: "rel", attrValue: "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
    xml.updateAttrAt(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress", autoCreate: true, attrName: "primary", attrValue: "true")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city", value: "Mountain View")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street", value: "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region", value: "CA")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode", value: "94043")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country", value: "United States")
    xml.updateChildContent(tagPath: "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress", value: "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")

    print("\(xml.getXml()!)")

    // Created the following XML:

    // 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    // 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
    // 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
    // 	    <gd:name>
    // 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
    // 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
    // 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
    // 	    </gd:name>
    // 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
    // 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
    // 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
    // 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
    // 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
    // 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
    // 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
    // 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
    // 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
    // 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
    // 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
    // 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
    // 	</atom:entry>

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
    // Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
    // (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 
    // saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
    if success != true {
        print("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
        return
    }

    let gAuth = CkoAuthGoogle()!
    gAuth.accessToken = jsonToken.string(of: "access_token")

    let rest = CkoRest()!

    // Connect using TLS.
    var bAutoReconnect: Bool = true
    success = rest.connect(hostname: "www.google.com", port: 443, tls: true, autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect)

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.setAuthGoogle(authProvider: gAuth)

    // ----------------------------------------------
    // OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
    // ----------------------------------------------

    // To create a contact, we need to send the following:

    // 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
    // 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
    // 	GData-Version: 3.0

    rest.addHeader(name: "Content-Type", value: "application/atom+xml")
    rest.addHeader(name: "GData-Version", value: "3.0")

    let sbRequestBody = CkoStringBuilder()!
    let sbResponseBody = CkoStringBuilder()!
    xml.getSb(sb: sbRequestBody)
    success = rest.fullRequestSb(httpVerb: "POST", uriPath: "/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full", requestBody: sbRequestBody, responseBody: sbResponseBody)
    if success != true {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
    if rest.responseStatusCode.intValue != 201 {
        print("response status code = \(rest.responseStatusCode.intValue)")
        print("response status text = \(rest.responseStatusText!)")
        print("response header: \(rest.responseHeader!)")
        print("response body: \(sbResponseBody.getAsString()!)")
        return
    }

    // If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
    // and there is no response body.
    print("Contact created.")

}