Swift
Swift
Google Contacts - Create New Contact
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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.Chilkat Swift Downloads
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.")
}