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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

set http [new_CkHttp]

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST \
#   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
#   -H 'accept: application/json' \
#   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
#   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
#   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
#   -d '{
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "danipper@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
#   },
#   "first_name": "David",
#   "last_name": "Nipper",
#   "job_title": "Musician",
#   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
#   "create_source": "Account",
#   "birthday_month": 11,
#   "birthday_day": 24,
#   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
#   "steet_addresses":{
#     "kind":"home",
#     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
#     "city": "Chicago",
#     "state": "Illinois",
#     "country": "United States",
#   }
# }'

# Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
# Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "danipper@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
#   },
#   "first_name": "David",
#   "last_name": "Nipper",
#   "job_title": "Musician",
#   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
#   "create_source": "Account",
#   "birthday_month": 11,
#   "birthday_day": 24,
#   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
#   "steet_addresses": {
#     "kind": "home",
#     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
#     "city": "Chicago",
#     "state": "Illinois",
#     "country": "United States"
#   }
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "email_address.address" "danipper@example.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "email_address.permission_to_send" "implicit"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "first_name" "David"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "last_name" "Nipper"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "job_title" "Musician"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "company_name" "Acme Corp."
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "create_source" "Account"
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "birthday_month" 11
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "birthday_day" 24
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "anniversary" "2006-11-15"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "steet_addresses.kind" "home"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "steet_addresses.street" "123 Kashmir Valley Road"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "steet_addresses.city" "Chicago"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "steet_addresses.state" "Illinois"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "steet_addresses.country" "United States"

CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "content-type" "application/json"
# Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
CkHttp_put_AuthToken $http "ACCESS_TOKEN"
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "cache-control" "no-cache"
CkHttp_SetRequestHeader $http "accept" "application/json"

set resp [new_CkHttpResponse]

set success [CkHttp_HttpJson $http "POST" "https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts" $json "application/json" $resp]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    exit
}

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb $resp $sbResponseBody
set jResp [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_LoadSb $jResp $sbResponseBody
CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $jResp 0

puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $jResp]

set respStatusCode [CkHttpResponse_get_StatusCode $resp]
puts "Response Status Code = $respStatusCode"
if {$respStatusCode >= 400} then {
    puts "Response Header:"
    puts [CkHttpResponse_header $resp]
    puts "Failed."
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    delete_CkJsonObject $jResp
    exit
}

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
#   "email_address": {
#     "address": "danipper@example.com",
#     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
#     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#     "opt_in_source": "Account",
#     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#     "confirm_status": "off"
#   },
#   "first_name": "David",
#   "last_name": "Nipper",
#   "job_title": "Musician",
#   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
#   "birthday_month": 11,
#   "birthday_day": 24,
#   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
#   "create_source": "Account",
#   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
#   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

set contact_id [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "contact_id"]
set email_addressAddress [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.address"]
set email_addressPermission_to_send [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.permission_to_send"]
set email_addressCreated_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.created_at"]
set email_addressUpdated_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.updated_at"]
set email_addressOpt_in_source [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.opt_in_source"]
set email_addressOpt_in_date [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.opt_in_date"]
set email_addressConfirm_status [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "email_address.confirm_status"]
set first_name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "first_name"]
set last_name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "last_name"]
set job_title [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "job_title"]
set company_name [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "company_name"]
set birthday_month [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jResp "birthday_month"]
set birthday_day [CkJsonObject_IntOf $jResp "birthday_day"]
set anniversary [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "anniversary"]
set create_source [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "create_source"]
set created_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "created_at"]
set updated_at [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jResp "updated_at"]

delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkHttpResponse $resp
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
delete_CkJsonObject $jResp