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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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load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

# First create a new contact XML.
set xml [new_CkXml]

CkXml_put_Tag $xml "atom:entry"
CkXml_AddAttribute $xml "xmlns:atom" "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
CkXml_AddAttribute $xml "xmlns:gd" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "atom:category" 1 "scheme" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "atom:category" 1 "term" "http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:name|gd:givenName" "Elizabeth"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:name|gd:familyName" "Bennet"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:name|gd:fullName" "Elizabeth Bennet"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "atom:content" 1 "type" "text"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "atom:content" "Notes"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:email" 1 "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:email" 1 "primary" "true"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:email" 1 "address" "liz@gmail.com"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:email" 1 "displayName" "E. Bennet"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:email" 1 "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:email" 1 "address" "liz@example.org"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:phoneNumber" 1 "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:phoneNumber" 1 "primary" "true"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:phoneNumber" "(206)555-1212"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:phoneNumber" 1 "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:phoneNumber" "(206)555-1213"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:im" 1 "address" "liz@gmail.com"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:im" 1 "protocol" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:im" 1 "primary" "true"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:im" 1 "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress" 1 "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work"
CkXml_UpdateAttrAt $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress" 1 "primary" "true"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city" "Mountain View"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street" "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region" "CA"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode" "94043"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country" "United States"
CkXml_UpdateChildContent $xml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress" "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View"

puts [CkXml_getXml $xml]

# 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

set jsonToken [new_CkJsonObject]

set success [CkJsonObject_LoadFile $jsonToken "qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    delete_CkXml $xml
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    exit
}

set gAuth [new_CkAuthGoogle]

CkAuthGoogle_put_AccessToken $gAuth [CkJsonObject_stringOf $jsonToken "access_token"]

set rest [new_CkRest]

# Connect using TLS.
set bAutoReconnect 1
set success [CkRest_Connect $rest "www.google.com" 443 1 $bAutoReconnect]

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
CkRest_SetAuthGoogle $rest $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

CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Content-Type" "application/atom+xml"
CkRest_AddHeader $rest "GData-Version" "3.0"

set sbRequestBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkXml_GetXmlSb $xml $sbRequestBody
set success [CkRest_FullRequestSb $rest "POST" "/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full" $sbRequestBody $sbResponseBody]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkXml $xml
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkAuthGoogle $gAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    exit
}

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
if {[CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest] != 201} then {
    puts "response status code = [CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest]"
    puts "response status text = [CkRest_responseStatusText $rest]"
    puts "response header: [CkRest_responseHeader $rest]"
    puts "response body: [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbResponseBody]"
    delete_CkXml $xml
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkAuthGoogle $gAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    exit
}

# If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
# and there is no response body.
puts "Contact created."

delete_CkXml $xml
delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkAuthGoogle $gAuth
delete_CkRest $rest
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbRequestBody
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody