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Google Contacts - Adding/Updating a photo for a contact

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Demonstrates how to upload a photo for a Google Contact.

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Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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_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 upload a photo for the contact, send the following:

# 	PUT /m8/feeds/photos/media/default/contactId
# 	If-match: Etag
# 	Content-Type: image/*
# 	...
# 	[Photo data bytes]

CkRest_AddHeader $rest "GData-Version" "3.0"
CkRest_AddHeader $rest "If-Match" "*"
CkRest_AddHeader $rest "Content-Type" "image/*"

set sbPath [new_CkStringBuilder]

CkStringBuilder_Append $sbPath "/m8/feeds/photos/media/default/{contactId}"
# Upload a photo for the contact having contactId = "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09"
set numReplacements [CkStringBuilder_Replace $sbPath "{contactId}" "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09"]

# Let's get our photo data..
set pngData [new_CkBinData]

set success [CkBinData_LoadFile $pngData "qa_data/png/dude.png"]

set sbResponseBody [new_CkStringBuilder]

set success [CkRest_FullRequestBd $rest "PUT" [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbPath] $pngData $sbResponseBody]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkRest_lastErrorText $rest]
    delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkAuthGoogle $gAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbPath
    delete_CkBinData $pngData
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    exit
}

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if {[CkRest_get_ResponseStatusCode $rest] != 200} 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_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
    delete_CkAuthGoogle $gAuth
    delete_CkRest $rest
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbPath
    delete_CkBinData $pngData
    delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody
    exit
}

# If the 200 success response was received.
puts "Response Body:"
puts [CkStringBuilder_getAsString $sbResponseBody]
puts "Success."

delete_CkJsonObject $jsonToken
delete_CkAuthGoogle $gAuth
delete_CkRest $rest
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbPath
delete_CkBinData $pngData
delete_CkStringBuilder $sbResponseBody