(Unicode C) Create New Task and Insert Onto List

Creates a new Google task and inserts it onto a task list.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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#include <C_CkFileAccessW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkDateTimeW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFileAccessW fac;
    const wchar_t *accessToken;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkDateTimeW due;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // Get the previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

    fac = CkFileAccessW_Create();
    accessToken = CkFileAccessW_readEntireTextFile(fac,L"qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt",L"utf-8");
    if (CkFileAccessW_getLastMethodSuccess(fac) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFileAccessW_lastErrorText(fac));
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        return;
    }

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,accessToken);

    // Create a new task.
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"title",L"Go to grocery store");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"notes",L"Don't forget to buy apples.");

    // The due date of a task is specified as a RFC 3339 timestamp.  It is optional.
    due = CkDateTimeW_Create();
    CkDateTimeW_SetFromCurrentSystemTime(due);
    CkDateTimeW_AddDays(due,3);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"due",CkDateTimeW_getAsTimestamp(due,FALSE));

    // Insert this task onto the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"tasklist",L"MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkDateTimeW_Dispose(due);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

    // Examine the response status code.
    wprintf(L"response status code: %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));

    // Sample response:
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // {
    //  "kind": "tasks#task",
    //  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/MTU1MjQzNDIwMQ\"",
    //  "title": "Go to grocery store",
    //  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:59:15.000Z",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoxMTg0MzQxMTkzMjM2MDY1",
    //  "position": "00000000002147483647",
    //  "notes": "Don't forget to buy apples.",
    //  "status": "needsAction",
    //  "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
    // }
    // 
    // response status code: 200
    // 


    CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkDateTimeW_Dispose(due);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }