Unicode C++

Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label. Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;
    http.put_AuthToken(L"GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    const wchar_t *userId = L"me";
    http.SetUrlVar(L"userId",userId);

    // Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
    // The name of the new label is "questions".
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"name",L"questions");
    json.UpdateString(L"labelListVisibility",L"labelShow");
    json.UpdateString(L"messageListVisibility",L"show");

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

    // The JSON contains this:
    // {
    //   "name": "questions",
    //   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
    //   "messageListVisibility": "show"
    // }

    const wchar_t *url = L"https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels";
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",url,json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"status = %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    // {
    //  "id": "Label_43",
    //  "name": "questions",
    //  "messageListVisibility": "show",
    //  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
    // }

    wprintf(L"response body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());

    wprintf(L"GMail label created!\n");
    }