Unicode C++

Move a GMail Message to Trash

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Moves a specific GMail email message to trash. Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.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");

    // The id of the GMail message to move to Trash.
    const wchar_t *id = L"16678c485e7f0a0c";
    const wchar_t *userId = L"me";

    http.SetUrlVar(L"userId",L"me");
    http.SetUrlVar(L"id",id);

    // Move to trash by POSTing w/ an empty request body.
    const wchar_t *url = L"https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}/trash";
    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpStr(L"POST",url,L"",L"",L"",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": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //  "threadId": "16678c485e7f0a0c",
    //  "labelIds": [
    //   "TRASH",
    //   "CATEGORY_SOCIAL"
    //  ]
    // }

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

    wprintf(L"Message moved to trash!\n");
    }