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List Events on a Specified Google Calendar

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Demonstrates how to fetch the list of events on a particular Google Calendar. The calendar can be referenced by the calendar ID, or by the keyword "primary".

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

    //  This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    //  Google Calendar scope.

    //  In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
    //  token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json");
    if (jsonToken.HasMember(L"access_token") == false) {
        wprintf(L"No access token found.\n");
        return;
    }

    CkHttpW http;
    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf(L"access_token"));

    //  Let's get the primary calendar.  A calendar ID could have be used instead of "primary".
    http.SetUrlVar(L"calendarId",L"primary");
    CkStringBuilderW sbResponse;
    success = http.QuickGetSb(L"https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events",sbResponse);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200) {
        //  Note: If a 401 unauthorized response is received, it likely means that the OAuth2 access token needs
        //  to be refreshed or re-fetched.
        wprintf(L"Error response status: %d\n",http.get_LastStatus());
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sbResponse.getAsString());
        return;
    }

    //  A sample JSON response:
    //  (Code for parsing the Google Calendar events is shown below.)

    //  {
    //   "kind": "calendar#events",
    //   "etag": "\"p32cfpufit76da0g\"",
    //   "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //   "updated": "2017-08-10T14:00:27.199Z",
    //   "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
    //   "accessRole": "owner",
    //   "defaultReminders": [
    //    {
    //     "method": "popup",
    //     "minutes": 10
    //    }
    //   ],
    //   "nextSyncToken": "CJj8-fLpzNUCEJj8-fLpzNUCGAU=",
    //   "items": [
    //    {
    //     "kind": "calendar#event",
    //     "etag": "\"3004746854620000\"",
    //     "id": "5jt9fopfg3rr9eftegiuq7gc5k",
    //     "status": "confirmed",
    //     "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NWp0OWZvcGZnM3JyOWVmdGVnaXVxN2djNWsgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //     "created": "2017-08-10T13:57:07.000Z",
    //     "updated": "2017-08-10T13:57:07.310Z",
    //     "summary": "Run 10 miles",
    //     "creator": {
    //      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //      "self": true
    //     },
    //     "organizer": {
    //      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //      "self": true
    //     },
    //     "start": {
    //      "dateTime": "2017-08-10T12:00:00-05:00"
    //     },
    //     "end": {
    //      "dateTime": "2017-08-10T13:00:00-05:00"
    //     },
    //     "iCalUID": "5jt9fopfg3rr9eftegiuq7gc5k@google.com",
    //     "sequence": 0,
    //     "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.5jt9fopfg3rr9eftegiuq7gc5k",
    //     "reminders": {
    //      "useDefault": true
    //     }
    //    },
    //    {
    //     "kind": "calendar#event",
    //     "etag": "\"3004746898118000\"",
    //     "id": "7dvh49vd219r3sq7jdueieu8rc",
    //     "status": "confirmed",
    //     "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=N2R2aDQ5dmQyMTlyM3NxN2pkdWVpZXU4cmMgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //     "created": "2017-08-10T13:57:29.000Z",
    //     "updated": "2017-08-10T13:57:29.059Z",
    //     "summary": "Eat Giordano's Pizza",
    //     "creator": {
    //      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //      "self": true
    //     },
    //     "organizer": {
    //      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //      "self": true
    //     },
    //     "start": {
    //      "dateTime": "2017-08-10T15:00:00-05:00"
    //     },
    //     "end": {
    //      "dateTime": "2017-08-10T16:00:00-05:00"
    //     },
    //     "iCalUID": "7dvh49vd219r3sq7jdueieu8rc@google.com",
    //     "sequence": 0,
    //     "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.7dvh49vd219r3sq7jdueieu8rc",
    //     "reminders": {
    //      "useDefault": true
    //     }
    //    },
    //    {
    //     "kind": "calendar#event",
    //     "etag": "\"3004746915224000\"",
    //     "id": "5btd89ljn07bg3tlgpimcaqrro",
    //     "status": "confirmed",
    //     "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=NWJ0ZDg5bGpuMDdiZzN0bGdwaW1jYXFycm8gc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
    //     "created": "2017-08-10T13:57:37.000Z",
    //     "updated": "2017-08-10T13:57:37.612Z",
    //     "summary": "Nap",
    //     "creator": {
    //      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //      "self": true
    //     },
    //     "organizer": {
    //      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //      "self": true
    //     },
    //     "start": {
    //      "dateTime": "2017-08-10T16:30:00-05:00"
    //     },
    //     "end": {
    //      "dateTime": "2017-08-10T17:30:00-05:00"
    //     },
    //     "iCalUID": "5btd89ljn07bg3tlgpimcaqrro@google.com",
    //     "sequence": 0,
    //     "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.5btd89ljn07bg3tlgpimcaqrro",
    //     "reminders": {
    //      "useDefault": true
    //     }
    //    }
    //   ]
    //  }
    //  

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.LoadSb(sbResponse);

    int numEvents = json.SizeOfArray(L"items");
    int i = 0;
    while (i < numEvents) {
        json.put_I(i);
        wprintf(L"%s\n",json.stringOf(L"items[i].summary"));
        wprintf(L"%s\n",json.stringOf(L"items[i].start.dateTime"));
        wprintf(L"%s\n",json.stringOf(L"items[i].end.dateTime"));
        wprintf(L"--\n");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  Sample output:

    //  Run 10 miles
    //  2017-08-10T12:00:00-05:00
    //  2017-08-10T13:00:00-05:00
    //  --
    //  Eat Giordano's Pizza
    //  2017-08-10T15:00:00-05:00
    //  2017-08-10T16:00:00-05:00
    //  --
    //  Nap
    //  2017-08-10T16:30:00-05:00
    //  2017-08-10T17:30:00-05:00
    //  --
    //
    }