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Get all Tasks on a List

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Demonstrates how to get all the tasks in a Google task list.

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

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

    CkFileAccessW fac;
    const wchar_t *accessToken = fac.readEntireTextFile(L"qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt",L"utf-8");
    if (fac.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",fac.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkHttpW http;

    http.put_AuthToken(accessToken);

    // Get the tasks from the task list w/ id = MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow
    http.SetUrlVar(L"tasklist",L"MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpNoBody(L"GET",L"https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/{$tasklist}/tasks",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

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

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

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

    const wchar_t *kind = 0;
    const wchar_t *etag = 0;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    const wchar_t *id = 0;
    const wchar_t *title = 0;
    const wchar_t *updated = 0;
    const wchar_t *selfLink = 0;
    const wchar_t *position = 0;
    const wchar_t *notes = 0;
    const wchar_t *status = 0;
    const wchar_t *due = 0;

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    kind = json.stringOf(L"kind");
    etag = json.stringOf(L"etag");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray(L"items");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        kind = json.stringOf(L"items[i].kind");
        id = json.stringOf(L"items[i].id");
        etag = json.stringOf(L"items[i].etag");
        title = json.stringOf(L"items[i].title");
        updated = json.stringOf(L"items[i].updated");
        selfLink = json.stringOf(L"items[i].selfLink");
        position = json.stringOf(L"items[i].position");
        notes = json.stringOf(L"items[i].notes");
        status = json.stringOf(L"items[i].status");
        due = json.stringOf(L"items[i].due");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //  "kind": "tasks#tasks",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/LTM3Njg4MjgyNA\"",
    //  "items": [
    //   {
    //    "kind": "tasks#task",
    //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
    //    "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/NjcyMTU4Mg\"",
    //    "title": "Get haircut",
    //    "updated": "2019-04-04T18:07:58.000Z",
    //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow/tasks/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzoyMDg3OTcyMDA1MTQ5NTA0",
    //    "position": "00000000001610612734",
    //    "notes": "Check in online first.",
    //    "status": "needsAction",
    //    "due": "2019-04-07T00:00:00.000Z"
    //   },
    //   {
    //    "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
    }