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Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 

    // originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
    // or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to load googleContacts.json\n");
        return;
    }

    CkHttpW http;

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

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
    //  -d '{
    //  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
    //  }'
    //  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

    // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

    // {
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "familyName": "Doe"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"names[0].givenName",L"John");
    json.UpdateString(L"names[0].familyName",L"Doe");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",L"https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW jResp;
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
    //   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
    //   "metadata": {
    //     "sources": [
    //       {
    //         "type": "CONTACT",
    //         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
    //         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
    //         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "objectType": "PERSON"
    //   },
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "primary": true,
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "displayName": "John Doe",
    //       "familyName": "Doe",
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
    //       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "photos": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "primary": true,
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
    //       "default": true
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "memberships": [
    //     {
    //       "metadata": {
    //         "source": {
    //           "type": "CONTACT",
    //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "contactGroupMembership": {
    //         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
    //         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    const wchar_t *v_type = 0;
    const wchar_t *id = 0;
    const wchar_t *updateTime = 0;
    bool metadataPrimary;
    const wchar_t *metadataSourceType = 0;
    const wchar_t *metadataSourceId = 0;
    const wchar_t *displayName = 0;
    const wchar_t *familyName = 0;
    const wchar_t *givenName = 0;
    const wchar_t *displayNameLastFirst = 0;
    const wchar_t *unstructuredName = 0;
    const wchar_t *url = 0;
    bool default;
    const wchar_t *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = 0;
    const wchar_t *contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = 0;

    const wchar_t *resourceName = jResp.stringOf(L"resourceName");
    const wchar_t *etag = jResp.stringOf(L"etag");
    const wchar_t *metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata.objectType");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"metadata.sources");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        v_type = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata.sources[i].type");
        id = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata.sources[i].id");
        etag = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata.sources[i].etag");
        updateTime = jResp.stringOf(L"metadata.sources[i].updateTime");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"names");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf(L"names[i].metadata.primary");
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].metadata.source.id");
        displayName = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].displayName");
        familyName = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].familyName");
        givenName = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].givenName");
        displayNameLastFirst = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].displayNameLastFirst");
        unstructuredName = jResp.stringOf(L"names[i].unstructuredName");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"photos");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf(L"photos[i].metadata.primary");
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf(L"photos[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf(L"photos[i].metadata.source.id");
        url = jResp.stringOf(L"photos[i].url");
        default = jResp.BoolOf(L"photos[i].default");
        i = i + 1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray(L"memberships");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_I(i);
        metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf(L"memberships[i].metadata.source.type");
        metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf(L"memberships[i].metadata.source.id");
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.stringOf(L"memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId");
        contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.stringOf(L"memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }