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Constant Contact: Create a Contact

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Creates a single contact.

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const wchar_t *contact_id;
    const wchar_t *email_addressAddress;
    const wchar_t *email_addressPermission_to_send;
    const wchar_t *email_addressCreated_at;
    const wchar_t *email_addressUpdated_at;
    const wchar_t *email_addressOpt_in_source;
    const wchar_t *email_addressOpt_in_date;
    const wchar_t *email_addressConfirm_status;
    const wchar_t *first_name;
    const wchar_t *last_name;
    const wchar_t *job_title;
    const wchar_t *company_name;
    int birthday_month;
    int birthday_day;
    const wchar_t *anniversary;
    const wchar_t *create_source;
    const wchar_t *created_at;
    const wchar_t *updated_at;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST \
    //   https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts \
    //   -H 'accept: application/json' \
    //   -H 'authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
    //   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
    //   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
    //   -d '{
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "steet_addresses":{
    //     "kind":"home",
    //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "Illinois",
    //     "country": "United States",
    //   }
    // }'

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "steet_addresses": {
    //     "kind": "home",
    //     "street": "123 Kashmir Valley Road",
    //     "city": "Chicago",
    //     "state": "Illinois",
    //     "country": "United States"
    //   }
    // }

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"email_address.address",L"danipper@example.com");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"email_address.permission_to_send",L"implicit");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"first_name",L"David");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"last_name",L"Nipper");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"job_title",L"Musician");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"company_name",L"Acme Corp.");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"create_source",L"Account");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"birthday_month",11);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateInt(json,L"birthday_day",24);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"anniversary",L"2006-11-15");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"steet_addresses.kind",L"home");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"steet_addresses.street",L"123 Kashmir Valley Road");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"steet_addresses.city",L"Chicago");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"steet_addresses.state",L"Illinois");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"steet_addresses.country",L"United States");

    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"content-type",L"application/json");
    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"ACCESS_TOKEN");
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"cache-control",L"no-cache");
    CkHttpW_SetRequestHeader(http,L"accept",L"application/json");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);
    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

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

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
    //   "email_address": {
    //     "address": "danipper@example.com",
    //     "permission_to_send": "implicit",
    //     "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "opt_in_source": "Account",
    //     "opt_in_date": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //     "confirm_status": "off"
    //   },
    //   "first_name": "David",
    //   "last_name": "Nipper",
    //   "job_title": "Musician",
    //   "company_name": "Acme Corp.",
    //   "birthday_month": 11,
    //   "birthday_day": 24,
    //   "anniversary": "2006-11-15",
    //   "create_source": "Account",
    //   "created_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00",
    //   "updated_at": "2018-02-23T13:38:28-05:00"
    // }

    // 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.

    contact_id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"contact_id");
    email_addressAddress = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.address");
    email_addressPermission_to_send = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.permission_to_send");
    email_addressCreated_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.created_at");
    email_addressUpdated_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.updated_at");
    email_addressOpt_in_source = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.opt_in_source");
    email_addressOpt_in_date = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.opt_in_date");
    email_addressConfirm_status = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"email_address.confirm_status");
    first_name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"first_name");
    last_name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"last_name");
    job_title = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"job_title");
    company_name = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"company_name");
    birthday_month = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(jResp,L"birthday_month");
    birthday_day = CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(jResp,L"birthday_day");
    anniversary = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"anniversary");
    create_source = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"create_source");
    created_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"created_at");
    updated_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"updated_at");


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }