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Unicode C

Move a GMail Message to Trash

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Moves a specific GMail email message to trash.

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Unicode C
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    const wchar_t *id;
    const wchar_t *userId;
    const wchar_t *url;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,L"GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN");

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

    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"userId",L"me");
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"id",id);

    // Move to trash by POSTing w/ an empty request body.
    url = L"https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/messages/{$id}/trash";
    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpStr(http,L"POST",url,L"",L"",L"",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"status = %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp) != 200) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        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",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

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


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }