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Create Google Task List

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Demonstrates how to create a new task list.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFileAccessW fac;
    const wchar_t *accessToken;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;

    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.

    fac = CkFileAccessW_Create();
    accessToken = CkFileAccessW_readEntireTextFile(fac,L"qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt",L"utf-8");
    if (CkFileAccessW_getLastMethodSuccess(fac) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkFileAccessW_lastErrorText(fac));
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        return;
    }

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,accessToken);

    // Create a task list named "aaa"
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"title",L"aaa");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

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

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

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

    // {
    //  "kind": "tasks#taskList",
    //  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
    //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/tK44F5sk_kx_cfoK27XsUCxCTKE\"",
    //  "title": "aaa",
    //  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
    // }
    // 
    // response status code: 200


    CkFileAccessW_Dispose(fac);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }