(VB.NET) Update a Google Contact

Demonstrates how to update a Google Contact.

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

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
' Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
' (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
' saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim success As Boolean = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim gAuth As New Chilkat.AuthGoogle
gAuth.AccessToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' Connect using TLS.
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("www.google.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)

' Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

' ----------------------------------------------
' OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
' ----------------------------------------------

' To update a contact, we'll first get the contact information,
' then we'll make changes to the XML and then PUT the update.

' To retrieve the contact, send the following:
' 	GET /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full/{contactId}
' 	GData-Version: 3.0

rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

Dim sbPath As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbPath.Append("/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full/{contactId}")
' Get the contact having contactId = "5b6d64980b1ed462"
Dim numReplacements As Integer = sbPath.Replace("{contactId}","5b6d64980b1ed462")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET",sbPath.GetAsString(),sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText)
    Debug.WriteLine("response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("response body: " & sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


' If the 200 response was received, then the contacts XML is contained
' in the response body.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.LoadSb(sbResponseBody,False)

' Get the etag:
Dim lastKnownEtag As String = xml.GetAttrValue("gd:etag")
Debug.WriteLine("lastKnownEtag = " & lastKnownEtag)

' Update the XML.
' We're going to add or update with the following information:

' 	  <gd:name>
' 	    <gd:givenName>Joe</gd:givenName>
' 	    <gd:familyName>Sample</gd:familyName>
' 	    <gd:fullName>Joe Sample</gd:fullName>
' 	  </gd:name>
' 	  <content type="text">RIP Joe Sample, a great musician...</content>
' 	  <gd:extendedProperty name="pet" value="hamster"/>

xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName","Joe")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName","Sample")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName","Joe Sample")
xml.UpdateChildContent("content","RIP Joe Sample, a great musician...")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("content",True,"type","text")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:extendedProperty",True,"name","pet")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:extendedProperty",True,"value","hamster")

' Send the following:

' 	PUT /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full/{contactId}
' 	If-Match: {lastKnownEtag}
' 	GData-Version: 3.0
' 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml

rest.ClearAllHeaders()
rest.AddHeader("If-Match",lastKnownEtag)
rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")
rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)

' The sbPath already contains the correct path..
success = rest.FullRequestSb("PUT",sbPath.GetAsString(),sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText)
    Debug.WriteLine("response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("response body: " & sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


' If the 200 response was received, then the updated contact XML is contained
' in the response body.
xml.LoadSb(sbResponseBody,False)

Debug.WriteLine("Response Body:")
Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml())
Debug.WriteLine("Success.")