VB.NET Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Create Task

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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

'  The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
'  Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
'     Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

'  Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
'  Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
'  Generate Code to Create JSON

'  {
'    "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
'    "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
'    "title": "Update client list",
'    "assignments": {
'      "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
'        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
'        "orderHint": " !"
'      }
'    },
'  }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("planId","xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM")
json.UpdateString("bucketId","hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR")
json.UpdateString("title","Update client list")
json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.""@odata.type""","#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment")
json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint"," !")

'  POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False

If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed, response status code = " & resp.StatusCode)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())

'  A sample response:
'  (See code for parsing this response below..)

'  {
'    "createdBy": {
'      "user": {
'        "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
'      }
'    },
'    "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
'    "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
'    "title": "Update client list",
'    "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
'    "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
'    "assignments": {
'      "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
'        "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
'        "assignedBy": {
'          "user": {
'            "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
'          }
'        },
'        "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
'        "orderHint": "RWk1"
'      }
'    },
'    "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
'  }

'  Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
'  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

Dim createdByUserId As String = json.StringOf("createdBy.user.id")
Dim planId As String = json.StringOf("planId")
Dim bucketId As String = json.StringOf("bucketId")
Dim title As String = json.StringOf("title")
Dim orderHint As String = json.StringOf("orderHint")
Dim createdDateTime As String = json.StringOf("createdDateTime")
Dim assignments_odataType As String = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.""@odata.type""")
Dim assignmentsAssignedByUserId As String = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id")
Dim assignmentsAssignedDateTime As String = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime")
Dim assignmentsOrderHint As String = json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint")
Dim id As String = json.StringOf("id")

Debug.WriteLine("Success.")