(VBScript) Google Calendar Search Events (List Events with Optional Query Parameters)

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Demonstrates how to specify optional query parameters for listing events. This example uses the "q" parameter to free-text search for events, and uses the "timeMin" parameter to specify a lower bound for an event's end time.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
' Google Calendar scope.

' In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
' token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonToken = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
If (jsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("No access token found.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' We'll want to build a URL with the query params..
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbUrl = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sbUrl.Append("https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?")

' Use the HTTP request object as a helper for creating the URL encoded query param list..
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.HttpRequest")
set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")

' Find events with the word "pizza".
req.AddParam "q","pizza"

' Get events for the current date/time or later.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.CkDateTime")
set dt = CreateObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
success = dt.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()
req.AddParam "timeMin",dt.GetAsTimestamp(0)

' Add these query params to the URL:
success = sbUrl.Append(req.GetUrlEncodedParams())

' Examine the URL..
outFile.WriteLine("URL: " & sbUrl.GetAsString())

' The URL looks like this:
' https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events?q=pizza&timeMin=2017-08-11T13%3A35%3A28Z

' Let's get events in the primary calendar.  A calendar ID could have be used instead of "primary".
success = http.SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary")
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponse = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = http.QuickGetSb(sbUrl.GetAsString(),sbResponse)
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (http.LastStatus <> 200) Then
    ' Note: If a 401 unauthorized response is received, it likely means that the OAuth2 access token needs
    ' to be refreshed or re-fetched.
    outFile.WriteLine("Error response status: " & http.LastStatus)
    outFile.WriteLine(sbResponse.GetAsString())
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(sbResponse.GetAsString())

' A sample JSON response:
' (Code for parsing the Google Calendar events is shown below.)

' {
'  "kind": "calendar#events",
'  "etag": "\"p32cafkumkb7ta0g\"",
'  "summary": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'  "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:48.143Z",
'  "timeZone": "America/Chicago",
'  "accessRole": "owner",
'  "defaultReminders": [
'   {
'    "method": "popup",
'    "minutes": 10
'   }
'  ],
'  "nextSyncToken": "CJin09aiz9UCEJin09aiz9UCGAU=",
'  "items": [
'   {
'    "kind": "calendar#event",
'    "etag": "\"3004915160212000\"",
'    "id": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
'    "status": "confirmed",
'    "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=MDJwdjFjcGRwN3ZtMTFodG5maTNpaTdpaWUgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
'    "created": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.000Z",
'    "updated": "2017-08-11T13:19:40.106Z",
'    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
'    "creator": {
'     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'     "self": true
'    },
'    "organizer": {
'     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
'     "self": true
'    },
'    "start": {
'     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
'    },
'    "end": {
'     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
'    },
'    "iCalUID": "02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie@google.com",
'    "sequence": 0,
'    "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.02pv1cpdp7vm11htnfi3ii7iie",
'    "reminders": {
'     "useDefault": true
'    }
'   }
'  ]
' }
' 
' 

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.LoadSb(sbResponse)

numEvents = json.SizeOfArray("items")
i = 0
Do While i < numEvents
    json.I = i
    outFile.WriteLine(json.StringOf("items[i].summary"))
    outFile.WriteLine(json.StringOf("items[i].start.dateTime"))
    outFile.WriteLine(json.StringOf("items[i].end.dateTime"))
    outFile.WriteLine("--")
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Sample output:

' Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza
' 2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00
' 2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00
' --

outFile.Close