(VBScript) Google People API - Create Contact

Create a new contact.

For more information, see https://developers.google.com/people/v1/contacts#create-a-new-contact

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

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 

' originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
' or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

' 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/googlePeople.json")
If (success <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
    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")

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
'  -d '{
'  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
'  }'
'  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

' Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
' Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

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

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "names": [
'     {
'       "givenName": "John",
'       "familyName": "Doe"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John")
success = json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe")

' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sbResponseBody = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jResp = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")

    WScript.Quit
End If

' Sample JSON response:
' (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

' {
'   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
'   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
'   "metadata": {
'     "sources": [
'       {
'         "type": "CONTACT",
'         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
'         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
'         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
'       }
'     ],
'     "objectType": "PERSON"
'   },
'   "names": [
'     {
'       "metadata": {
'         "primary": true,
'         "source": {
'           "type": "CONTACT",
'           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
'         }
'       },
'       "displayName": "John Doe",
'       "familyName": "Doe",
'       "givenName": "John",
'       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
'       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
'     }
'   ],
'   "photos": [
'     {
'       "metadata": {
'         "primary": true,
'         "source": {
'           "type": "CONTACT",
'           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
'         }
'       },
'       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
'       "default": true
'     }
'   ],
'   "memberships": [
'     {
'       "metadata": {
'         "source": {
'           "type": "CONTACT",
'           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
'         }
'       },
'       "contactGroupMembership": {
'         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
'         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
'       }
'     }
'   ]
' }

' Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
' Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
' Generate Parsing Code from JSON

resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName")
etag = jResp.StringOf("etag")
metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
    id = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
    etag = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
    updateTime = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
    displayName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
    familyName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
    givenName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
    displayNameLastFirst = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
    unstructuredName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
    url = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
    default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
    i = i + 1
Loop
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
    metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
    i = i + 1
Loop

outFile.Close