Xbase++

Google Contacts - Adding/Updating a photo for a contact

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Demonstrates how to upload a photo for a Google Contact. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oGAuth
LOCAL oRest
LOCAL nBAutoReconnect
LOCAL oSbPath
LOCAL nNumReplacements
LOCAL oPngData
LOCAL oSbResponseBody

nSuccess := 0

//  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

oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oGAuth := CreateObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle")
oGAuth:AccessToken := oJsonToken:StringOf("access_token")

oRest := CreateObject("Chilkat.Rest")

//  Connect using TLS.
nBAutoReconnect := 1
nSuccess := oRest:Connect("www.google.com", 443, 1, nBAutoReconnect)

//  Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
oRest:SetAuthGoogle(oGAuth)

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

//  To upload a photo for the contact, send the following:

//  	PUT /m8/feeds/photos/media/default/contactId
//  	If-match: Etag
//  	Content-Type: image/*
//  	...
//  	[Photo data bytes]

oRest:AddHeader("GData-Version", "3.0")
oRest:AddHeader("If-Match", "*")
oRest:AddHeader("Content-Type", "image/*")

oSbPath := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbPath:Append("/m8/feeds/photos/media/default/{contactId}")
//  Upload a photo for the contact having contactId = "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09"
nNumReplacements := oSbPath:Replace("{contactId}", "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09")

//  Let's get our photo data..
oPngData := CreateObject("Chilkat.BinData")
nSuccess := oPngData:LoadFile("qa_data/png/dude.png")

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
nSuccess := oRest:FullRequestBd("PUT", oSbPath:GetAsString(), oPngData, oSbResponseBody)
IF (nSuccess != 1)
    ? oRest:LastErrorText
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oGAuth:destroy()
    oRest:destroy()
    oSbPath:destroy()
    oPngData:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
IF (oRest:ResponseStatusCode != 200)
    ? "response status code = " + Str(oRest:ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + oRest:ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + oRest:ResponseHeader
    ? "response body: " + oSbResponseBody:GetAsString()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oGAuth:destroy()
    oRest:destroy()
    oSbPath:destroy()
    oPngData:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  If the 200 success response was received.
? "Response Body:"
? oSbResponseBody:GetAsString()
? "Success."

oJsonToken:destroy()
oGAuth:destroy()
oRest:destroy()
oSbPath:destroy()
oPngData:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()