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Xbase++ 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.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL cCreatedByUserId
LOCAL cPlanId
LOCAL cBucketId
LOCAL cTitle
LOCAL cOrderHint
LOCAL cCreatedDateTime
LOCAL cAssignments_odataType
LOCAL cAssignmentsAssignedByUserId
LOCAL cAssignmentsAssignedDateTime
LOCAL cAssignmentsOrderHint
LOCAL cId

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("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.

oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oJsonToken:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oHttp:AuthToken := oJsonToken: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": " !"
//      }
//    },
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("planId", "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM")
oJson:UpdateString("bucketId", "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR")
oJson:UpdateString("title", "Update client list")
oJson:UpdateString('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557."@odata.type"', "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment")
oJson:UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint", " !")

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

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oJson:Load(oResp:BodyStr)
oJson:EmitCompact := 0

IF (oResp:StatusCode != 200)
    ? oJson:Emit()
    ? "Failed, response status code = " + Str(oResp:StatusCode)
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? oJson: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

cCreatedByUserId := oJson:StringOf("createdBy.user.id")
cPlanId := oJson:StringOf("planId")
cBucketId := oJson:StringOf("bucketId")
cTitle := oJson:StringOf("title")
cOrderHint := oJson:StringOf("orderHint")
cCreatedDateTime := oJson:StringOf("createdDateTime")
cAssignments_odataType := oJson:StringOf('assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557."@odata.type"')
cAssignmentsAssignedByUserId := oJson:StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id")
cAssignmentsAssignedDateTime := oJson:StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime")
cAssignmentsOrderHint := oJson:StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint")
cId := oJson:StringOf("id")

? "Success."

oHttp:destroy()
oJsonToken:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oResp:destroy()