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Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

// First create a new contact XML.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "atom:entry"
success = xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
success = xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",True,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",True,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet"
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:content",True,"type","text")
xml.UpdateChildContent "atom:content","Notes"
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"primary","true")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"address","liz@gmail.com")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"displayName","E. Bennet")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"address","liz@example.org")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",True,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212"
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213"
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"address","liz@gmail.com")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"primary","true")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",True,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States"
xml.UpdateChildContent "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View"

System.DebugLog(xml.GetXml())

// Created the following XML:

// 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
// 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
// 	    <gd:name>
// 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
// 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
// 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
// 	    </gd:name>
// 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
// 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
// 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
// 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
// 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
// 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
// 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
// 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
// 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
// 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
// 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
// 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
// 	</atom:entry>

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
    Return
End If

Dim gAuth As New Chilkat.AuthGoogle
gAuth.AccessToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

// Connect using TLS.
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("www.google.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
success = rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

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

// To create a contact, we need to send the following:

// 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
// 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
// 	GData-Version: 3.0

success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
success = rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) Then
    System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    System.DebugLog("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    System.DebugLog("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    System.DebugLog("response body: " + sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    Return
End If

// If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
// and there is no response body.
System.DebugLog("Contact created.")