Xojo Plugin

Google Contacts - Adding/Updating a photo for a contact

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Demonstrates how to upload a photo for a Google Contact. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// 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

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 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]

success = rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")
success = rest.AddHeader("If-Match","*")
success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/*")

Dim sbPath As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbPath.Append("/m8/feeds/photos/media/default/{contactId}")
// Upload a photo for the contact having contactId = "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09"
Dim numReplacements As Int32
numReplacements = sbPath.Replace("{contactId}","1ea2e4fe0ef24e09")

// Let's get our photo data..
Dim pngData As New Chilkat.BinData
success = pngData.LoadFile("qa_data/png/dude.png")

Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestBd("PUT",sbPath.GetAsString(),pngData,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) 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 200 success response was received.
System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
System.DebugLog("Success.")