(Xojo Plugin) Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#example-1-create-an-event-in-the-specified-time-zone-and-assign-the-event-an-optional-transactionid-value

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

// Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim success As Boolean
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookCalendar.json")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Send the following POST:

// POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
// Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
// Content-type: application/json
// 
// {
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "HTML",
//     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
//   },
//   "start": {
//       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
//       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location":{
//       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
//   },
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
//         "name": "Samantha Booth"
//       },
//       "type": "required"
//     }
//   ],
//   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
//   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
// }

// Build the JSON body of the POST.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch")
success = json.UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML")
success = json.UpdateString("body.content","Does noon work for you?")
success = json.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-05-15T12:00:00")
success = json.UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
success = json.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-05-15T14:00:00")
success = json.UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time")
success = json.UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar")
success = json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address","samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com")
success = json.UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Samantha Booth")
success = json.UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required")
success = json.UpdateBool("allowNewTimeProposals",True)

// Generate a UUID.
Dim crypt As New Chilkat.Crypt2
success = json.UpdateString("transactionId",crypt.GenerateUuid())

// Add the "Prefer" request header.
http.SetRequestHeader "Prefer","outlook.timezone=""Pacific Standard Time"""

// Send the HTTP POST
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson2("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events","application/json",json.Emit())
If (http.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Response status code = " + Str(resp.StatusCode))

Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())

// The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
If (resp.StatusCode <> 201) Then
    System.DebugLog("Failed")
    Return
End If

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

// {
//   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
//   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
//   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
//   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
//   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
//   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
//   "categories": [
//   ],
//   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
//   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
//   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
//   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
//   "isReminderOn": true,
//   "hasAttachments": false,
//   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
//   "bodyPreview": "Does noon work for you?",
//   "importance": "normal",
//   "sensitivity": "normal",
//   "isAllDay": false,
//   "isCancelled": false,
//   "isOrganizer": true,
//   "responseRequested": true,
//   "seriesMasterId": null,
//   "showAs": "busy",
//   "type": "singleInstance",
//   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
//   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
//   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
//   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
//   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
//   "isDraft": false,
//   "hideAttendees": false,
//   "recurrence": null,
//   "onlineMeeting": null,
//   "responseStatus": {
//     "response": "organizer",
//     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//   },
//   "body": {
//     "contentType": "html",
//     "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
//   },
//   "start": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "end": {
//     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
//     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
//   },
//   "location": {
//     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//     "locationType": "default",
//     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//     "uniqueIdType": "private"
//   },
//   "locations": [
//     {
//       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
//       "locationType": "default",
//       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
//       "uniqueIdType": "private"
//     }
//   ],
//   "attendees": [
//     {
//       "type": "required",
//       "status": {
//         "response": "none",
//         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
//       },
//       "emailAddress": {
//         "name": "Samantha Booth",
//         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
//       }
//     }
//   ],
//   "organizer": {
//     "emailAddress": {
//       "name": "John Doe",
//       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
//     }
//   }
// }

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

Dim displayName As String
Dim locationType As String
Dim uniqueId As String
Dim uniqueIdType As String
Dim statusResponse As String
Dim statusTime As String
Dim emailAddressName As String
Dim emailAddressAddress As String

Dim odata_context As String
odata_context = jResp.StringOf("""@odata.context""")
Dim odata_etag As String
odata_etag = jResp.StringOf("""@odata.etag""")
Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim createdDateTime As String
createdDateTime = jResp.StringOf("createdDateTime")
Dim lastModifiedDateTime As String
lastModifiedDateTime = jResp.StringOf("lastModifiedDateTime")
Dim changeKey As String
changeKey = jResp.StringOf("changeKey")
Dim transactionId As String
transactionId = jResp.StringOf("transactionId")
Dim originalStartTimeZone As String
originalStartTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("originalStartTimeZone")
Dim originalEndTimeZone As String
originalEndTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("originalEndTimeZone")
Dim iCalUId As String
iCalUId = jResp.StringOf("iCalUId")
Dim reminderMinutesBeforeStart As Int32
reminderMinutesBeforeStart = jResp.IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart")
Dim isReminderOn As Boolean
isReminderOn = jResp.BoolOf("isReminderOn")
Dim hasAttachments As Boolean
hasAttachments = jResp.BoolOf("hasAttachments")
Dim subject As String
subject = jResp.StringOf("subject")
Dim bodyPreview As String
bodyPreview = jResp.StringOf("bodyPreview")
Dim importance As String
importance = jResp.StringOf("importance")
Dim sensitivity As String
sensitivity = jResp.StringOf("sensitivity")
Dim isAllDay As Boolean
isAllDay = jResp.BoolOf("isAllDay")
Dim isCancelled As Boolean
isCancelled = jResp.BoolOf("isCancelled")
Dim isOrganizer As Boolean
isOrganizer = jResp.BoolOf("isOrganizer")
Dim responseRequested As Boolean
responseRequested = jResp.BoolOf("responseRequested")
Dim seriesMasterId As String
seriesMasterId = jResp.StringOf("seriesMasterId")
Dim showAs As String
showAs = jResp.StringOf("showAs")
Dim v_type As String
v_type = jResp.StringOf("type")
Dim webLink As String
webLink = jResp.StringOf("webLink")
Dim onlineMeetingUrl As String
onlineMeetingUrl = jResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingUrl")
Dim isOnlineMeeting As Boolean
isOnlineMeeting = jResp.BoolOf("isOnlineMeeting")
Dim onlineMeetingProvider As String
onlineMeetingProvider = jResp.StringOf("onlineMeetingProvider")
Dim allowNewTimeProposals As Boolean
allowNewTimeProposals = jResp.BoolOf("allowNewTimeProposals")
Dim isDraft As Boolean
isDraft = jResp.BoolOf("isDraft")
Dim hideAttendees As Boolean
hideAttendees = jResp.BoolOf("hideAttendees")
Dim recurrence As String
recurrence = jResp.StringOf("recurrence")
Dim onlineMeeting As String
onlineMeeting = jResp.StringOf("onlineMeeting")
Dim responseStatusResponse As String
responseStatusResponse = jResp.StringOf("responseStatus.response")
Dim responseStatusTime As String
responseStatusTime = jResp.StringOf("responseStatus.time")
Dim bodyContentType As String
bodyContentType = jResp.StringOf("body.contentType")
Dim bodyContent As String
bodyContent = jResp.StringOf("body.content")
Dim startDateTime As String
startDateTime = jResp.StringOf("start.dateTime")
Dim startTimeZone As String
startTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("start.timeZone")
Dim endDateTime As String
endDateTime = jResp.StringOf("end.dateTime")
Dim endTimeZone As String
endTimeZone = jResp.StringOf("end.timeZone")
Dim locationDisplayName As String
locationDisplayName = jResp.StringOf("location.displayName")
Dim locationLocationType As String
locationLocationType = jResp.StringOf("location.locationType")
Dim locationUniqueId As String
locationUniqueId = jResp.StringOf("location.uniqueId")
Dim locationUniqueIdType As String
locationUniqueIdType = jResp.StringOf("location.uniqueIdType")
Dim organizerEmailAddressName As String
organizerEmailAddressName = jResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name")
Dim organizerEmailAddressAddress As String
organizerEmailAddressAddress = jResp.StringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address")
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int32
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("categories")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("locations")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    displayName = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].displayName")
    locationType = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].locationType")
    uniqueId = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueId")
    uniqueIdType = jResp.StringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType")
    i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("attendees")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    v_type = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].type")
    statusResponse = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.response")
    statusTime = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].status.time")
    emailAddressName = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name")
    emailAddressAddress = jResp.StringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address")
    i = i + 1
Wend

System.DebugLog("Event created.")