Xojo Plugin
Xojo Plugin
Google People API - Update an Existing Contact
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To update an existing contact, you must include the person.metadata.sources.etag field in the person for the contact to be updated to make sure the contact has not changed since your last read.Chilkat Xojo Plugin Downloads
Dim success As Boolean
success = False
// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file
// originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
// or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json")
If (success <> True) Then
System.DebugLog("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
Return
End If
Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")
// Implements the following CURL command:
// curl -X PATCH https://people.googleapis.com/v1/resource_name:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses \
// -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
// -d '{
// "resourceName": "resource_name",
// "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
// "emailAddresses": [{ "value": "john.doe@gmail.com" }],
// }'
// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code
// Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
// Generate Code to Create JSON
// The following JSON is sent in the request body.
// {
// "resourceName": "resource_name",
// "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
// "emailAddresses": [
// {
// "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
// }
// ]
// }
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("resourceName","people/c172365763025317520")
success = json.UpdateString("etag","%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=")
success = json.UpdateString("emailAddresses[0].value","john.doe@gmail.com")
Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
// Notice that the resource name is part of the URL...
Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpSb("PATCH","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people/c172365763025317520:updateContact?updatePersonFields=emailAddresses",sbRequestBody,"utf-8","application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
Return
End If
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog("Response Body:")
System.DebugLog(jResp.Emit())
Dim respStatusCode As Int32
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
System.DebugLog("Response Status Code = " + Str(respStatusCode))
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
System.DebugLog("Response Header:")
System.DebugLog(resp.Header)
System.DebugLog("Failed.")
Return
End If
// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
// {
// "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
// "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxtQnhyR2MzMGU4Yz0=",
// "metadata": {
// "sources": [
// {
// "type": "CONTACT",
// "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
// "etag": "#mBxrGc30e8c=",
// "updateTime": "2020-08-03T23:01:23.539Z"
// }
// ],
// "objectType": "PERSON"
// },
// "names": [
// {
// "metadata": {
// "primary": true,
// "source": {
// "type": "CONTACT",
// "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
// }
// },
// "displayName": "John Doe",
// "familyName": "Doe",
// "givenName": "John",
// "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
// "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
// }
// ],
// "photos": [
// {
// "metadata": {
// "primary": true,
// "source": {
// "type": "CONTACT",
// "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
// }
// },
// "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqeMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdeZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNvwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
// "default": true
// }
// ],
// "emailAddresses": [
// {
// "metadata": {
// "primary": true,
// "source": {
// "type": "CONTACT",
// "id": "2645def8c902e90"
// }
// },
// "value": "john.doe@gmail.com"
// }
// ],
// "memberships": [
// {
// "metadata": {
// "source": {
// "type": "CONTACT",
// "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
// }
// },
// "contactGroupMembership": {
// "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
// "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
// }
// }
// ]
// }
// 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 v_type As String
Dim id As String
Dim updateTime As String
Dim metadataPrimary As Boolean
Dim metadataSourceType As String
Dim metadataSourceId As String
Dim displayName As String
Dim familyName As String
Dim givenName As String
Dim displayNameLastFirst As String
Dim unstructuredName As String
Dim url As String
Dim default As Boolean
Dim value As String
Dim contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId As String
Dim contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName As String
Dim resourceName As String
resourceName = jResp.StringOf("resourceName")
Dim etag As String
etag = jResp.StringOf("etag")
Dim metadataObjectType As String
metadataObjectType = jResp.StringOf("metadata.objectType")
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int32
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
v_type = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].type")
id = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].id")
etag = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].etag")
updateTime = jResp.StringOf("metadata.sources[i].updateTime")
i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("names[i].metadata.primary")
metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.type")
metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("names[i].metadata.source.id")
displayName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayName")
familyName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].familyName")
givenName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].givenName")
displayNameLastFirst = jResp.StringOf("names[i].displayNameLastFirst")
unstructuredName = jResp.StringOf("names[i].unstructuredName")
i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].metadata.primary")
metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.type")
metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].metadata.source.id")
url = jResp.StringOf("photos[i].url")
default = jResp.BoolOf("photos[i].default")
i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("emailAddresses")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
metadataPrimary = jResp.BoolOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.primary")
metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.type")
metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].metadata.source.id")
value = jResp.StringOf("emailAddresses[i].value")
i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships")
While i < count_i
jResp.I = i
metadataSourceType = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.type")
metadataSourceId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].metadata.source.id")
contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId")
contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.StringOf("memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName")
i = i + 1
Wend