(Xojo Plugin) SMSAPI - Create a Contact

Create a Contact

For more information, see https://www.smsapi.com/docs?shell#create-contact

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

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
Dim success As Boolean

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://api.smsapi.com/contacts -H "Authorization: Bearer token_api_oauth" \
// -d "phone_number=48500000000&email=bok@smsapi.com&first_name=Name&last_name=Last_name&gender=gender&description=description&city=city&groups=default"

// Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
// Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

Dim req As New Chilkat.HttpRequest
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/contacts"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "phone_number","48500000000"
req.AddParam "email","bok@smsapi.com"
req.AddParam "first_name","Name"
req.AddParam "last_name","Last_name"
req.AddParam "gender","gender"
req.AddParam "description","description"
req.AddParam "city","city"
req.AddParam "groups","default"

req.AddHeader "Authorization","Bearer token_api_oauth"

Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse
resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.smsapi.com/contacts",req)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 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)

// {
//   "id": "5b802315a788494a04690d1d",
//   "first_name": "string",
//   "last_name": "string",
//   "phone_number": "48500000000",
//   "email": "bok@smsapi.com",
//   "gender": "gender",
//   "city": "city",
//   "date_created": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
//   "date_updated": "2018-08-24T17:24:05+02:00",
//   "description": "description",
//   "groups": [
//     {
//       "id": "59a3ca1fa78849062837cd0c",
//       "name": "default",
//       "date_created": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
//       "date_updated": "2017-08-28T09:45:35+02:00",
//       "description": "",
//       "created_by": "username",
//       "idx": null,
//       "contact_expire_after": null,
//       "contacts_count": null
//     }
//   ]
// }

// 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 date_created As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim date_updated As New Chilkat.DtObj
Dim name As String
Dim created_by As String
Dim idx As String
Dim contact_expire_after As String
Dim contacts_count As String

Dim id As String
id = jResp.StringOf("id")
Dim first_name As String
first_name = jResp.StringOf("first_name")
Dim last_name As String
last_name = jResp.StringOf("last_name")
Dim phone_number As String
phone_number = jResp.StringOf("phone_number")
Dim email As String
email = jResp.StringOf("email")
Dim gender As String
gender = jResp.StringOf("gender")
Dim city As String
city = jResp.StringOf("city")
success = jResp.DtOf("date_created",False,date_created)
success = jResp.DtOf("date_updated",False,date_updated)
Dim description As String
description = jResp.StringOf("description")
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
Dim count_i As Int32
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("groups")
While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    id = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].id")
    name = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].name")
    success = jResp.DtOf("groups[i].date_created",False,date_created)
    success = jResp.DtOf("groups[i].date_updated",False,date_updated)
    description = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].description")
    created_by = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].created_by")
    idx = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].idx")
    contact_expire_after = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].contact_expire_after")
    contacts_count = jResp.StringOf("groups[i].contacts_count")
    i = i + 1
Wend