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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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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    // First create a new contact XML.
    const xml = try chilkat.Xml.init();
    defer xml.deinit();
    xml.setTag("atom:entry");
    xml.addAttribute("xmlns:atom", "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom") catch {};
    xml.addAttribute("xmlns:gd", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("atom:category", true, "scheme", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("atom:category", true, "term", "http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact") catch {};
    xml.updateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName", "Elizabeth");
    xml.updateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName", "Bennet");
    xml.updateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName", "Elizabeth Bennet");
    xml.updateAttrAt("atom:content", true, "type", "text") catch {};
    xml.updateChildContent("atom:content", "Notes");
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "primary", "true") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "address", "liz@gmail.com") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "displayName", "E. Bennet") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:email", true, "address", "liz@example.org") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber", true, "primary", "true") catch {};
    xml.updateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber", "(206)555-1212");
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home") catch {};
    xml.updateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber", "(206)555-1213");
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "address", "liz@gmail.com") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "protocol", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "primary", "true") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:im", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress", true, "rel", "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work") catch {};
    xml.updateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress", true, "primary", "true") catch {};
    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");

    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try xml.getXml(alloc)});

    // 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

    const json_token = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_token.deinit();
    json_token.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json") catch {
        std.debug.print("Failed to load googleContacts.json\n", .{});
        return;
    };

    const g_auth = try chilkat.AuthGoogle.init();
    defer g_auth.deinit();
    g_auth.setAccessToken(try json_token.stringOf(alloc, "access_token"));

    const rest = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();

    // Connect using TLS.
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    try rest.connect("www.google.com", 443, true, b_auto_reconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.setAuthGoogle(g_auth) catch {};

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

    rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/atom+xml") catch {};
    rest.addHeader("GData-Version", "3.0") catch {};

    const sb_request_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_request_body.deinit();
    const sb_response_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_response_body.deinit();
    xml.getXmlSb(sb_request_body) catch {};
    rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full", sb_request_body, sb_response_body) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
    if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
        std.debug.print("response status code = {d}\n", .{rest.getResponseStatusCode()});
        std.debug.print("response status text = {s}\n", .{try rest.getResponseStatusText(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("response header: {s}\n", .{try rest.getResponseHeader(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("response body: {s}\n", .{try sb_response_body.getAsString(alloc)});
        return;
    }

    // If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
    // and there is no response body.
    std.debug.print("Contact created.\n", .{});
}