Java

Create a New GMail Label

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail label. Java

import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

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

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();
    http.put_AuthToken("GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    String userId = "me";
    http.SetUrlVar("userId",userId);

    // Create the JSON to be sent in the HTTP request body.
    // The name of the new label is "questions".
    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","questions");
    json.UpdateString("labelListVisibility","labelShow");
    json.UpdateString("messageListVisibility","show");

    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    System.out.println(json.emit());

    // The JSON contains this:
    // {
    //   "name": "questions",
    //   "labelListVisibility": "labelShow",
    //   "messageListVisibility": "show"
    // }

    String url = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/{$userId}/labels";
    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST",url,json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("status = " + resp.get_StatusCode());

    // A 200 response status indicate success.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // A successful repsonse contains JSON that looks like this:

    // {
    //  "id": "Label_43",
    //  "name": "questions",
    //  "messageListVisibility": "show",
    //  "labelListVisibility": "labelShow"
    // }

    System.out.println("response body:");
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());

    System.out.println("GMail label created!");
  }
}