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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

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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();

    // The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
    // Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
    //    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    // Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
    // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    // {
    //   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
    //   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
    //   "title": "Update client list",
    //   "assignments": {
    //     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
    //       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
    //       "orderHint": " !"
    //     }
    //   },
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("planId","xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM");
    json.UpdateString("bucketId","hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR");
    json.UpdateString("title","Update client list");
    json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"","#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment");
    json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint"," !");

    // POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);

    if (resp.get_StatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println(json.emit());
        System.out.println("Failed, response status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode());
        return;
        }

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

    // A sample response:
    // (See code for parsing this response below..)

    // {
    //   "createdBy": {
    //     "user": {
    //       "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
    //   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
    //   "title": "Update client list",
    //   "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
    //   "assignments": {
    //     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
    //       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
    //       "assignedBy": {
    //         "user": {
    //           "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
    //         }
    //       },
    //       "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
    //       "orderHint": "RWk1"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    String createdByUserId = json.stringOf("createdBy.user.id");
    String planId = json.stringOf("planId");
    String bucketId = json.stringOf("bucketId");
    String title = json.stringOf("title");
    String orderHint = json.stringOf("orderHint");
    String createdDateTime = json.stringOf("createdDateTime");
    String assignments_odataType = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"");
    String assignmentsAssignedByUserId = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id");
    String assignmentsAssignedDateTime = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime");
    String assignmentsOrderHint = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint");
    String id = json.stringOf("id");

    System.out.println("Success.");
  }
}