Java

Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact. 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 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

    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json");
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println("Failed to load googleContacts.json");
        return;
        }

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

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

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
    //  -d '{
    //  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
    //  }'
    //  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

    // 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.

    // {
    //   "names": [
    //     {
    //       "givenName": "John",
    //       "familyName": "Doe"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("names[0].givenName","John");
    json.UpdateString("names[0].familyName","Doe");

    CkHttpResponse resp = new CkHttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact",json,"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody = new CkStringBuilder();
    resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject jResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
    jResp.put_EmitCompact(false);

    System.out.println("Response Body:");
    System.out.println(jResp.emit());

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(resp.header());
        System.out.println("Failed.");
        return;
        }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
    //   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
    //   "metadata": {
    //     "sources": [
    //       {
    //         "type": "CONTACT",
    //         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
    //         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
    //         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
    //       }
    //     ],
    //     "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/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
    //       "default": true
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "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

    String v_type;
    String id;
    String updateTime;
    boolean metadataPrimary;
    String metadataSourceType;
    String metadataSourceId;
    String displayName;
    String familyName;
    String givenName;
    String displayNameLastFirst;
    String unstructuredName;
    String url;
    boolean default;
    String contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId;
    String contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName;

    String resourceName = jResp.stringOf("resourceName");
    String etag = jResp.stringOf("etag");
    String metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf("metadata.objectType");
    int i = 0;
    int count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.sources");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_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;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("names");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_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;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("photos");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_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;
        }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("memberships");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jResp.put_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;
        }
  }
}