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Trello Create New Board

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

    // curl --request POST \
    //   --url 'https://api.trello.com/1/boards?name=name&defaultLabels=true&defaultLists=true&keepFromSource=none&prefs_permissionLevel=private
    //           &prefs_voting=disabled&prefs_comments=members&prefs_invitations=members&prefs_selfJoin=true&prefs_cardCovers=true&prefs_background=blue&prefs_cardAging=regular'

    // First get our previously obtained access token.
    CkJsonObject jsonToken = new CkJsonObject();
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/trello.json");

    CkOAuth1 oauth1 = new CkOAuth1();
    oauth1.put_ConsumerKey("TRELLO_CONSUMER_KEY");
    oauth1.put_ConsumerSecret("TRELLO_CONSUMER_SECRET");
    oauth1.put_Token(jsonToken.stringOf("oauth_token"));
    oauth1.put_TokenSecret(jsonToken.stringOf("oauth_token_secret"));

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Trello REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.trello.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    rest.SetAuthOAuth1(oauth1,false);

    rest.AddQueryParam("name","Football & Rugby");
    rest.AddQueryParam("defaultLabels","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("defaultLists","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("keepFromSource","none");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_permissionLevel","private");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_voting","disabled");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_comments","members");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_invitations","members");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_selfJoin","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_cardCovers","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_background","blue");
    rest.AddQueryParam("prefs_cardAging","regular");

    rest.AddHeader("Accept","application/json");

    String responseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/1/boards");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        System.out.println("Request Header: ");
        System.out.println(rest.lastRequestHeader());
        System.out.println("----");
        System.out.println("Response StatusCode = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("Response StatusLine: " + rest.responseStatusText());
        System.out.println("Response Header:");
        System.out.println(rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println(responseBody);
        return;
        }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.Load(responseBody);
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    System.out.println(json.emit());
    System.out.println("Success.");

    // A sample JSON response:
    // (See the parsing code below...)
    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // 
    // {
    //   "id": "5cc606a1e2441a8a8fe3dc48",
    //   "name": "Football",
    //   "desc": "",
    //   "descData": null,
    //   "closed": false,
    //   "idOrganization": null,
    //   "pinned": false,
    //   "url": "https://trello.com/b/eadpS1Pe/football",
    //   "shortUrl": "https://trello.com/b/eadpS1Pe",
    //   "prefs": {
    //     "permissionLevel": "private",
    //     "voting": "disabled",
    //     "comments": "members",
    //     "invitations": "members",
    //     "selfJoin": true,
    //     "cardCovers": true,
    //     "cardAging": "regular",
    //     "calendarFeedEnabled": false,
    //     "background": "blue",
    //     "backgroundImage": null,
    //     "backgroundImageScaled": null,
    //     "backgroundTile": false,
    //     "backgroundBrightness": "dark",
    //     "backgroundColor": "#0079BF",
    //     "backgroundBottomColor": "#0079BF",
    //     "backgroundTopColor": "#0079BF",
    //     "canBePublic": true,
    //     "canBeEnterprise": true,
    //     "canBeOrg": true,
    //     "canBePrivate": true,
    //     "canInvite": true
    //   },
    //   "labelNames": {
    //     "green": "",
    //     "yellow": "",
    //     "orange": "",
    //     "red": "",
    //     "purple": "",
    //     "blue": "",
    //     "sky": "",
    //     "lime": "",
    //     "pink": "",
    //     "black": ""
    //   },
    //   "limits": {}
    // }

    String id;
    String name;
    String desc;
    String descData;
    boolean closed;
    String idOrganization;
    boolean pinned;
    String url;
    String shortUrl;
    String prefsPermissionLevel;
    String prefsVoting;
    String prefsComments;
    String prefsInvitations;
    boolean prefsSelfJoin;
    boolean prefsCardCovers;
    String prefsCardAging;
    boolean prefsCalendarFeedEnabled;
    String prefsBackground;
    String prefsBackgroundImage;
    String prefsBackgroundImageScaled;
    boolean prefsBackgroundTile;
    String prefsBackgroundBrightness;
    String prefsBackgroundColor;
    String prefsBackgroundBottomColor;
    String prefsBackgroundTopColor;
    boolean prefsCanBePublic;
    boolean prefsCanBeEnterprise;
    boolean prefsCanBeOrg;
    boolean prefsCanBePrivate;
    boolean prefsCanInvite;
    String labelNamesGreen;
    String labelNamesYellow;
    String labelNamesOrange;
    String labelNamesRed;
    String labelNamesPurple;
    String labelNamesBlue;
    String labelNamesSky;
    String labelNamesLime;
    String labelNamesPink;
    String labelNamesBlack;

    id = json.stringOf("id");
    name = json.stringOf("name");
    desc = json.stringOf("desc");
    descData = json.stringOf("descData");
    closed = json.BoolOf("closed");
    idOrganization = json.stringOf("idOrganization");
    pinned = json.BoolOf("pinned");
    url = json.stringOf("url");
    shortUrl = json.stringOf("shortUrl");
    prefsPermissionLevel = json.stringOf("prefs.permissionLevel");
    prefsVoting = json.stringOf("prefs.voting");
    prefsComments = json.stringOf("prefs.comments");
    prefsInvitations = json.stringOf("prefs.invitations");
    prefsSelfJoin = json.BoolOf("prefs.selfJoin");
    prefsCardCovers = json.BoolOf("prefs.cardCovers");
    prefsCardAging = json.stringOf("prefs.cardAging");
    prefsCalendarFeedEnabled = json.BoolOf("prefs.calendarFeedEnabled");
    prefsBackground = json.stringOf("prefs.background");
    prefsBackgroundImage = json.stringOf("prefs.backgroundImage");
    prefsBackgroundImageScaled = json.stringOf("prefs.backgroundImageScaled");
    prefsBackgroundTile = json.BoolOf("prefs.backgroundTile");
    prefsBackgroundBrightness = json.stringOf("prefs.backgroundBrightness");
    prefsBackgroundColor = json.stringOf("prefs.backgroundColor");
    prefsBackgroundBottomColor = json.stringOf("prefs.backgroundBottomColor");
    prefsBackgroundTopColor = json.stringOf("prefs.backgroundTopColor");
    prefsCanBePublic = json.BoolOf("prefs.canBePublic");
    prefsCanBeEnterprise = json.BoolOf("prefs.canBeEnterprise");
    prefsCanBeOrg = json.BoolOf("prefs.canBeOrg");
    prefsCanBePrivate = json.BoolOf("prefs.canBePrivate");
    prefsCanInvite = json.BoolOf("prefs.canInvite");
    labelNamesGreen = json.stringOf("labelNames.green");
    labelNamesYellow = json.stringOf("labelNames.yellow");
    labelNamesOrange = json.stringOf("labelNames.orange");
    labelNamesRed = json.stringOf("labelNames.red");
    labelNamesPurple = json.stringOf("labelNames.purple");
    labelNamesBlue = json.stringOf("labelNames.blue");
    labelNamesSky = json.stringOf("labelNames.sky");
    labelNamesLime = json.stringOf("labelNames.lime");
    labelNamesPink = json.stringOf("labelNames.pink");
    labelNamesBlack = json.stringOf("labelNames.black");
  }
}