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Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event.

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Local $bSuccess = False

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

;  This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
;  Google Calendar scope.

;  In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
;  token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
$oJsonToken = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$bSuccess = $oJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
If ($oJsonToken.HasMember("access_token") = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite("No access token found." & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oHttp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Http")
$oHttp.AuthToken = $oJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

;  Build a Google Calendar event:
$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.EmitCompact = False
$oJson.UpdateString("kind","calendar#event")
$oJson.UpdateString("summary","Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza")
$oJson.UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00")
$oJson.UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00")

ConsoleWrite($oJson.Emit() & @CRLF)

;  This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

;  {
;    "kind": "calendar#event",
;    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
;    "start": {
;      "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
;    },
;    "end": {
;      "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
;    }
;  }

Local $sUrl = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events"
$oHttp.SetUrlVar("calendarId","primary")
$oResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
$bSuccess = $oHttp.HttpJson("POST",$sUrl,$oJson,"application/json",$oResp)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oHttp.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

$oJsonResp = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJsonResp.EmitCompact = False
$oJsonResp.Load($oResp.BodyStr)

If ($oResp.StatusCode = 200) Then
    ;  Success.
    ;  The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    ConsoleWrite($oJsonResp.Emit() & @CRLF)
Else
    If ($oResp.StatusCode = 401) Then
        ConsoleWrite("Try refreshing the access token and then retry..." & @CRLF)
    EndIf

    ;  Failed. 
    ;  Show the JSON error response.
    ConsoleWrite($oJsonResp.Emit() & @CRLF)
EndIf

;  A successful response body:

;  {
;    "kind": "calendar#event",
;    "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
;    "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
;    "status": "confirmed",
;    "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
;    "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
;    "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
;    "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
;    "creator": {
;      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
;      "self": true
;    },
;    "organizer": {
;      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
;      "self": true
;    },
;    "start": {
;      "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
;    },
;    "end": {
;      "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
;    },
;    "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
;    "sequence": 0,
;    "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
;    "reminders": {
;      "useDefault": true
;    }
;  }