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Google Contacts - Create New Contact
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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.Chilkat DataFlex Downloads
Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg
Procedure Test
Boolean iSuccess
Handle hoXml
Handle hoJsonToken
Variant vGAuth
Handle hoGAuth
Handle hoRest
Boolean iBAutoReconnect
Variant vSbRequestBody
Handle hoSbRequestBody
Variant vSbResponseBody
Handle hoSbResponseBody
String sTemp1
Integer iTemp1
Move False To iSuccess
// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// First create a new contact XML.
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatXml)) To hoXml
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoXml))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoXml
End
Set ComTag Of hoXml To "atom:entry"
Get ComAddAttribute Of hoXml "xmlns:atom" "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" To iSuccess
Get ComAddAttribute Of hoXml "xmlns:gd" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "atom:category" True "scheme" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "atom:category" True "term" "http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" To iSuccess
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:name|gd:givenName" "Elizabeth"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:name|gd:familyName" "Bennet"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:name|gd:fullName" "Elizabeth Bennet"
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "atom:content" True "type" "text" To iSuccess
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "atom:content" "Notes"
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:email" True "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:email" True "primary" "true" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:email" True "address" "liz@gmail.com" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:email" True "displayName" "E. Bennet" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:email" True "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:email" True "address" "liz@example.org" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:phoneNumber" True "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:phoneNumber" True "primary" "true" To iSuccess
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:phoneNumber" "(206)555-1212"
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:phoneNumber" True "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" To iSuccess
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:phoneNumber" "(206)555-1213"
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:im" True "address" "liz@gmail.com" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:im" True "protocol" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:im" True "primary" "true" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:im" True "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress" True "rel" "http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" To iSuccess
Get ComUpdateAttrAt Of hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress" True "primary" "true" To iSuccess
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city" "Mountain View"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street" "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region" "CA"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode" "94043"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country" "United States"
Send ComUpdateChildContent To hoXml "gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress" "1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View"
Get ComGetXml Of hoXml To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
// Created the following XML:
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// <atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
// <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
// <gd:name>
// <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
// <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
// <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
// </gd:name>
// <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
// <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
// <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
// <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
// <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
// <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
// <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
// <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
// <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
// <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
// <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
// </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
// </atom:entry>
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
// Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
// (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file
// saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
End
Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json" To iSuccess
If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
Showln "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
Procedure_Return
End
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatAuthGoogle)) To hoGAuth
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoGAuth))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoGAuth
End
Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
Set ComAccessToken Of hoGAuth To sTemp1
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoRest
End
// Connect using TLS.
Move True To iBAutoReconnect
Get ComConnect Of hoRest "www.google.com" 443 True iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess
// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
Get pvComObject of hoGAuth to vGAuth
Get ComSetAuthGoogle Of hoRest vGAuth To iSuccess
// ----------------------------------------------
// OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
// ----------------------------------------------
// To create a contact, we need to send the following:
// POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
// Content-Type: application/atom+xml
// GData-Version: 3.0
Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "Content-Type" "application/atom+xml" To iSuccess
Get ComAddHeader Of hoRest "GData-Version" "3.0" To iSuccess
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbRequestBody
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbRequestBody))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoSbRequestBody
End
Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbResponseBody
If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbResponseBody))) Begin
Send CreateComObject of hoSbResponseBody
End
Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
Get ComGetXmlSb Of hoXml vSbRequestBody To iSuccess
Get pvComObject of hoSbRequestBody to vSbRequestBody
Get pvComObject of hoSbResponseBody to vSbResponseBody
Get ComFullRequestSb Of hoRest "POST" "/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full" vSbRequestBody vSbResponseBody To iSuccess
If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
Showln sTemp1
Procedure_Return
End
// A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
If (iTemp1 <> 201) Begin
Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
Showln "response status code = " iTemp1
Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
Showln "response status text = " sTemp1
Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
Showln "response header: " sTemp1
Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbResponseBody To sTemp1
Showln "response body: " sTemp1
Procedure_Return
End
// If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
// and there is no response body.
Showln "Contact created."
End_Procedure