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Create Google Task List

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Demonstrates how to create a new task list.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.FileAccess;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // Get the previously obtained access token.
        // See Get Google Tasks Access Token.

        FileAccess fac = new FileAccess();
        String accessToken;
        try {
            accessToken = fac.readEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt", "utf-8");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setAuthToken(accessToken);

        // Create a task list named "aaa"
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("title", "aaa");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Show the response body.
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Examine the response status code.
        System.out.println("response status code: " + resp.getStatusCode());

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

        // {
        //  "kind": "tasks#taskList",
        //  "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
        //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/tK44F5sk_kx_cfoK27XsUCxCTKE\"",
        //  "title": "aaa",
        //  "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
        //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
        // }
        //
        // response status code: 200
    }
}