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Get Task Lists

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Demonstrates how to download the Google task lists.

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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);

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpNoBody("GET", "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists", 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());

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

        String id = "";
        String title = "";
        String updated = "";
        String selfLink = "";

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.load(resp.getBodyStr());

        String kind = json.stringOf("kind");
        String etag = json.stringOf("etag");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("items");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            kind = json.stringOf("items[i].kind");
            id = json.stringOf("items[i].id");
            title = json.stringOf("items[i].title");
            updated = json.stringOf("items[i].updated");
            selfLink = json.stringOf("items[i].selfLink");
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Sample response:

        // {
        //  "kind": "tasks#taskLists",
        //  "etag": "\"84_7Cubo3y98GMV9bE3zQclHxhc/cv_AS-HUP96xJ9bgP8Y2B8WGSpM\"",
        //  "items": [
        //   {
        //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
        //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MDow",
        //    "title": "My Tasks",
        //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:42:52.000Z",
        //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MDow"
        //   },
        //   {
        //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
        //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MzE3OTUxODY4OTU1MTEwMDow",
        //    "title": "ccc",
        //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:15:19.000Z",
        //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6MzE3OTUxODY4OTU1MTEwMDow"
        //   },
        //   {
        //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
        //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NDQ0NTA4MDYyNTY3OTEzMzow",
        //    "title": "bbb",
        //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:15:02.000Z",
        //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NDQ0NTA4MDYyNTY3OTEzMzow"
        //   },
        //   {
        //    "kind": "tasks#taskList",
        //    "id": "MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow",
        //    "title": "aaa",
        //    "updated": "2019-04-04T17:13:17.000Z",
        //    "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/tasks/v1/users/@me/lists/MDM4MzQ4NTA3NDQwMDUxMzQ2OTQ6NzAwOTA4MDA1NzU2ODYwMzow"
        //   }
        //  ]
        // }
        //
        // response status code: 200
    }
}