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Create Task

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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
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.

        Http http = new Http();

        // The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
        // Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
        //    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        // Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
        // Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Code to Create JSON

        // {
        //   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
        //   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
        //   "title": "Update client list",
        //   "assignments": {
        //     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
        //       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
        //       "orderHint": " !"
        //     }
        //   },
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("planId", "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM");
        json.updateString("bucketId", "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR");
        json.updateString("title", "Update client list");
        json.updateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"", "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment");
        json.updateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint", " !");

        // POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        json.load(resp.getBodyStr());
        json.setEmitCompact(false);

        if (resp.getStatusCode() != 200) {
            System.out.println(json.emit());
            System.out.println("Failed, response status code = " + resp.getStatusCode());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // A sample response:
        // (See code for parsing this response below..)

        // {
        //   "createdBy": {
        //     "user": {
        //       "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
        //     }
        //   },
        //   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
        //   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
        //   "title": "Update client list",
        //   "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
        //   "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
        //   "assignments": {
        //     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
        //       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
        //       "assignedBy": {
        //         "user": {
        //           "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
        //       "orderHint": "RWk1"
        //     }
        //   },
        //   "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
        // }

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

        String createdByUserId = json.stringOf("createdBy.user.id");
        String planId = json.stringOf("planId");
        String bucketId = json.stringOf("bucketId");
        String title = json.stringOf("title");
        String orderHint = json.stringOf("orderHint");
        String createdDateTime = json.stringOf("createdDateTime");
        String assignments_odataType = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.\"@odata.type\"");
        String assignmentsAssignedByUserId = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id");
        String assignmentsAssignedDateTime = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime");
        String assignmentsOrderHint = json.stringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint");
        String id = json.stringOf("id");

        System.out.println("Success.");
    }
}