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Outlook -- Create Reply Email, Update, and Send

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Creates a reply email in the Drafts folder, updates the reply with information, and then sends the reply.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Hashtable;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        boolean success = false;

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

        Http http = new Http();

        // Use your previously obtained access token here:
        http.setAuthToken("MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN");

        // This example will search /Inbox for a message that will be replied to.
        // First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
        // Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and reply to the 1st matching message.
        // To reply, we'll create the reply message in the Drafts folder, update it with content, and the send.

        // Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example
        Hashtable htFolderMap = new Hashtable();
        StringBuilder sbMap = new StringBuilder();
        sbMap.loadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8");
        htFolderMap.addFromXmlSb(sbMap);

        // Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
        String folderId = htFolderMap.lookupStr("/Inbox");
        if (folderId == null) {
            System.out.println("Folder ID not found");
            return;
        }

        success = true;
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.setEmitCompact(false);

        // Search for unread emails in this folder from support@chilkatsoft.com
        http.setUrlVar("folder_id", folderId);
        http.setUrlVar("select", "id,subject");
        http.setUrlVar("filter", "(isRead eq false) and (from/emailAddress/address eq 'support@chilkatsoft.com')");

        StringBuilder sbResponse = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            http.quickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", sbResponse);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        json.loadSb(sbResponse);
        // Show the results..
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        if (json.sizeOfArray("value") == 0) {
            System.out.println("Empty result set.");
            return;
        }

        // Sample results:

        // {
        //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
        //   "value": [
        //     {
        //       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfq\"",
        //       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1wAAAA=",
        //       "subject": "This email contains a PDF attachment"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfs\"",
        //       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj14AAAA=",
        //       "subject": "This email has the word Amazon in the subject.."
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }

        // We'll create a reply for the 1st message in the result set.
        // We'll need the message existing id.

        String existingMsgId = json.stringOf("value[0].id");

        // To create a reply, send a request such as the following:

        //     POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{id}/createReply
        //     Content-type: application/json
        //     Content-length: 248
        //
        //     {
        //       "comment": "comment-value"
        //     }

        JsonObject jsonRequestBody = new JsonObject();
        jsonRequestBody.updateString("comment", "This is a comment");

        http.setUrlVar("message_id", existingMsgId);

        // Create the reply in the Drafts folder:
        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/createReply", jsonRequestBody, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A 201 response indicates success.
        if (resp.getStatusCode() == 201) {
            System.out.println("Created reply draft.");
            success = true;
        } else {
            System.out.println("Response status code = " + resp.getStatusCode());
            System.out.println("Failed to create reply draft.");
            success = false;
        }

        // Show the response in both cases..
        JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
        jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
        jsonResponse.load(resp.getBodyStr());
        System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());
        if (!success) {
            return;
        }

        // ----------------------------------------------
        // Get the message id of the newly created reply.
        String replyMsgId = jsonResponse.stringOf("id");

        // Update the message with new text in the body..
        // Send an HTTP PATCH request that looks something like this:
        // Only send the message parts that are changing.

        //     PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{reply_message_id}
        //     Content-type: application/json
        //     Content-length: 248
        //
        //     {
        //       "subject": "subject-value",
        //       "body": {
        //         "contentType": "html",
        //         "content": "updated HTML goes here"
        //       },
        //       "inferenceClassification": "other"
        //     }

        JsonObject jsonPatch = new JsonObject();
        jsonPatch.updateString("body.contentType", "html");

        // The reply email that Outlook created will contain the original message under a horizontal rule.
        // The body.content should contain this substring:  "<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<hr "
        // We're going to insert our reply after the body tag, and before the hr tag.
        StringBuilder sbHtml = new StringBuilder();
        jsonResponse.stringOfSb("body.content", sbHtml);
        // Insert the response HTML in the reply HTML body.
        int numReplaced = sbHtml.replaceBetween("<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">", "<hr ", "\r\n", "<p>This is my response.</p>");
        if (numReplaced != 1) {
            System.out.println("Something is amiss!");
            return;
        }

        jsonPatch.updateString("body.content", sbHtml.getAsString());

        // Add additional CC, BCC, or TO recipients like this:
        int numToRecipients = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("toRecipients");
        int i = 0;
        // Copy existing TO recipients.
        while (i < numToRecipients) {
            jsonPatch.setI(i);
            jsonResponse.setI(i);
            jsonPatch.updateString("toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name", jsonResponse.stringOf("toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name"));
            jsonPatch.updateString("toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address", jsonResponse.stringOf("toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address"));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Add an additional TO recipient.
        jsonPatch.setI(numToRecipients);
        jsonPatch.updateString("toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name", "Chilkat");
        jsonPatch.updateString("toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address", "admin@chilkat.io");

        int numCcRecipients = jsonResponse.sizeOfArray("ccRecipients");
        i = 0;
        // Copy existing CC recipients.
        while (i < numCcRecipients) {
            jsonPatch.setI(i);
            jsonResponse.setI(i);
            jsonPatch.updateString("ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name", jsonResponse.stringOf("ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name"));
            jsonPatch.updateString("ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address", jsonResponse.stringOf("ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address"));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Add an additional CC recipient.
        jsonPatch.setI(numCcRecipients);
        jsonPatch.updateString("ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name", "Chilkat GMail");
        jsonPatch.updateString("ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address", "chilkat.support@gmail.com");

        jsonPatch.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(jsonPatch.emit());

        http.setUrlVar("message_id", replyMsgId);
        try {
            http.httpJson("PATCH", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}", jsonPatch, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A 200 response indicates success.
        if (resp.getStatusCode() == 200) {
            System.out.println("Patched the reply draft.");
            success = true;
        } else {
            System.out.println("Response status code = " + resp.getStatusCode());
            System.out.println("Failed to patch the reply draft.");
            success = false;
        }

        // Show the response in both cases..
        jsonResponse.load(resp.getBodyStr());
        System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());
        if (!success) {
            return;
        }

        // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
        // OK, let's send the reply email...
        // To send, POST with an empty request body:
        // POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{id}/send
        try {
            http.httpStr("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/send", "", "", "", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A 202 response indicates success.
        if (resp.getStatusCode() == 202) {
            System.out.println("Sent the email reply.");
            // If the status code was 202, there is no response body.
        } else {
            System.out.println("Response status code = " + resp.getStatusCode());
            System.out.println("Failed to send the email reply.");
            jsonResponse.load(resp.getBodyStr());
            System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());
        }

        System.out.println("Finished.");

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // A sample successful JSON response for the createReply looks like this:

        //     {
        //       "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
        //       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
        //       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwR4\"",
        //       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM-lQbAAAAA=",
        //       "createdDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
        //       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
        //       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwR4",
        //       "categories": [
        //       ],
        //       "receivedDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
        //       "sentDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
        //       "hasAttachments": false,
        //       "internetMessageId": "<SN1PR20MB0461AF40FC899A8462536F04E6F60@SN1PR20MB0461.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>",
        //       "subject": "RE: This email contains a PDF attachment",
        //       "bodyPreview": "________________________________\r\nFrom: Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com>\r\nSent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:58:56 PM\r\nTo: chilkatsoft@outlook.com\r\nSubject: This email contains a PDF attachment\r\n\r\nThis email contains a PDF attachment\r\n--\r\nBest Regar",
        //       "importance": "normal",
        //       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
        //       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAMMaWY-CWmVOqNKt-NiVhkU=",
        //       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": false,
        //       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
        //       "isRead": true,
        //       "isDraft": true,
        //       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM%2FlQbAAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
        //       "inferenceClassification": "focused",
        //       "body": {
        //         "contentType": "html",
        //         "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<hr tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:inline-block; width:98%\"> ... </html>\r\n"
        //       },
        //       "sender": {
        //         "emailAddress": {
        //           "name": "Matt Smith",
        //           "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "from": {
        //         "emailAddress": {
        //           "name": "Matt Smith",
        //           "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "toRecipients": [
        //         {
        //           "emailAddress": {
        //             "name": "Chilkat Software",
        //             "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
        //           }
        //         }
        //       ],
        //       "ccRecipients": [
        //       ],
        //       "bccRecipients": [
        //       ],
        //       "replyTo": [
        //       ]
        //     }
        //

        // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
        // A sample successful PATCH JSON response looks like this:

        //     {
        //       "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/messages/$entity",
        //       "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwSA\"",
        //       "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM-lQbMAAAA=",
        //       "createdDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:14Z",
        //       "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:17Z",
        //       "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwSA",
        //       "categories": [
        //       ],
        //       "receivedDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:15Z",
        //       "sentDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:15Z",
        //       "hasAttachments": false,
        //       "internetMessageId": "<SN1PR20MB046138C4A26051200764FE38E6F60@SN1PR20MB0461.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>",
        //       "subject": "RE: This email has the word Amazon in the subject..",
        //       "bodyPreview": "This is my response.\r\n\r\n________________________________\r\nFrom: Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com>\r\nSent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:40:01 PM\r\nTo: Chilkat Software\r\nSubject: This email has the word Amazon in the subject..\r\n\r\nThis email has the word ",
        //       "importance": "normal",
        //       "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
        //       "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAE64PfPP1n1IhU4YasnNN0Q=",
        //       "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": false,
        //       "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
        //       "isRead": true,
        //       "isDraft": true,
        //       "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM%2FlQbMAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
        //       "inferenceClassification": "focused",
        //       "body": {
        //         "contentType": "html",
        //         "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<p>This is my response.</p>\r\n<hr tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:inline-block; width:98%\">\r\n<div id=\"divRplyFwdMsg\" dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><b>From:</b> Chilkat Software &lt;support@chilkatsoft.com&gt;<br>\r\n<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:40:01 PM<br>\r\n<b>To:</b> Chilkat Software<br>\r\n<b>Subject:</b> This email has the word Amazon in the subject..</font>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div><font face=\"Calibri\">This email has the word Amazon in the subject..</font><br>\r\n<div class=\"moz-signature\">-- <br>\r\nBest Regards,<br>\r\nMatt Smith<br>\r\nChilkat Software, Inc.<br>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/chilkatsoft\">Follow Chilkat on Twitter</a> </p>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
        //       },
        //       "sender": {
        //         "emailAddress": {
        //           "name": "Matt Smith",
        //           "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "from": {
        //         "emailAddress": {
        //           "name": "Matt Smith",
        //           "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "toRecipients": [
        //         {
        //           "emailAddress": {
        //             "name": "Chilkat Software",
        //             "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
        //           }
        //         }
        //       ],
        //       "ccRecipients": [
        //       ],
        //       "bccRecipients": [
        //       ],
        //       "replyTo": [
        //       ]
        //     }
    }
}