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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.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

// First create a new contact XML.
loXml = createobject("CkXml")
loXml.Tag = "atom:entry"
loXml.AddAttribute("xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
loXml.AddAttribute("xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",.T.,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",.T.,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:content",.T.,"type","text")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("atom:content","Notes")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",.T.,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",.T.,"primary","true")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",.T.,"address","liz@gmail.com")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",.T.,"displayName","E. Bennet")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",.T.,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",.T.,"address","liz@example.org")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",.T.,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",.T.,"primary","true")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",.T.,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",.T.,"address","liz@gmail.com")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",.T.,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",.T.,"primary","true")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",.T.,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",.T.,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
loXml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",.T.,"primary","true")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States")
loXml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")

? loXml.GetXml()

// 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

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? "Failed to load googleContacts.json"
    release loXml
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loGAuth = createobject("CkAuthGoogle")
loGAuth.AccessToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

loRest = createobject("CkRest")

// Connect using TLS.
llBAutoReconnect = .T.
llSuccess = loRest.Connect("www.google.com",443,.T.,llBAutoReconnect)

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
loRest.SetAuthGoogle(loGAuth)

// ----------------------------------------------
// 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

loRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
loRest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

loSbRequestBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loXml.GetXmlSb(loSbRequestBody)
llSuccess = loRest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",loSbRequestBody,loSbResponseBody)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loXml
    release loJsonToken
    release loGAuth
    release loRest
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
if (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) then
    ? "response status code = " + str(loRest.ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + loRest.ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + loRest.ResponseHeader
    ? "response body: " + loSbResponseBody.GetAsString()
    release loXml
    release loJsonToken
    release loGAuth
    release loRest
    release loSbRequestBody
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

// If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
// and there is no response body.
? "Contact created."


release loXml
release loJsonToken
release loGAuth
release loRest
release loSbRequestBody
release loSbResponseBody