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Google Contacts - Adding/Updating a photo for a contact

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Demonstrates how to upload a photo for a Google Contact.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// 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 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 upload a photo for the contact, send the following:

// 	PUT /m8/feeds/photos/media/default/contactId
// 	If-match: Etag
// 	Content-Type: image/*
// 	...
// 	[Photo data bytes]

loRest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")
loRest.AddHeader("If-Match","*")
loRest.AddHeader("Content-Type","image/*")

loSbPath = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbPath.Append("/m8/feeds/photos/media/default/{contactId}")
// Upload a photo for the contact having contactId = "1ea2e4fe0ef24e09"
lnNumReplacements = loSbPath.Replace("{contactId}","1ea2e4fe0ef24e09")

// Let's get our photo data..
loPngData = createobject("CkBinData")
llSuccess = loPngData.LoadFile("qa_data/png/dude.png")

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
llSuccess = loRest.FullRequestBd("PUT",loSbPath.GetAsString(),loPngData,loSbResponseBody)
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loRest.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loGAuth
    release loRest
    release loSbPath
    release loPngData
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (loRest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
    ? "response status code = " + str(loRest.ResponseStatusCode)
    ? "response status text = " + loRest.ResponseStatusText
    ? "response header: " + loRest.ResponseHeader
    ? "response body: " + loSbResponseBody.GetAsString()
    release loJsonToken
    release loGAuth
    release loRest
    release loSbPath
    release loPngData
    release loSbResponseBody
    return
endif

// If the 200 success response was received.
? "Response Body:"
? loSbResponseBody.GetAsString()
? "Success."


release loJsonToken
release loGAuth
release loRest
release loSbPath
release loPngData
release loSbResponseBody