Lua

Constant Contact - Add Contacts to List

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Demonstrates a call to add five existing contacts to two lists. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

-- Implements the following CURL command:

-- curl -X POST \
--   https://api.cc.email/v3/activities/add_list_memberships \
--   -H 'Accept: application/json' \
--   -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
--   -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
--   -H 'content-type: application/json' \
--   -d '{
--   "source": {
--     "contact_ids": [
--       "{contact_id1}",
--       "{contact_id2}",
--       "{contact_id3}",
--       "{contact_id4}",
--       "{contact_id5}",
--       "{contact_id6}"
--     ]
--   },
--   "list_ids": [
--     "{list_id1}",
--     "{list_id2}"
--   ]
-- }'

-- Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
-- Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

-- Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Code to Create JSON

-- The following JSON is sent in the request body.

-- {
--   "source": {
--     "contact_ids": [
--       "{contact_id1}",
--       "{contact_id2}",
--       "{contact_id3}",
--       "{contact_id4}",
--       "{contact_id5}",
--       "{contact_id6}"
--     ]
--   },
--   "list_ids": [
--     "{list_id1}",
--     "{list_id2}"
--   ]
-- }

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("source.contact_ids[0]", "{contact_id1}")
json:update_string("source.contact_ids[1]", "{contact_id2}")
json:update_string("source.contact_ids[2]", "{contact_id3}")
json:update_string("source.contact_ids[3]", "{contact_id4}")
json:update_string("source.contact_ids[4]", "{contact_id5}")
json:update_string("source.contact_ids[5]", "{contact_id6}")
json:update_string("list_ids[0]", "{list_id1}")
json:update_string("list_ids[1]", "{list_id2}")

-- Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
http.auth_token = "ACCESS_TOKEN"
http:set_request_header("content-type", "application/json")
http:set_request_header("Accept", "application/json")
http:set_request_header("cache-control", "no-cache")

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
local success = http:http_json("POST", "https://api.cc.email/v3/activities/add_list_memberships", json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local sbResponseBody = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
resp:get_body_sb(sbResponseBody)
local jResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jResp:load_sb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.emit_compact = false

print("Response Body:")
print(jResp:emit())

local respStatusCode = resp.status_code
print("Response Status Code = " .. respStatusCode)
if respStatusCode >= 400 then
    print("Response Header:")
    print(resp.header)
    print("Failed.")
    return
end

-- Sample JSON response:
-- (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

-- {
--   "activity_id": "activity_id",
--   "state": "initialized",
--   "created_at": "2018-02-28T13:49:41-05:00",
--   "updated_at": "2018-02-28T13:49:41-05:00",
--   "percent_done": 1,
--   "activity_errors": [
--   ],
--   "status": {
--     "list_count": 2
--   },
--   "_links": {
--     "self": {
--       "href": "/v3/activities/activity_id"
--     }
--   }
-- }

-- Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
-- Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

local activity_id = jResp:string_of("activity_id")
local state = jResp:string_of("state")
local created_at = jResp:string_of("created_at")
local updated_at = jResp:string_of("updated_at")
local percent_done = jResp:int_of("percent_done")
local statusList_count = jResp:int_of("status.list_count")
local v_linksSelfHref = jResp:string_of("_links.self.href")
local i = 0
local count_i = jResp:size_of_array("activity_errors")
while i < count_i do
    jResp.i = i
    local errMsg = jResp:string_of("activity_errors[i]")
    i = i + 1
end