Lua

Insert a New Google Calendar Event

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Demonstrates how to insert a new Google Calendar event. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

-- This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the
-- Google Calendar scope.

-- In this example, Get Google Calendar OAuth2 Access Token, the access
-- token was saved to a JSON file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local success = jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/googleCalendar.json")
if not jsonToken:has_member("access_token") then
    print("No access token found.")
    return
end

local http = chilkat.Http.new()
http.auth_token = jsonToken:string_of("access_token")

-- Build a Google Calendar event:
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json.emit_compact = false
json:update_string("kind", "calendar#event")
json:update_string("summary", "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza")
json:update_string("start.dateTime", "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00")
json:update_string("end.dateTime", "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00")

print(json:emit())

-- This is the event JSON we'll be sending the HTTP POST:

-- {
--   "kind": "calendar#event",
--   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
--   "start": {
--     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T12:00:00-05:00"
--   },
--   "end": {
--     "dateTime": "2021-03-12T13:00:00-05:00"
--   }
-- }

local url = "https://www.googleapis.com/calendar/v3/calendars/{$calendarId}/events"
http:set_url_var("calendarId", "primary")
local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_json("POST", url, json, "application/json", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

local jsonResp = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
jsonResp.emit_compact = false
jsonResp:load(resp.body_str)

if resp.status_code == 200 then
    -- Success.
    -- The newly created event resource JSON is returned.
    print(jsonResp:emit())
else
    if resp.status_code == 401 then
        print("Try refreshing the access token and then retry...")
    end

    -- Failed.
    -- Show the JSON error response.
    print(jsonResp:emit())
end

-- A successful response body:

-- {
--   "kind": "calendar#event",
--   "etag": "\"3004969011208000\"",
--   "id": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
--   "status": "confirmed",
--   "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=djdrdm1zdnNvbXMzaGpsNXVxNDIzanFoYjAgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
--   "created": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.000Z",
--   "updated": "2017-08-11T20:48:25.604Z",
--   "summary": "Eat Lou Malnati's Pizza",
--   "creator": {
--     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
--     "self": true
--   },
--   "organizer": {
--     "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
--     "self": true
--   },
--   "start": {
--     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T12:00:00-05:00"
--   },
--   "end": {
--     "dateTime": "2017-08-12T13:00:00-05:00"
--   },
--   "iCalUID": "v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0@google.com",
--   "sequence": 0,
--   "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/support?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.v7kvmsvsoms3hjl5uq423jqhb0",
--   "reminders": {
--     "useDefault": true
--   }
-- }