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Constant Contact - Restore a Deleted Contact

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Restores a previously deleted contact with a given id.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  json: TJsonObject;
  sbRequestBody: TStringBuilder;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  jResp: TJsonObject;
  respStatusCode: Integer;
  contact_id: string;
  first_name: string;
  last_name: string;
  update_source: string;
  create_source: string;
  created_at: string;
  updated_at: string;
  email_addressAddress: string;
  email_addressPermission_to_send: string;
  email_addressCreated_at: string;
  email_addressUpdated_at: string;
  email_addressOpt_in_source: string;
  email_addressOpt_in_date: string;
  email_addressConfirm_status: string;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  Implements the following CURL command:

  //  curl -X PUT \
  //    https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts/{contact_id} \
  //    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  //    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
  //    -H 'Cache-Control: no-cache' \
  //    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  //    -d '{
  //  
  //      "first_name": "John",
  //      "last_name": "Byrd",
  //      "email_address": {
  //          "address": "example@example.com",
  //          "permission_to_send": "explicit"
  //        },
  //      "update_source": "Contact",
  //      "list_memberships":["{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.

  //  {
  //    "first_name": "John",
  //    "last_name": "Byrd",
  //    "email_address": {
  //      "address": "example@example.com",
  //      "permission_to_send": "explicit"
  //    },
  //    "update_source": "Contact",
  //    "list_memberships": [
  //      "{list_id1}",
  //      "{list_id2}"
  //    ]
  //  }

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('first_name','John');
  json.UpdateString('last_name','Byrd');
  json.UpdateString('email_address.address','example@example.com');
  json.UpdateString('email_address.permission_to_send','explicit');
  json.UpdateString('update_source','Contact');
  json.UpdateString('list_memberships[0]','{list_id1}');
  json.UpdateString('list_memberships[1]','{list_id2}');

  //  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
  http.AuthToken := 'ACCESS_TOKEN';
  http.SetRequestHeader('Accept','application/json');
  http.SetRequestHeader('Content-Type','application/json');
  http.SetRequestHeader('Cache-Control','no-cache');

  sbRequestBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpSb('PUT','https://api.cc.email/v3/contacts/{contact_id}',sbRequestBody,'utf-8','application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  sbResponseBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp := TJsonObject.Create;
  jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.EmitCompact := False;

  WriteLn('Response Body:');
  WriteLn(jResp.Emit());

  respStatusCode := resp.StatusCode;
  WriteLn('Response Status Code = ' + respStatusCode);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Response Header:');
      WriteLn(resp.Header);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

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

  //  {
  //    "contact_id": "{contact_id}",
  //    "first_name": "John",
  //    "last_name": "Byrd",
  //    "update_source": "Contact",
  //    "create_source": "Account",
  //    "created_at": "2013-04-01T15:07:07-04:00",
  //    "updated_at": "2018-02-20T16:47:40-05:00",
  //    "email_address": {
  //      "address": "example@example.com",
  //      "permission_to_send": "implicit",
  //      "created_at": "2013-04-01T15:07:07-04:00",
  //      "updated_at": "2018-02-20T16:47:40-05:00",
  //      "opt_in_source": "Account",
  //      "opt_in_date": "2015-03-17T11:13:28-04:00",
  //      "confirm_status": "off"
  //    }
  //  }

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

  contact_id := jResp.StringOf('contact_id');
  first_name := jResp.StringOf('first_name');
  last_name := jResp.StringOf('last_name');
  update_source := jResp.StringOf('update_source');
  create_source := jResp.StringOf('create_source');
  created_at := jResp.StringOf('created_at');
  updated_at := jResp.StringOf('updated_at');
  email_addressAddress := jResp.StringOf('email_address.address');
  email_addressPermission_to_send := jResp.StringOf('email_address.permission_to_send');
  email_addressCreated_at := jResp.StringOf('email_address.created_at');
  email_addressUpdated_at := jResp.StringOf('email_address.updated_at');
  email_addressOpt_in_source := jResp.StringOf('email_address.opt_in_source');
  email_addressOpt_in_date := jResp.StringOf('email_address.opt_in_date');
  email_addressConfirm_status := jResp.StringOf('email_address.confirm_status');


  http.Free;
  json.Free;
  sbRequestBody.Free;
  resp.Free;
  sbResponseBody.Free;
  jResp.Free;

end;

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

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.