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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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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.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.AuthGoogle,
  Chilkat.Xml,
  Chilkat.JsonObject,
  Chilkat.Rest;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  xml: TXml;
  jsonToken: TJsonObject;
  gAuth: TAuthGoogle;
  rest: TRest;
  bAutoReconnect: Boolean;
  sbRequestBody: TStringBuilder;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;

begin
  success := False;

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

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

  WriteLn(xml.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

  jsonToken := TJsonObject.Create;
  success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed to load googleContacts.json');
      Exit;
    end;

  gAuth := TAuthGoogle.Create;
  gAuth.AccessToken := jsonToken.StringOf('access_token');

  rest := TRest.Create;

  //  Connect using TLS.
  bAutoReconnect := True;
  success := rest.Connect('www.google.com',443,True,bAutoReconnect);

  //  Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
  rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth);

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

  rest.AddHeader('Content-Type','application/atom+xml');
  rest.AddHeader('GData-Version','3.0');

  sbRequestBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  sbResponseBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody);
  success := rest.FullRequestSb('POST','/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full',sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
  if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) then
    begin
      WriteLn('response status code = ' + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
      WriteLn('response status text = ' + rest.ResponseStatusText);
      WriteLn('response header: ' + rest.ResponseHeader);
      WriteLn('response body: ' + sbResponseBody.GetAsString());
      Exit;
    end;

  //  If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
  //  and there is no response body.
  WriteLn('Contact created.');


  xml.Free;
  jsonToken.Free;
  gAuth.Free;
  rest.Free;
  sbRequestBody.Free;
  sbResponseBody.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.