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Outlook -- Create Reply Email, Update, and Send

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Creates a reply email in the Drafts folder, updates the reply with information, and then sends the reply.

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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.Hashtable,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  http: THttp;
  htFolderMap: THashtable;
  sbMap: TStringBuilder;
  folderId: string;
  json: TJsonObject;
  sbResponse: TStringBuilder;
  existingMsgId: string;
  jsonRequestBody: TJsonObject;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  jsonResponse: TJsonObject;
  replyMsgId: string;
  jsonPatch: TJsonObject;
  sbHtml: TStringBuilder;
  numReplaced: Integer;
  numToRecipients: Integer;
  i: Integer;
  numCcRecipients: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

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

  http := THttp.Create;

  //  Use your previously obtained access token here:
  http.AuthToken := 'MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN';

  //  This example will search /Inbox for a message that will be replied to.
  //  First we need to get the folder ID for /Inbox.
  //  Then we'll search for messages based on some criteria, and reply to the 1st matching message.
  //  To reply, we'll create the reply message in the Drafts folder, update it with content, and the send.

  //  Get the folder ID for /Inbox from the folder map created by this example 
  htFolderMap := THashtable.Create;
  sbMap := TStringBuilder.Create;
  sbMap.LoadFile('qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml','utf-8');
  htFolderMap.AddFromXmlSb(sbMap);

  //  Get the ID for the "/Inbox" folder:
  folderId := htFolderMap.LookupStr('/Inbox');
  if (htFolderMap.LastMethodSuccess <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Folder ID not found');
      Exit;
    end;

  success := True;
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.EmitCompact := False;

  //  Search for unread emails in this folder from support@chilkatsoft.com 
  http.SetUrlVar('folder_id',folderId);
  http.SetUrlVar('select','id,subject');
  http.SetUrlVar('filter','(isRead eq false) and (from/emailAddress/address eq ''support@chilkatsoft.com'')');

  sbResponse := TStringBuilder.Create;
  success := http.QuickGetSb('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}',sbResponse);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  json.LoadSb(sbResponse);
  //  Show the results..
  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  if (json.SizeOfArray('value') = 0) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Empty result set.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Sample results:

  //  {
  //    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
  //    "value": [
  //      {
  //        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfq\"",
  //        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1wAAAA=",
  //        "subject": "This email contains a PDF attachment"
  //      },
  //      {
  //        "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfs\"",
  //        "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj14AAAA=",
  //        "subject": "This email has the word Amazon in the subject.."
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }

  //  We'll create a reply for the 1st message in the result set.
  //  We'll need the message existing id.

  existingMsgId := json.StringOf('value[0].id');

  //  To create a reply, send a request such as the following:

  //  	POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{id}/createReply
  //  	Content-type: application/json
  //  	Content-length: 248
  //  
  //  	{
  //  	  "comment": "comment-value"
  //  	}

  jsonRequestBody := TJsonObject.Create;
  jsonRequestBody.UpdateString('comment','This is a comment');

  http.SetUrlVar('message_id',existingMsgId);

  //  Create the reply in the Drafts folder:
  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/createReply',jsonRequestBody,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  A 201 response indicates success.
  if (resp.StatusCode = 201) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Created reply draft.');
      success := True;
    end
  else
    begin
      WriteLn('Response status code = ' + resp.StatusCode);
      WriteLn('Failed to create reply draft.');
      success := False;
    end;

  //  Show the response in both cases..
  jsonResponse := TJsonObject.Create;
  jsonResponse.EmitCompact := False;
  jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
  WriteLn(jsonResponse.Emit());
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      Exit;
    end;

  //  ----------------------------------------------
  //  Get the message id of the newly created reply.
  replyMsgId := jsonResponse.StringOf('id');

  //  Update the message with new text in the body..
  //  Send an HTTP PATCH request that looks something like this:
  //  Only send the message parts that are changing.

  //  	PATCH https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{reply_message_id}
  //  	Content-type: application/json
  //  	Content-length: 248
  //  
  //  	{
  //  	  "subject": "subject-value",
  //  	  "body": {
  //  	    "contentType": "html",
  //  	    "content": "updated HTML goes here"
  //  	  },
  //  	  "inferenceClassification": "other"
  //  	}

  jsonPatch := TJsonObject.Create;
  jsonPatch.UpdateString('body.contentType','html');

  //  The reply email that Outlook created will contain the original message under a horizontal rule.
  //  The body.content should contain this substring:  "<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<hr "
  //  We're going to insert our reply after the body tag, and before the hr tag.
  sbHtml := TStringBuilder.Create;
  jsonResponse.StringOfSb('body.content',sbHtml);
  //  Insert the response HTML in the reply HTML body.
  numReplaced := sbHtml.ReplaceBetween('<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">','<hr ',#13#10,'<p>This is my response.</p>');
  if (numReplaced <> 1) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Something is amiss!');
      Exit;
    end;
  jsonPatch.UpdateString('body.content',sbHtml.GetAsString());

  //  Add additional CC, BCC, or TO recipients like this:
  numToRecipients := jsonResponse.SizeOfArray('toRecipients');
  i := 0;
  //  Copy existing TO recipients.
  while i < numToRecipients do
    begin
      jsonPatch.I := i;
      jsonResponse.I := i;
      jsonPatch.UpdateString('toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name',jsonResponse.StringOf('toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name'));
      jsonPatch.UpdateString('toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address',jsonResponse.StringOf('toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address'));
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  //  Add an additional TO recipient.
  jsonPatch.I := numToRecipients;
  jsonPatch.UpdateString('toRecipients[i].emailAddress.name','Chilkat');
  jsonPatch.UpdateString('toRecipients[i].emailAddress.address','admin@chilkat.io');

  numCcRecipients := jsonResponse.SizeOfArray('ccRecipients');
  i := 0;
  //  Copy existing CC recipients.
  while i < numCcRecipients do
    begin
      jsonPatch.I := i;
      jsonResponse.I := i;
      jsonPatch.UpdateString('ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name',jsonResponse.StringOf('ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name'));
      jsonPatch.UpdateString('ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address',jsonResponse.StringOf('ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address'));
      i := i + 1;
    end;

  //  Add an additional CC recipient.
  jsonPatch.I := numCcRecipients;
  jsonPatch.UpdateString('ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.name','Chilkat GMail');
  jsonPatch.UpdateString('ccRecipients[i].emailAddress.address','chilkat.support@gmail.com');

  jsonPatch.EmitCompact := False;
  WriteLn(jsonPatch.Emit());

  http.SetUrlVar('message_id',replyMsgId);
  success := http.HttpJson('PATCH','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}',jsonPatch,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  A 200 response indicates success.
  if (resp.StatusCode = 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Patched the reply draft.');
      success := True;
    end
  else
    begin
      WriteLn('Response status code = ' + resp.StatusCode);
      WriteLn('Failed to patch the reply draft.');
      success := False;
    end;

  //  Show the response in both cases..
  jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
  WriteLn(jsonResponse.Emit());
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      Exit;
    end;

  //  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  OK, let's send the reply email...
  //  To send, POST with an empty request body:
  //  POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{id}/send
  success := http.HttpStr('POST','https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/send','','','',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  A 202 response indicates success.
  if (resp.StatusCode = 202) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Sent the email reply.');
      //  If the status code was 202, there is no response body.
    end
  else
    begin
      WriteLn('Response status code = ' + resp.StatusCode);
      WriteLn('Failed to send the email reply.');
      jsonResponse.Load(resp.BodyStr);
      WriteLn(jsonResponse.Emit());
    end;

  WriteLn('Finished.');

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  A sample successful JSON response for the createReply looks like this:

  //  	{
  //  	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
  //  	  "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
  //  	  "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwR4\"",
  //  	  "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM-lQbAAAAA=",
  //  	  "createdDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
  //  	  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
  //  	  "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwR4",
  //  	  "categories": [
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "receivedDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
  //  	  "sentDateTime": "2017-06-01T14:31:56Z",
  //  	  "hasAttachments": false,
  //  	  "internetMessageId": "<SN1PR20MB0461AF40FC899A8462536F04E6F60@SN1PR20MB0461.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>",
  //  	  "subject": "RE: This email contains a PDF attachment",
  //  	  "bodyPreview": "________________________________\r\nFrom: Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com>\r\nSent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:58:56 PM\r\nTo: chilkatsoft@outlook.com\r\nSubject: This email contains a PDF attachment\r\n\r\nThis email contains a PDF attachment\r\n--\r\nBest Regar",
  //  	  "importance": "normal",
  //  	  "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
  //  	  "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAMMaWY-CWmVOqNKt-NiVhkU=",
  //  	  "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": false,
  //  	  "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
  //  	  "isRead": true,
  //  	  "isDraft": true,
  //  	  "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM%2FlQbAAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
  //  	  "inferenceClassification": "focused",
  //  	  "body": {
  //  	    "contentType": "html",
  //  	    "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<hr tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:inline-block; width:98%\"> ... </html>\r\n"
  //  	  },
  //  	  "sender": {
  //  	    "emailAddress": {
  //  	      "name": "Matt Smith",
  //  	      "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
  //  	    }
  //  	  },
  //  	  "from": {
  //  	    "emailAddress": {
  //  	      "name": "Matt Smith",
  //  	      "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
  //  	    }
  //  	  },
  //  	  "toRecipients": [
  //  	    {
  //  	      "emailAddress": {
  //  	        "name": "Chilkat Software",
  //  	        "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
  //  	      }
  //  	    }
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "ccRecipients": [
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "bccRecipients": [
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "replyTo": [
  //  	  ]
  //  	}
  //  

  //  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  //  A sample successful PATCH JSON response looks like this:

  //  	{
  //  	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('admin%40chilkat.io')/messages/$entity",
  //  	  "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwSA\"",
  //  	  "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM-lQbMAAAA=",
  //  	  "createdDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:14Z",
  //  	  "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:17Z",
  //  	  "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADQAwSA",
  //  	  "categories": [
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "receivedDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:15Z",
  //  	  "sentDateTime": "2017-06-01T15:18:15Z",
  //  	  "hasAttachments": false,
  //  	  "internetMessageId": "<SN1PR20MB046138C4A26051200764FE38E6F60@SN1PR20MB0461.namprd20.prod.outlook.com>",
  //  	  "subject": "RE: This email has the word Amazon in the subject..",
  //  	  "bodyPreview": "This is my response.\r\n\r\n________________________________\r\nFrom: Chilkat Software <support@chilkatsoft.com>\r\nSent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:40:01 PM\r\nTo: Chilkat Software\r\nSubject: This email has the word Amazon in the subject..\r\n\r\nThis email has the word ",
  //  	  "importance": "normal",
  //  	  "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA",
  //  	  "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAE64PfPP1n1IhU4YasnNN0Q=",
  //  	  "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": false,
  //  	  "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
  //  	  "isRead": true,
  //  	  "isDraft": true,
  //  	  "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEPAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM%2FlQbMAAAA%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
  //  	  "inferenceClassification": "focused",
  //  	  "body": {
  //  	    "contentType": "html",
  //  	    "content": "<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=us-ascii\">\r\n<meta content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\">\r\n</head>\r\n<body bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\r\n<p>This is my response.</p>\r\n<hr tabindex=\"-1\" style=\"display:inline-block; width:98%\">\r\n<div id=\"divRplyFwdMsg\" dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Calibri, sans-serif\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"font-size:11pt\"><b>From:</b> Chilkat Software &lt;support@chilkatsoft.com&gt;<br>\r\n<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 30, 2017 11:40:01 PM<br>\r\n<b>To:</b> Chilkat Software<br>\r\n<b>Subject:</b> This email has the word Amazon in the subject..</font>\r\n<div>&nbsp;</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div><font face=\"Calibri\">This email has the word Amazon in the subject..</font><br>\r\n<div class=\"moz-signature\">-- <br>\r\nBest Regards,<br>\r\nMatt Smith<br>\r\nChilkat Software, Inc.<br>\r\n<p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/chilkatsoft\">Follow Chilkat on Twitter</a> </p>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
  //  	  },
  //  	  "sender": {
  //  	    "emailAddress": {
  //  	      "name": "Matt Smith",
  //  	      "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
  //  	    }
  //  	  },
  //  	  "from": {
  //  	    "emailAddress": {
  //  	      "name": "Matt Smith",
  //  	      "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
  //  	    }
  //  	  },
  //  	  "toRecipients": [
  //  	    {
  //  	      "emailAddress": {
  //  	        "name": "Chilkat Software",
  //  	        "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
  //  	      }
  //  	    }
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "ccRecipients": [
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "bccRecipients": [
  //  	  ],
  //  	  "replyTo": [
  //  	  ]
  //  	}


  http.Free;
  htFolderMap.Free;
  sbMap.Free;
  json.Free;
  sbResponse.Free;
  jsonRequestBody.Free;
  resp.Free;
  jsonResponse.Free;
  jsonPatch.Free;
  sbHtml.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.