(Perl) Outlook Calendar Create an Event

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Create an event in the specified time zone, and assign the event an optional transactionId value.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#example-1-create-an-event-in-the-specified-time-zone-and-assign-the-event-an-optional-transactionid-value

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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();

# Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Calendar OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookCalendar.json");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$http->put_AuthToken($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

# Send the following POST:

# POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events
# Prefer: outlook.timezone="Pacific Standard Time"
# Content-type: application/json
# 
# {
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "body": {
#     "contentType": "HTML",
#     "content": "Does noon work for you?"
#   },
#   "start": {
#       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T12:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#       "dateTime": "2017-04-15T14:00:00",
#       "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location":{
#       "displayName":"Harry's Bar"
#   },
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "address":"samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com",
#         "name": "Samantha Booth"
#       },
#       "type": "required"
#     }
#   ],
#   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
#   "transactionId":"7E163156-7762-4BEB-A1C6-729EA81755A7"
# }

# Build the JSON body of the POST.
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("subject","Let's go for lunch");
$json->UpdateString("body.contentType","HTML");
$json->UpdateString("body.content","Does noon work for you?");
$json->UpdateString("start.dateTime","2021-05-15T12:00:00");
$json->UpdateString("start.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time");
$json->UpdateString("end.dateTime","2021-05-15T14:00:00");
$json->UpdateString("end.timeZone","Pacific Standard Time");
$json->UpdateString("location.displayName","Harry's Bar");
$json->UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.address",'samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com');
$json->UpdateString("attendees[0].emailAddress.name","Samantha Booth");
$json->UpdateString("attendees[0].type","required");
$json->UpdateBool("allowNewTimeProposals",1);

# Generate a UUID.
$crypt = chilkat::CkCrypt2->new();
$json->UpdateString("transactionId",$crypt->generateUuid());

# Add the "Prefer" request header.
$http->SetRequestHeader("Prefer","outlook.timezone=\"Pacific Standard Time\"");

# Send the HTTP POST
$resp = chilkat::CkHttpResponse->new();
$success = $http->HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/events",$json,"application/json",$resp);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "Response status code = " . $resp->get_StatusCode() . "\r\n";

$jResp = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$jResp->Load($resp->bodyStr());
$jResp->put_EmitCompact(0);
print $jResp->emit() . "\r\n";

# The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
if ($resp->get_StatusCode() != 201) {
    print "Failed" . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

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

# {
#   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('user%40example.com')/events/$entity",
#   "@odata.etag": "W/\"5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==\"",
#   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA==",
#   "createdDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:52.1979259Z",
#   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-04-18T23:38:53.3747647Z",
#   "changeKey": "5+vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaGQgcw==",
#   "categories": [
#   ],
#   "transactionId": "1d12b565-3ca3-4ed8-b3f9-e8a14ac3ac17",
#   "originalStartTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "originalEndTimeZone": "Pacific Standard Time",
#   "iCalUId": "040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E00800000000EF0328FDAB34D7010000000000000000100000004478DD5948382543AFD1B52C25E88C02",
#   "reminderMinutesBeforeStart": 15,
#   "isReminderOn": true,
#   "hasAttachments": false,
#   "subject": "Let's go for lunch",
#   "bodyPreview": "Does noon work for you?",
#   "importance": "normal",
#   "sensitivity": "normal",
#   "isAllDay": false,
#   "isCancelled": false,
#   "isOrganizer": true,
#   "responseRequested": true,
#   "seriesMasterId": null,
#   "showAs": "busy",
#   "type": "singleInstance",
#   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?itemid=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgENAAAA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAEaDkEcAAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&path=/calendar/item",
#   "onlineMeetingUrl": null,
#   "isOnlineMeeting": false,
#   "onlineMeetingProvider": "unknown",
#   "allowNewTimeProposals": true,
#   "isDraft": false,
#   "hideAttendees": false,
#   "recurrence": null,
#   "onlineMeeting": null,
#   "responseStatus": {
#     "response": "organizer",
#     "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#   },
#   "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</head>\r\n<body>\r\nDoes noon work for you?\r\n</body>\r\n</html>\r\n"
#   },
#   "start": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T12:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "end": {
#     "dateTime": "2021-05-15T14:00:00.0000000",
#     "timeZone": "Pacific Standard Time"
#   },
#   "location": {
#     "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#     "locationType": "default",
#     "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#     "uniqueIdType": "private"
#   },
#   "locations": [
#     {
#       "displayName": "Harry's Bar",
#       "locationType": "default",
#       "uniqueId": "Harry's Bar",
#       "uniqueIdType": "private"
#     }
#   ],
#   "attendees": [
#     {
#       "type": "required",
#       "status": {
#         "response": "none",
#         "time": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"
#       },
#       "emailAddress": {
#         "name": "Samantha Booth",
#         "address": "samanthab@contoso.onmicrosoft.com"
#       }
#     }
#   ],
#   "organizer": {
#     "emailAddress": {
#       "name": "John Doe",
#       "address": "outlook_3A33FCEB9B74CC15@outlook.com"
#     }
#   }
# }

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

$odata_context = $jResp->stringOf('\'@odata.context\'');
$odata_etag = $jResp->stringOf('\'@odata.etag\'');
$id = $jResp->stringOf("id");
$createdDateTime = $jResp->stringOf("createdDateTime");
$lastModifiedDateTime = $jResp->stringOf("lastModifiedDateTime");
$changeKey = $jResp->stringOf("changeKey");
$transactionId = $jResp->stringOf("transactionId");
$originalStartTimeZone = $jResp->stringOf("originalStartTimeZone");
$originalEndTimeZone = $jResp->stringOf("originalEndTimeZone");
$iCalUId = $jResp->stringOf("iCalUId");
$reminderMinutesBeforeStart = $jResp->IntOf("reminderMinutesBeforeStart");
$isReminderOn = $jResp->BoolOf("isReminderOn");
$hasAttachments = $jResp->BoolOf("hasAttachments");
$subject = $jResp->stringOf("subject");
$bodyPreview = $jResp->stringOf("bodyPreview");
$importance = $jResp->stringOf("importance");
$sensitivity = $jResp->stringOf("sensitivity");
$isAllDay = $jResp->BoolOf("isAllDay");
$isCancelled = $jResp->BoolOf("isCancelled");
$isOrganizer = $jResp->BoolOf("isOrganizer");
$responseRequested = $jResp->BoolOf("responseRequested");
$seriesMasterId = $jResp->stringOf("seriesMasterId");
$showAs = $jResp->stringOf("showAs");
$v_type = $jResp->stringOf("type");
$webLink = $jResp->stringOf("webLink");
$onlineMeetingUrl = $jResp->stringOf("onlineMeetingUrl");
$isOnlineMeeting = $jResp->BoolOf("isOnlineMeeting");
$onlineMeetingProvider = $jResp->stringOf("onlineMeetingProvider");
$allowNewTimeProposals = $jResp->BoolOf("allowNewTimeProposals");
$isDraft = $jResp->BoolOf("isDraft");
$hideAttendees = $jResp->BoolOf("hideAttendees");
$recurrence = $jResp->stringOf("recurrence");
$onlineMeeting = $jResp->stringOf("onlineMeeting");
$responseStatusResponse = $jResp->stringOf("responseStatus.response");
$responseStatusTime = $jResp->stringOf("responseStatus.time");
$bodyContentType = $jResp->stringOf("body.contentType");
$bodyContent = $jResp->stringOf("body.content");
$startDateTime = $jResp->stringOf("start.dateTime");
$startTimeZone = $jResp->stringOf("start.timeZone");
$endDateTime = $jResp->stringOf("end.dateTime");
$endTimeZone = $jResp->stringOf("end.timeZone");
$locationDisplayName = $jResp->stringOf("location.displayName");
$locationLocationType = $jResp->stringOf("location.locationType");
$locationUniqueId = $jResp->stringOf("location.uniqueId");
$locationUniqueIdType = $jResp->stringOf("location.uniqueIdType");
$organizerEmailAddressName = $jResp->stringOf("organizer.emailAddress.name");
$organizerEmailAddressAddress = $jResp->stringOf("organizer.emailAddress.address");
$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("categories");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("locations");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $displayName = $jResp->stringOf("locations[i].displayName");
    $locationType = $jResp->stringOf("locations[i].locationType");
    $uniqueId = $jResp->stringOf("locations[i].uniqueId");
    $uniqueIdType = $jResp->stringOf("locations[i].uniqueIdType");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

$i = 0;
$count_i = $jResp->SizeOfArray("attendees");
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $jResp->put_I($i);
    $v_type = $jResp->stringOf("attendees[i].type");
    $statusResponse = $jResp->stringOf("attendees[i].status.response");
    $statusTime = $jResp->stringOf("attendees[i].status.time");
    $emailAddressName = $jResp->stringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.name");
    $emailAddressAddress = $jResp->stringOf("attendees[i].emailAddress.address");
    $i = $i + 1;
}

print "Event created." . "\r\n";