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Demonstrates how to create a new plannerTask.

See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/planner-post-tasks?view=graph-rest-1.0 for more information.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http

# The Microsoft Planner REST API requires an OAuth2 token with the Group.ReadWrite.All scope.
# Use your previously obtained access token as shown here:
#    Get Microsoft Graph OAuth2 Access Token with Group.ReadWrite.All scope.

$jsonToken = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$http.AuthToken = $jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

# Create a JSON body for the HTTP POST
# Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# {
#   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
#   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
#   "title": "Update client list",
#   "assignments": {
#     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
#       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
#       "orderHint": " !"
#     }
#   },
# }

$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("planId","xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM")
$json.UpdateString("bucketId","hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR")
$json.UpdateString("title","Update client list")
$json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.`"@odata.type`"","#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment")
$json.UpdateString("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint"," !")

# POST the JSON to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks

$resp = New-Object Chilkat.HttpResponse
$success = $http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks",$json,"application/json",$resp)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json.Load($resp.BodyStr)
$json.EmitCompact = $false

if ($resp.StatusCode -ne 200) {
    $($json.Emit())
    $("Failed, response status code = " + $resp.StatusCode)
    exit
}

$($json.Emit())

# A sample response:
# (See code for parsing this response below..)

# {
#   "createdBy": {
#     "user": {
#       "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
#     }
#   },
#   "planId": "xqQg5FS2LkCp935s-FIFm2QAFkHM",
#   "bucketId": "hsOf2dhOJkqyYYZEtdzDe2QAIUCR",
#   "title": "Update client list",
#   "orderHint": "85752723360752+",
#   "createdDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
#   "assignments": {
#     "fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557": {
#       "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.plannerAssignment",
#       "assignedBy": {
#         "user": {
#           "id": "6463a5ce-2119-4198-9f2a-628761df4a62"
#         }
#       },
#       "assignedDateTime": "2015-03-25T18:36:49.2407981Z",
#       "orderHint": "RWk1"
#     }
#   },
#   "id":"01gzSlKkIUSUl6DF_EilrmQAKDhh"
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$createdByUserId = $json.StringOf("createdBy.user.id")
$planId = $json.StringOf("planId")
$bucketId = $json.StringOf("bucketId")
$title = $json.StringOf("title")
$orderHint = $json.StringOf("orderHint")
$createdDateTime = $json.StringOf("createdDateTime")
$assignments_odataType = $json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.`"@odata.type`"")
$assignmentsAssignedByUserId = $json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedBy.user.id")
$assignmentsAssignedDateTime = $json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.assignedDateTime")
$assignmentsOrderHint = $json.StringOf("assignments.fbab97d0-4932-4511-b675-204639209557.orderHint")
$id = $json.StringOf("id")

$("Success.")