React Native

Google People API - Create Contact

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Create a new contact. React Native

import { Http, HttpResponse, JsonObject, StringBuilder } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
  // This example loads the JSON access token file 

  // originally obtained by this example: Get Google People API OAuth2 Access Token
  // or refreshed by this example: Refresh Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

  const jsonToken = new JsonObject();
  try {
    jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/googlePeople.json');
  } catch {
    console.log('Failed to load googleContacts.json');
    return;
  }

  const http = new Http();

  http.authToken = jsonToken.stringOf('access_token');

  // Implements the following CURL command:

  // curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST
  //  -d '{
  //  "names": [{ "givenName": "John", "familyName": "Doe" }]
  //  }'
  //  https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact

  // 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.

  // {
  //   "names": [
  //     {
  //       "givenName": "John",
  //       "familyName": "Doe"
  //     }
  //   ]
  // }

  const json = new JsonObject();
  json.updateString('names[0].givenName', 'John');
  json.updateString('names[0].familyName', 'Doe');

  const resp = new HttpResponse();
  try {
    await http.httpJsonAsync('POST', 'https://people.googleapis.com/v1/people:createContact', json, 'application/json', resp);
  } catch {
    console.log(http.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  const sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
  resp.getBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  const jResp = new JsonObject();
  jResp.loadSb(sbResponseBody);
  jResp.emitCompact = false;

  console.log('Response Body:');
  console.log(jResp.emit());

  const respStatusCode = resp.statusCode;
  console.log(`Response Status Code = ${respStatusCode}`);
  if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
    console.log('Response Header:');
    console.log(resp.header);
    console.log('Failed.');
    return;
  }

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

  // {
  //   "resourceName": "people/c172365763025317520",
  //   "etag": "%EigBAj0DBAUGBwgJPgoLPwwNDg8QQBESExQVFhc1GTQ3HyEiIyQlJicuGgQBAgUHIgxleVowR3U1SFZhcz0=",
  //   "metadata": {
  //     "sources": [
  //       {
  //         "type": "CONTACT",
  //         "id": "2645dbf8c902e90",
  //         "etag": "#eyZ0Gu5HVas=",
  //         "updateTime": "2020-08-03T22:46:03.410Z"
  //       }
  //     ],
  //     "objectType": "PERSON"
  //   },
  //   "names": [
  //     {
  //       "metadata": {
  //         "primary": true,
  //         "source": {
  //           "type": "CONTACT",
  //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "displayName": "John Doe",
  //       "familyName": "Doe",
  //       "givenName": "John",
  //       "displayNameLastFirst": "Doe, John",
  //       "unstructuredName": "John Doe"
  //     }
  //   ],
  //   "photos": [
  //     {
  //       "metadata": {
  //         "primary": true,
  //         "source": {
  //           "type": "CONTACT",
  //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "url": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdUIqdMkCWA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAAAA/V8BNOaftJmYG2hHugNzYued7G9QFdbZOACLcDEAEiGQoBShD___________8BGNuwiP7______wE/s100/photo.jpg",
  //       "default": true
  //     }
  //   ],
  //   "memberships": [
  //     {
  //       "metadata": {
  //         "source": {
  //           "type": "CONTACT",
  //           "id": "2645dbf8c902e90"
  //         }
  //       },
  //       "contactGroupMembership": {
  //         "contactGroupId": "myContacts",
  //         "contactGroupResourceName": "contactGroups/myContacts"
  //       }
  //     }
  //   ]
  // }

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

  let vType = '';
  let id = '';
  let updateTime = '';
  let metadataSourceType = '';
  let metadataSourceId = '';
  let displayName = '';
  let familyName = '';
  let givenName = '';
  let displayNameLastFirst = '';
  let unstructuredName = '';
  let url = '';
  let contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = '';
  let contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = '';

  const resourceName = jResp.stringOf('resourceName');
  let etag = jResp.stringOf('etag');
  const metadataObjectType = jResp.stringOf('metadata.objectType');
  let i = 0;
  let countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('metadata.sources');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    vType = jResp.stringOf('metadata.sources[i].type');
    id = jResp.stringOf('metadata.sources[i].id');
    etag = jResp.stringOf('metadata.sources[i].etag');
    updateTime = jResp.stringOf('metadata.sources[i].updateTime');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('names');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    jResp.boolOf('names[i].metadata.primary');
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf('names[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf('names[i].metadata.source.id');
    displayName = jResp.stringOf('names[i].displayName');
    familyName = jResp.stringOf('names[i].familyName');
    givenName = jResp.stringOf('names[i].givenName');
    displayNameLastFirst = jResp.stringOf('names[i].displayNameLastFirst');
    unstructuredName = jResp.stringOf('names[i].unstructuredName');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('photos');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    jResp.boolOf('photos[i].metadata.primary');
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf('photos[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf('photos[i].metadata.source.id');
    url = jResp.stringOf('photos[i].url');
    jResp.boolOf('photos[i].default');
    i++;
  }

  i = 0;
  countI = jResp.sizeOfArray('memberships');
  while (i < countI) {
    jResp.i = i;
    metadataSourceType = jResp.stringOf('memberships[i].metadata.source.type');
    metadataSourceId = jResp.stringOf('memberships[i].metadata.source.id');
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupId = jResp.stringOf('memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupId');
    contactGroupMembershipContactGroupResourceName = jResp.stringOf('memberships[i].contactGroupMembership.contactGroupResourceName');
    i++;
  }
}