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Create GMail Draft

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Demonstrates how to create a new GMail draft email.

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Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    // Use the Chilkat Email API to create or load an email.
    let email = CkoEmail()!
    email.subject = "This is a test GMail email created using Chilkat."
    email.charset = "utf-8"
    email.addPlainTextAlternativeBody(body: "This is a test")
    email.addHtmlAlternativeBody(body: "<html><body><p>This is a <b>test</b></body></html>")

    // We'll need to get the full MIME of the email encoded to a base64url string.
    let sbMime = CkoStringBuilder()!
    email.getMimeSb(sb: sbMime)
    sbMime.encode(encoding: "base64url", charset: "utf-8")

    // The body of the HTTP request will be JSON..
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateSb(jsonPath: "message.raw", sb: sbMime)

    // Upload the email to GMail as a draft.
    let http = CkoHttp()!
    http.authToken = "GMAIL-ACCESS-TOKEN"

    var url: String? = "https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/me/drafts"
    let resp = CkoHttpResponse()!
    success = http.httpJson(verb: "POST", url: url, json: json, contentType: "application/json", response: resp)
    if success == false {
        print("\(http.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // A status code of 200 indicates success.
    print("Response status code: \(resp.statusCode.intValue)")
    print("Response body:")
    print("\(resp.bodyStr!)")

    // The response body contains JSON.
    // Use the online tool at Generate JSON Parsing Code
    // to generate JSON parsing code.

    // A sample successful JSON response:

    // {
    //  "id": "r-2607584557788895307",
    //  "message": {
    //   "id": "166f09932c662e93",
    //   "threadId": "166f09932c662e93",
    //   "labelIds": [
    //    "DRAFT"
    //   ]
    //  }
    // }

}