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Constant Contact - Create a List

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Create a new list using a POST call to the /contact_lists endpoint. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oSbResponseBody
LOCAL oJResp
LOCAL nRespStatusCode
LOCAL cList_id
LOCAL cName
LOCAL cDescription
LOCAL nFavorite
LOCAL cCreated_at
LOCAL cUpdated_at

nSuccess := 0

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

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

//  Implements the following CURL command:

//  curl -X POST \
//    https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists \
//    -H 'Accept: application/json' \
//    -H 'Authorization: Bearer {access_token}' \
//    -H 'cache-control: no-cache' \
//    -H 'content-type: application/json' \
//    -d '{
//    "name": "Multiple purchases",
//    "favorite": true,
//    "description": "List of repeat customers"
//  }'

//  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.

//  {
//    "name": "Multiple purchases",
//    "favorite": true,
//    "description": "List of repeat customers"
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("name", "Multiple purchases")
oJson:UpdateBool("favorite", 1)
oJson:UpdateString("description", "List of repeat customers")

//  Adds the "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" header.
oHttp:AuthToken := "ACCESS_TOKEN"
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("content-type", "application/json")
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("Accept", "application/json")
oHttp:SetRequestHeader("cache-control", "no-cache")

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpJson("POST", "https://api.cc.email/v3/contact_lists", oJson, "application/json", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oSbResponseBody := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oResp:GetBodySb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJResp:LoadSb(oSbResponseBody)
oJResp:EmitCompact := 0

? "Response Body:"
? oJResp:Emit()

nRespStatusCode := oResp:StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + Str(nRespStatusCode)
IF (nRespStatusCode >= 400)
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? oResp:Header
    ? "Failed."
    oHttp:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    oSbResponseBody:destroy()
    oJResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

//  {
//    "list_id": "{list_id}",
//    "name": "Multiple purchases",
//    "description": "List of repeat customers",
//    "favorite": true,
//    "created_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00",
//    "updated_at": "2017-07-14T11:25:00-04:00"
//  }

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

cList_id := oJResp:StringOf("list_id")
cName := oJResp:StringOf("name")
cDescription := oJResp:StringOf("description")
nFavorite := oJResp:BoolOf("favorite")
cCreated_at := oJResp:StringOf("created_at")
cUpdated_at := oJResp:StringOf("updated_at")

oHttp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oSbResponseBody:destroy()
oJResp:destroy()