Xojo Plugin

Create Task

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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.

Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

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

Dim http As New 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.

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/msGraphGroup.json")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

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": " !"
//     }
//   },
// }

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

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

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/planner/tasks",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False

If (resp.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
    System.DebugLog("Failed, response status code = " + Str(resp.StatusCode))
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog(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

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

System.DebugLog("Success.")