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Outlook Contacts Create a Contact

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Creates an Outlook Contact.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();

    // Use your previously obtained access token here: Get Outlook Contacts OAuth2 Access Token (Azure AD v2.0 Endpoint).

    const json_token = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_token.deinit();
    json_token.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/outlookContacts.json") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json_token.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    http.setAuthToken(try json_token.stringOf(alloc, "access_token"));

    // Send the following POST:

    // POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts
    // Content-type: application/json
    //
    // {
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com",
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ]
    // }

    // Build the JSON body of the POST.

    // Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Code to Create JSON

    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.updateString("givenName", "Pavel") catch {};
    json.updateString("surname", "Bansky") catch {};
    json.updateString("emailAddresses[0].address", "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com") catch {};
    json.updateString("emailAddresses[0].name", "Pavel Bansky") catch {};
    json.updateString("businessPhones[0]", "+1 732 555 0102") catch {};

    // Send the HTTP POST
    const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
    defer resp.deinit();
    http.httpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/contacts", json, "application/json", resp) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("Response status code = {d}\n", .{resp.getStatusCode()});

    const j_resp = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer j_resp.deinit();
    j_resp.load(try resp.getBodyStr(alloc)) catch {};
    j_resp.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try j_resp.emit(alloc)});

    // The send succeeded if the response status code = 201.
    if (resp.getStatusCode() != 201) {
        std.debug.print("Failed\n", .{});
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:

    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('4ee732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6004')/contacts/$entity",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT\"",
    //   "id": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQBGAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FBwBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0sxexAAA=",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:05Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2021-06-29T16:32:06Z",
    //   "changeKey": "EQAAABYAAABUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAD0iYfT",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "parentFolderId": "AAMkADYzZWE3YmZmLWU0YzgtNGNkZC04MGE1LWFiYTFlNTRlY2QwYQAuAAAAAAAu7cUXL5YOTrdsUIw7-v8FAQBUcG0qWqkmQYqWLHQataQxAAAAAAEOAAA=",
    //   "birthday": null,
    //   "fileAs": "",
    //   "displayName": "Pavel Bansky",
    //   "givenName": "Pavel",
    //   "initials": null,
    //   "middleName": null,
    //   "nickName": null,
    //   "surname": "Bansky",
    //   "title": null,
    //   "yomiGivenName": null,
    //   "yomiSurname": null,
    //   "yomiCompanyName": null,
    //   "generation": null,
    //   "imAddresses": [
    //   ],
    //   "jobTitle": null,
    //   "companyName": null,
    //   "department": null,
    //   "officeLocation": null,
    //   "profession": null,
    //   "businessHomePage": null,
    //   "assistantName": null,
    //   "manager": null,
    //   "homePhones": [
    //   ],
    //   "mobilePhone": null,
    //   "businessPhones": [
    //     "+1 732 555 0102"
    //   ],
    //   "spouseName": null,
    //   "personalNotes": "",
    //   "children": [
    //   ],
    //   "emailAddresses": [
    //     {
    //       "name": "Pavel Bansky",
    //       "address": "pavelb@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "homeAddress": {},
    //   "businessAddress": {},
    //   "otherAddress": {}
    // }

    std.debug.print("Contact created.\n", .{});
}