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Outlook -- Move Messages from One Folder to Another

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Demonstrates how to move messages from one folder to another.

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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();

    var success: bool = false;

    // 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:
    http.setAuthToken("MICROSOFT_GRAPH_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    // This example will move some messages from /Inbox to /Inbox/abc/subFolderB
    // We'll need the folder ids for both source and destination folders..

    // Get the folder IDs from the folder map created by this example
    const ht_folder_map = try chilkat.Hashtable.init();
    defer ht_folder_map.deinit();
    const sb_map = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_map.deinit();
    sb_map.loadFile("qa_data/outlook/folderMap.xml", "utf-8") catch {};
    ht_folder_map.addFromXmlSb(sb_map) catch {};

    // Get the IDs for the source and destination folders.
    const src_folder_id = ht_folder_map.lookupStr(alloc, "/Inbox") catch {
        std.debug.print("Folder ID not found\n", .{});
        return;
    };

    var dst_folder_id: [:0]const u8 = ht_folder_map.lookupStr(alloc, "/Inbox/abc/subFolderB") catch {
        std.debug.print("Folder ID not found\n", .{});
        return;
    };

    success = true;
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.setEmitCompact(false);

    // Search for emails in this folder with the words "sample" or "example" in the subject, and return only the id and subject.
    http.setUrlVar("folder_id", src_folder_id) catch {};
    http.setUrlVar("select", "id,subject") catch {};
    http.setUrlVar("filter", "contains(subject,'sample') or contains(subject,'example')") catch {};

    const sb_response = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_response.deinit();
    http.quickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/mailFolders/{$folder_id}/messages?$filter={$filter}&$select={$select}", sb_response) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    json.loadSb(sb_response) catch {};
    // Show the results..
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // Sample results:

    //     {
    //       "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#users('me')/mailFolders('AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA')/messages(id,subject)",
    //       "value": [
    //         {
    //           "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfr\"",
    //           "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj10AAAA=",
    //           "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body"
    //         },
    //         {
    //           "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOpwfo\"",
    //           "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj1oAAAA=",
    //           "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io"
    //         }
    //       ]
    //     }

    // ------------
    // Proceed to move (copy) each of the above emails to the destination folder.
    const json_request_body = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_request_body.deinit();
    const json_response = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_response.deinit();
    json_response.setEmitCompact(false);

    var message_id: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var i: i32 = 0;
    const num_emails = json.sizeOfArray("value");
    while (i < num_emails) {
        json.setI(i);

        message_id = try json.stringOf(alloc, "value[i].id");
        http.setUrlVar("message_id", message_id) catch {};

        // Create a JSON request body with this content:
        //
        //         {
        //           "DestinationId": "destinationId-value"
        //         }
        //
        dst_folder_id = try ht_folder_map.lookupStr(alloc, "/Inbox/abc/subFolderB");
        json_request_body.updateString("DestinationId", dst_folder_id) catch {};
        std.debug.print("Moving {s}\n", .{message_id});

        // Move the message to the destination folder
        const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
        defer resp.deinit();
        http.httpJson("POST", "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me/messages/{$message_id}/move", json_request_body, "application/json", resp) catch {
            std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
            return;
        };

        // A 200 response indicates success.
        if (http.getLastStatus() == 200) {
            std.debug.print("Message moved.\n", .{});
        } else {
            std.debug.print("Response status code = {d}\n", .{resp.getStatusCode()});
            std.debug.print("Error: Message not moved.\n", .{});
        }

        // Show the response in both cases..
        json_response.load(try resp.getBodyStr(alloc)) catch {};
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json_response.emit(alloc)});

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Sample output:

    // Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2EAAAA=
    // Message moved.
    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
    //   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j\"",
    //   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA==",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
    //   "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08j",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:35Z",
    //   "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T23:39:18Z",
    //   "hasAttachments": false,
    //   "internetMessageId": "<4aea73c1-2b29-f550-e6f1-eb22785a56f0@chilkatsoft.com>",
    //   "subject": "A sample email with Amazon in the body",
    //   "bodyPreview": "This email has the keyword Amazon in the body..",
    //   "importance": "normal",
    //   "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
    //   "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQADxkIFlCV-RFitsiVnh2MsI=",
    //   "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
    //   "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
    //   "isRead": false,
    //   "isDraft": false,
    //   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk2wAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
    //   "inferenceClassification": "focused",
    //   "body": {
    //     "contentType": "html",
    //     "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
    //   },
    //   "sender": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "from": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "support@chilkatsoft.com"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "toRecipients": [
    //     {
    //       "emailAddress": {
    //         "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //         "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "ccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "bccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "replyTo": [
    //   ]
    // }
    //
    // Moving AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAgEMAAAA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAM6Jj2IAAAA=
    // Message moved.
    // {
    //   "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#message",
    //   "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.message",
    //   "@odata.etag": "W/\"CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k\"",
    //   "id": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA==",
    //   "createdDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
    //   "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-05-31T23:17:59Z",
    //   "changeKey": "CQAAABYAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AADOp08k",
    //   "categories": [
    //   ],
    //   "receivedDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:07:18Z",
    //   "sentDateTime": "2017-05-30T21:06:56Z",
    //   "hasAttachments": false,
    //   "internetMessageId": "<31fbbbce-2c70-c8d1-f0bd-35a7c7694a99@chilkat.io>",
    //   "subject": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
    //   "bodyPreview": "This is an example email from chilkat.io",
    //   "importance": "normal",
    //   "parentFolderId": "AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAuAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAEA5_vF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAAA=",
    //   "conversationId": "AQQkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgAQAEa8sL3gJ_FNjgk2YkP1eTQ=",
    //   "isDeliveryReceiptRequested": null,
    //   "isReadReceiptRequested": false,
    //   "isRead": true,
    //   "isDraft": false,
    //   "webLink": "https://outlook.live.com/owa/?ItemID=AQMkADAwATM0MDAAMS1iNTcwLWI2NTEtMDACLTAwCgBGAAADsVyfxjDU406Ic4X7ill8xAcA5%2BvF7TKKdE6bGCRqXyl2PQAAAL8huwMAAADn68XtMop0TpsYJGpfKXY9AAAAzomk3AAAAA%3D%3D&exvsurl=1&viewmodel=ReadMessageItem",
    //   "inferenceClassification": "focused",
    //   "body": {
    //     "contentType": "html",
    //     "content": "<html>...</html>\r\n"
    //   },
    //   "sender": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "from": {
    //     "emailAddress": {
    //       "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //       "address": "admin@chilkat.io"
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "toRecipients": [
    //     {
    //       "emailAddress": {
    //         "name": "Chilkat Software",
    //         "address": "chilkatsoft@outlook.com"
    //       }
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "ccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "bccRecipients": [
    //   ],
    //   "replyTo": [
    //   ]
    // }
    //
}