C++ GMail: Get User's GMail Profile

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Gets the current user's Gmail profile.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/v1/reference/users/getProfile

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkOAuth2.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRest rest;
    bool success;

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    CkOAuth2 oauth2;
    oauth2.put_AccessToken("OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,true);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    rest.AddPathParam("userId","matt@chilkat.io");

    CkStringBuilder sbJson;
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/gmail/v1/users/userId/profile",sbJson);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std::cout << "Received error response code: " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response body:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << sbJson.getAsString() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    //  The following code parses the JSON response.
    //  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
    const char *emailAddress = 0;
    int messagesTotal;
    int threadsTotal;
    const char *historyId = 0;

    emailAddress = json.stringOf("emailAddress");
    messagesTotal = json.IntOf("messagesTotal");
    threadsTotal = json.IntOf("threadsTotal");
    historyId = json.stringOf("historyId");

    std::cout << "Example Completed." << "\r\n";
    }

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "emailAddress": "matt@chilkat.io",
  "messagesTotal": 3,
  "threadsTotal": 3,
  "historyId": "1257"
}