Node.js 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

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_win32'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_macosx');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var success;

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    var oauth2 = new chilkat.OAuth2();
    oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,true);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/gmail/v1/users/userId/profile",sbJson);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Received error response code: " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("Response body:");
        console.log(sbJson.GetAsString());
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    //  The following code parses the JSON response.
    //  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
    var emailAddress;
    var messagesTotal;
    var threadsTotal;
    var historyId;

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

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Response Body

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