C++ Google Calendar: Create (Insert) a Calendar

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Creates a new calendar. (i.e. Adds an entry to the user's calendar list.)

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/google-apps/calendar/v3/reference/calendarList/insert

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

    //  The following code creates the JSON request body.
    //  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
    CkJsonObject jsonReq;
    jsonReq.UpdateString("summary","test calendar abc");

    CkStringBuilder sbReq;
    jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq);

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkStringBuilder sbJson;
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/calendar/v3/calendars",sbReq,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 *kind = 0;
    const char *etag = 0;
    const char *id = 0;
    const char *summary = 0;

    kind = json.stringOf("kind");
    etag = json.stringOf("etag");
    id = json.stringOf("id");
    summary = json.stringOf("summary");

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

Sample JSON Request Body

  {
   "summary": "test calendar abc"
  }
  

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#calendar",
  "etag": "\"BKjXnZpXR6E5ueFWG3UJk-2POYg/jb82ZwCZzTu1P_p3WnVVxDoJTeI\"",
  "id": "chilkatcloud.com_he3bfm0ljrl7p427u8vjmg9afo@group.calendar.google.com",
  "summary": "test calendar abc"
}