Delphi ActiveX Google Calendar: Create (Insert) a Calendar

Back to Index

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

var
rest: TChilkatRest;
success: Integer;
oauth2: TChilkatOAuth2;
jsonReq: TChilkatJsonObject;
sbReq: TChilkatStringBuilder;
sbJson: TChilkatStringBuilder;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
kind: WideString;
etag: WideString;
id: WideString;
summary: WideString;

begin
rest := TChilkatRest.Create(Self);

//   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
oauth2 := TChilkatOAuth2.Create(Self);
oauth2.AccessToken := 'OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN';
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2.ControlInterface);

success := rest.Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,1);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

//  The following code creates the JSON request body.
//  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
jsonReq := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
jsonReq.UpdateString('summary','test calendar abc');

sbReq := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq.ControlInterface);

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

sbJson := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
success := rest.FullRequestSb('POST','/calendar/v3/calendars',sbReq.ControlInterface,sbJson.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(rest.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Received error response code: ' + IntToStr(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Response body:');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(sbJson.GetAsString());
    Exit;
  end;

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.LoadSb(sbJson.ControlInterface);

//  The following code parses the JSON response.
//  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.

kind := json.StringOf('kind');
etag := json.StringOf('etag');
id := json.StringOf('id');
summary := json.StringOf('summary');

Memo1.Lines.Add('Example Completed.');

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"
}