Node.js Google Calendar: Update (Patch) a Calendar Entry

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Updates an entry on the user's calendar list.
This example updates the "summary" for the calendar having the ID = "chilkatcloud.com_su2u8trmo6rlq2jh6cr9hb032o@group.calendar.google.com". The new summary will be "Party Calendar".

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

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;
    }

    //  The following code creates the JSON request body.
    //  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
    var jsonReq = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonReq.UpdateString("summary","Party Calendar");

    var sbReq = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    jsonReq.EmitSb(sbReq);

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

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("PATCH","/calendar/v3/calendars/chilkatcloud.com_su2u8trmo6rlq2jh6cr9hb032o@group.calendar.google.com",sbReq,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 kind;
    var etag;
    var id;
    var summary;
    var timeZone;

    kind = json.StringOf("kind");
    etag = json.StringOf("etag");
    id = json.StringOf("id");
    summary = json.StringOf("summary");
    timeZone = json.StringOf("timeZone");

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Request Body

{  
"summary": "Party Calendar" 
}



  

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#calendar",
  "etag": "\"BKjXnZpXR6E5ueFWG3UJk-2POYg/jcCkAVFAjoCovUbrUQlnks64qfY\"",
  "id": "chilkatcloud.com_su2u8trmo6rlq2jh6cr9hb032o@group.calendar.google.com",
  "summary": "Party Calendar",
  "timeZone": "UTC"
}