PHP ActiveX Google Calendar: Insert an Event

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Inserts a new event to a specified calendar.
This example inserts an event into the calender specified by ID = "support@chilkatcloud.com"
Returns the JSON of the event that was created.

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

<?php

$rest = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.Rest");

//   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
$oauth2 = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.OAuth2");
$oauth2->AccessToken = 'OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN';
$rest->SetAuthOAuth2($oauth2);

$success = $rest->Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,1);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  The following code creates the JSON request body.
//  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
$jsonReq = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject");
$jsonReq->UpdateString('kind','calendar#event');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('status','confirmed');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('summary','QXQC');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('description','21st Annual QXQC Gathering');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('location','Quigley's Irish Pub, 43 E Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540, USA');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('start.dateTime','2017-12-09T20:00:00-06:00');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('end.dateTime','2017-12-09T23:00:00-06:00');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[0].email','dean@example.com');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[0].responseStatus','needsAction');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[1].email','support@chilkatcloud.com');
$jsonReq->UpdateBool('attendees[1].organizer',1);
$jsonReq->UpdateBool('attendees[1].self',1);
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[1].responseStatus','accepted');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[2].email','ajay@example.com');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[2].responseStatus','needsAction');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[3].email','jim@example.com');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[3].responseStatus','needsAction');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[4].email','gilian@example.com');
$jsonReq->UpdateString('attendees[4].responseStatus','needsAction');
$jsonReq->UpdateBool('reminders.useDefault',1);

$sbReq = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$jsonReq->EmitSb($sbReq);

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

$sbJson = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder");
$success = $rest->FullRequestSb('POST','/calendar/v3/calendars/support@chilkatcloud.com/events',$sbReq,$sbJson);
if ($success != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'Received error response code: ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
    print 'Response body:' . "\n";
    print $sbJson->getAsString() . "\n";
    exit;
}

$json = new COM("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject");
$json->LoadSb($sbJson);

//  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');
$status = $json->stringOf('status');
$htmlLink = $json->stringOf('htmlLink');
$created = $json->stringOf('created');
$updated = $json->stringOf('updated');
$summary = $json->stringOf('summary');
$description = $json->stringOf('description');
$location = $json->stringOf('location');
$creatorEmail = $json->stringOf('creator.email');
$creatorSelf = $json->BoolOf('creator.self');
$organizerEmail = $json->stringOf('organizer.email');
$organizerSelf = $json->BoolOf('organizer.self');
$startDateTime = $json->stringOf('start.dateTime');
$endDateTime = $json->stringOf('end.dateTime');
$iCalUID = $json->stringOf('iCalUID');
$sequence = $json->IntOf('sequence');
$hangoutLink = $json->stringOf('hangoutLink');
$remindersUseDefault = $json->BoolOf('reminders.useDefault');
$i = 0;
$count_i = $json->SizeOfArray('attendees');
while ($i < $count_i) {
    $json->I = $i;
    $email = $json->stringOf('attendees[i].email');
    $responseStatus = $json->stringOf('attendees[i].responseStatus');
    $organizer = $json->BoolOf('attendees[i].organizer');
    $self = $json->BoolOf('attendees[i].self');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

print 'Example Completed.' . "\n";

?>

Sample JSON Request Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#event",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "summary": "QXQC",
  "description": "21st Annual QXQC Gathering",
  "location": "Quigley's Irish Pub, 43 E Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540, USA",
  "start": {
    "dateTime": "2017-12-09T20:00:00-06:00"
  },
  "end": {
    "dateTime": "2017-12-09T23:00:00-06:00"
  },
  "attendees": [
    {
      "email": "dean@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
      "organizer": true,
      "self": true,
      "responseStatus": "accepted"
    },
    {
      "email": "ajay@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "jim@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "gilian@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    }
  ],
  "reminders": {
    "useDefault": true
  }
}

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "calendar#event",
  "etag": "\"3020332888490000\"",
  "id": "oqel9ijr6rgfgqg12b0qtlhfjs",
  "status": "confirmed",
  "htmlLink": "https://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=b3FlbDlpanI2cmdmZ3FnMTJiMHF0bGhmanMgc3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t",
  "created": "2017-11-08T18:40:44.000Z",
  "updated": "2017-11-08T18:40:44.245Z",
  "summary": "QXQC",
  "description": "21st Annual QXQC Gathering",
  "location": "Quigley's Irish Pub, 43 E Jefferson Ave, Naperville, IL 60540, USA",
  "creator": {
    "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "organizer": {
    "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    "self": true
  },
  "start": {
    "dateTime": "2017-12-09T20:00:00-06:00"
  },
  "end": {
    "dateTime": "2017-12-09T23:00:00-06:00"
  },
  "iCalUID": "oqel9ijr6rgfgqg12b0qtlhfjs@google.com",
  "sequence": 0,
  "attendees": [
    {
      "email": "dean@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
      "organizer": true,
      "self": true,
      "responseStatus": "accepted"
    },
    {
      "email": "ajay@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "jim@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    },
    {
      "email": "gilian@example.com",
      "responseStatus": "needsAction"
    }
  ],
  "hangoutLink": "https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_/chilkatcloud.com/qxqc?hceid=c3VwcG9ydEBjaGlsa2F0Y2xvdWQuY29t.oqel9ijr6rgfgqg12b0qtlhfjs",
  "reminders": {
    "useDefault": true
  }
}