PowerShell 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

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet2.dll")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

#   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
$oauth2 = New-Object Chilkat.OAuth2
$oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN"
$rest.SetAuthOAuth2($oauth2)

$success = $rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,$true,$true)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

#  The following code creates the JSON request body.
#  The JSON created by this code is shown below.
$jsonReq = New-Object Chilkat.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")
$jsonReq.UpdateBool("attendees[1].organizer",$true)
$jsonReq.UpdateBool("attendees[1].self",$true)
$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")
$jsonReq.UpdateBool("reminders.useDefault",$true)

$sbReq = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$jsonReq.EmitSb($sbReq)

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

$sbJson = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$success = $rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/calendar/v3/calendars/support@chilkatcloud.com/events",$sbReq,$sbJson)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

if ($rest.ResponseStatusCode -ne 200) {
    $("Received error response code: " + $rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    $("Response body:")
    $($sbJson.GetAsString())
    exit
}

$json = New-Object Chilkat.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 -lt $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
}

$("Example Completed.")

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
  }
}