text: // Client ID and API key from the Developer Console
  var CLIENT_ID = GOOG_CAL_CLIENT_ID;
  var API_KEY = GOOG_API_KEY;
  
  // Array of API discovery doc URLs for APIs used by the quickstart
  var DISCOVERY_DOCS = ["https://www.googleapis.com/discovery/v1/apis/calendar/v3/rest"];
  
  // Authorization scopes required by the API; multiple scopes can be
  // included, separated by spaces.
  var SCOPES = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar";
  
  /**
   *  On load, called to load the auth2 library and API client library.
   */
  function handleClientLoad() {
    gapi.load('client:auth2', initClient);
  }
  
  /**
   *  Initializes the API client library and sets up sign-in state
   *  listeners.
   */
  function initClient() {
    gapi.client.init({
      apiKey: API_KEY,
      clientId: CLIENT_ID,
      discoveryDocs: DISCOVERY_DOCS,
      scope: SCOPES
    }).then(function () {
      // Listen for sign-in state changes.
      gapi.auth2.getAuthInstance().isSignedIn.listen(updateSigninStatus);
  
      // Handle the initial sign-in state.
      updateSigninStatus(gapi.auth2.getAuthInstance().isSignedIn.get());
      CalLib.authorizeButton.onclick = handleAuthClick;
      //signoutButton.onclick = handleSignoutClick;
    });
  
  }
  
  /**
   *  Called when the signed in status changes, to update the UI
   *  appropriately. After a sign-in, the API is called.
   */
  function updateSigninStatus(isSignedIn) {
    if (isSignedIn) {
  
      var batchList = gapi.client.newBatch();
  
      CalLib.authorizeButton.style.display = 'none';
      //signoutButton.style.display = 'block';
  
       for(var i = 0; i<CalLib.dateList.length;i++){
  
          // formats events for google calendar api
          var postCode = eventFormat(CalLib.dateList[i], CalLib.startTime[i],CalLib.endTime[i],CalLib.subject[i]);
  
          batchList.add(gapi.client.calendar.events.insert({
              'calendarId': 'primary',
              'resource': postCode
            }));
      }
  
      // confirms promise for batch request
      Promise.all([batchList])
      .then(x=>console.log(x));
  
      // post message to modal
      confirmModal();
  
      // logout user
      gapi.auth2.getAuthInstance().signOut();
  
    } else {
      CalLib.authorizeButton.style.display = 'block';
    }
  }
  
  /**
   *  Sign in the user upon button click.
   */
  function handleAuthClick(event) {
    gapi.auth2.getAuthInstance().signIn();
  }
  
  /**
   *  Sign out the user upon button click.
   */
  function handleSignoutClick(event) {
    gapi.auth2.getAuthInstance().signOut();
  }
  
  /**
   * Append a pre element to the body containing the given message
   * as its text node. Used to display the results of the API call.
   *
   * @param {string} message Text to be placed in pre element.
   */
  function appendPre(message) {
    var pre = document.getElementById('content');
    var textContent = document.createTextNode(message + '\n');
    pre.appendChild(textContent);
  }
  
  /**
   * Print the summary and start datetime/date of the next ten events in
   * the authorized user's calendar. If no events are found an
   * appropriate message is printed.
   */
  function listUpcomingEvents() {
    gapi.client.calendar.events.list({
      'calendarId': 'primary',
      'timeMin': (new Date()).toISOString(),
      'showDeleted': false,
      'singleEvents': true,
      'maxResults': 10,
      'orderBy': 'startTime'
    }).then(function(response) {
      var events = response.result.items;
      appendPre('Upcoming events:');
  
      if (events.length > 0) {
        for (i = 0; i < events.length; i++) {
          var event = events[i];
          var when = event.start.dateTime;
          if (!when) {
            when = event.start.date;
          }
          appendPre(event.summary + ' (' + when + ')')
        }
      } else {
        appendPre('No upcoming events found.');
      }
    });
  }
  
  
  /**
   *  Formats events for Google calendar API
   * @param {string} dateIn date to be placed in dateTime
   * @param {string} start start time to be placed in dateTime
   * @param {string} end end time to be placed in dateTime
   * @param {string} title title to be placed in summary
   */
  function eventFormat(dateIn,start,end,title){
      var returnCode = 0;
  
      //2018-03-22 date format
      var event = {
          'summary':  title,
          'description': 'Test description',
          'start': {
              'dateTime': dateIn+'T'+start+':00-07:00',
              'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
          },
          'end': {
              'dateTime': dateIn+'T'+end+':00-07:00',
              'timeZone': 'America/Los_Angeles'
          },
  
          'reminders': {
              'useDefault': false,
              'overrides': [
                  {'method': 'popup', 'minutes': 10}
              ]
          }
      };
  
        return event;
  }