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eBay -- Download Data using FileTransferService

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Demonstrates how to download a data file using the eBay File Transfer API.

Chilkat Delphi DLL Downloads

Delphi DLL
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Mime, ZipEntry, Gzip, HttpResponse, HttpRequest, BinData, StringBuilder, Zip, Xml, Http;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
accessToken: PWideChar;
http: HCkHttp;
req: HCkHttpRequest;
xml: HCkXml;
resp: HCkHttpResponse;
statusCode: Integer;
responseBody: HCkBinData;
mime: HCkMime;
part0: HCkMime;
downloadResponseXml: PWideChar;
xmlResp: HCkXml;
part1: HCkMime;
zipData: HCkBinData;
sbContentType: HCkStringBuilder;
xmlFromZip: HCkXml;
gzip: HCkGzip;
zip: HCkZip;
entry: HCkZipEntry;

begin
success := False;

// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// Use a previously obtained access token.  The token should look something like this:
// "AgAAAA**AQA ..."
accessToken := 'EBAY_ACCESS_TOKEN';

http := CkHttp_Create();

req := CkHttpRequest_Create();

CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,'POST');
CkHttpRequest_putPath(req,'/FileTransferService');
CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,'application/xml');

// Build the XML body for the request.
xml := CkXml_Create();
CkXml_putTag(xml,'downloadFileRequest');
CkXml_AddAttribute(xml,'xmlns','http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'taskReferenceId','50013004806');
CkXml_UpdateChildContent(xml,'fileReferenceId','50015579016');

CkHttpRequest_LoadBodyFromString(req,CkXml__getXml(xml),'utf-8');

// The XML body looks like this:

// 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
// 	<downloadFileRequest xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
// 	<taskReferenceId>50013004806</taskReferenceId>
// 	<fileReferenceId>50015579016</fileReferenceId>
// 	</downloadFileRequest>

CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,'X-EBAY-SOA-OPERATION-NAME','downloadFile');
CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,'X-EBAY-SOA-SECURITY-TOKEN',accessToken);

resp := CkHttpResponse_Create();
success := CkHttp_HttpSReq(http,'storage.sandbox.ebay.com',443,True,req,resp);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

statusCode := CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response status code = ' + IntToStr(statusCode));

responseBody := CkBinData_Create();
CkHttpResponse_GetBodyBd(resp,responseBody);

// We can save the response body to a file for examination if we get an unanticipated response.  
// (It's binary, so it won't open well in a text editor.)
CkBinData_WriteFile(responseBody,'qa_output/response.mime');

if (statusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// The response body looks like this:

// 	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
// 	Content-Type: application/xop+xml; charset=utf-8; type="text/xml"
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
// 	Content-ID: <0.urn:uuid:2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684242>
// 
// 	<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
// 	<downloadFileResponse xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
// 	<ack>Success</ack>
// 	<version>1.1.0</version>
// 	<timestamp>2017-04-18T15:49:41.868Z</timestamp>
// 	<fileAttachment>
// 	    <Size>587</Size>
// 	    <Data>
//                 <xop:Include xmlns:xop="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/xop/include" href="cid:urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522"/>
// 	    </Data>
// 	</fileAttachment>
// 	</downloadFileResponse>
// 	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
// 	Content-Type: application/zip
// 	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
// 	Content-ID: <urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522>
// 
// 	<the binary bytes of the zip start here...>
// 

// Load the binary response into a MIME object.
mime := CkMime_Create();
success := CkMime_LoadMimeBd(mime,responseBody);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMime__lastErrorText(mime));
    Exit;
  end;

// Make sure we have 2 sub-parts.  The 1st sub-part is the XML response, the 2nd sub-part
// is the zip containing the data.

// Note: The 2nd sub-part can be a "zip" or "gzip".  These are two different file formats.
// A zip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/zip",
// whereas a gzip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/x-gzip"
if (CkMime_getNumParts(mime) <> 2) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Expected the MIME to have 2 parts.');
    Memo1.Lines.Add('NumParts = ' + IntToStr(CkMime_getNumParts(mime)));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Get the XML from the 1st MIME sub-part.

part0 := CkMime_Create();
success := CkMime_PartAt(mime,0,part0);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMime__lastErrorText(mime));
    Exit;
  end;

downloadResponseXml := CkMime__getBodyDecoded(part0);
xmlResp := CkXml_Create();
CkXml_LoadXml(xmlResp,downloadResponseXml);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Download Response XML:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkXml__getXml(xmlResp));

Memo1.Lines.Add('----');

// Now get the zip from the second part (index=1), unzip, and examine..

part1 := CkMime_Create();
success := CkMime_PartAt(mime,1,part1);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkMime__lastErrorText(mime));
    Exit;
  end;

zipData := CkBinData_Create();
CkMime_GetBodyBd(part1,zipData);

// Check to see if we have a zip or gzip.
sbContentType := CkStringBuilder_Create();
CkStringBuilder_Append(sbContentType,CkMime__contentType(part1));

xmlFromZip := CkXml_Create();

if (CkStringBuilder_Contains(sbContentType,'gzip',False) = True) then
  begin
    // This is a gzip compressed file.
    gzip := CkGzip_Create();

    // in-place uncompress the data.
    // Note: The UncompressBd method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.67
    success := CkGzip_UncompressBd(gzip,zipData);
    if (success = False) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(CkGzip__lastErrorText(gzip));
        Exit;
      end;

    CkXml_LoadXml(xmlFromZip,CkBinData__getString(zipData,'utf-8'));

  end
else
  begin
    // This is a zip archive.

    // Load the body into a Zip object.
    zip := CkZip_Create();
    success := CkZip_OpenBd(zip,zipData);
    if (success = False) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
        Exit;
      end;

    // Save the .zip to a file (so we can examine it for debugging if something is not as expected)
    CkBinData_WriteFile(zipData,'qa_output/ebay_data.zip');

    // The zip should contain a single XML file.
    if (CkZip_getNumEntries(zip) <> 1) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Expected the .zip to have 1 entry.');
        Memo1.Lines.Add('NumEntries = ' + IntToStr(CkZip_getNumEntries(zip)));
        Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
        Exit;
      end;

    entry := CkZipEntry_Create();
    success := CkZip_EntryAt(zip,0,entry);
    if (success = False) then
      begin
        Memo1.Lines.Add(CkZip__lastErrorText(zip));
        Exit;
      end;

    CkXml_LoadXml(xmlFromZip,CkZipEntry__unzipToString(entry,0,'utf-8'));
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('XML contained in the zip:');
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkXml__getXml(xmlFromZip));
Memo1.Lines.Add('----');

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
CkXml_Dispose(xml);
CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
CkBinData_Dispose(responseBody);
CkMime_Dispose(mime);
CkMime_Dispose(part0);
CkXml_Dispose(xmlResp);
CkMime_Dispose(part1);
CkBinData_Dispose(zipData);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbContentType);
CkXml_Dispose(xmlFromZip);
    CkGzip_Dispose(gzip);
    CkZip_Dispose(zip);
    CkZipEntry_Dispose(entry);

end;