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OneDrive -- Search for Files

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Search for files within a hierarchy of items for items matching a query. You can search within a folder hierarhcy or a whole drive.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkDateTimeW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResults;
    HCkDateTimeW lastMod;
    HCkDateTimeW photoTaken;
    int i;
    int numItems;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"client_id",L"2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"client_secret",L"2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"scope",L"https://graph.microsoft.com/.default");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"token_endpoint",L"https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token");

    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));

    // Sends the following GET request:

    // Search the entire drive like this:
    // If not using "me", then the path should be /v1.0/users/{id | userPrincipalName}/...
    // GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')

    // Or search under a particular folder like this:
    // GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/drive/root:/{item-path}:/search(q='{search-text}')

    // This example will search for files in or under the "/Misc" directory, having "penguin" in the file path.
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"item_path",L"/Misc");
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"search_text",L"penguins");
    CkHttpW_SetUrlVar(http,L"user_id",L"4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104");

    sbResults = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_QuickGetSb(http,L"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}:/search(q='{$search_text}')",sbResults);
    if (CkHttpW_getLastMethodSuccess(http) != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResults);
        return;
    }

    // The response should be JSON.
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(json,sbResults);

    // A successful response should return a status code of 200.
    if (CkHttpW_getLastStatus(http) != 200) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));
        wprintf(L"Response status = %d\n",CkHttpW_getLastStatus(http));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResults);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(json));
    wprintf(L"--\n");

    // Iterate over the results in the JSON response:
    lastMod = CkDateTimeW_Create();
    photoTaken = CkDateTimeW_Create();
    i = 0;
    numItems = CkJsonObjectW_SizeOfArray(json,L"value");
    while (i < numItems) {
        CkJsonObjectW_putI(json,i);
        wprintf(L"-- DriveItem %d\n",i + 1);
        wprintf(L"id: %s\n",CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"value[i].id"));
        wprintf(L"name: %s\n",CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"value[i].name"));
        wprintf(L"size: %d\n",CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"value[i].size"));

        // Get the lastModifiedDateTime
        CkDateTimeW_SetFromTimestamp(lastMod,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"value[i].fileSystemInfo.lastModifiedDateTime"));

        // Is this a folder?
        if (CkJsonObjectW_HasMember(json,L"value[i].folder") == TRUE) {
            wprintf(L"This is a folder with %d children\n",CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"value[i].folder.childCount"));
        }

        if (CkJsonObjectW_HasMember(json,L"value[i].file") == TRUE) {
            wprintf(L"This is a file.\n");
            wprintf(L"SHA1 hash: %s\n",CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"value[i].file.hashes.sha1Hash"));
            wprintf(L"mimeType: %s\n",CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"value[i].mimeType"));
        }

        if (CkJsonObjectW_HasMember(json,L"value[i].image") == TRUE) {
            wprintf(L"This is an image.\n");
            wprintf(L"height: %d\n",CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"value[i].image.height"));
            wprintf(L"width: %d\n",CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"value[i].image.width"));
        }

        if (CkJsonObjectW_HasMember(json,L"value[i].photo") == TRUE) {
            wprintf(L"This is a photo.\n");
            CkDateTimeW_SetFromTimestamp(photoTaken,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"value[i].photo.takenDateTime"));
            wprintf(L"photo taken on %s\n",CkDateTimeW_getAsRfc822(photoTaken,TRUE));
        }

        if (CkJsonObjectW_HasMember(json,L"value[i].audio") == TRUE) {
            wprintf(L"This is an audio file.\n");
            wprintf(L"duration: %d\n",CkJsonObjectW_IntOf(json,L"value[i].audio.duration"));
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Sample JSON OneDrive search response:

    // 	{
    // 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(driveItem)",
    // 	  "value": [
    // 	    {
    // 	      "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.driveItem",
    // 	      "@microsoft.graph.downloadUrl": "https://public.dm2301.livefilestore.com/y4m01N6dLIV7ditztcRwWDx2Jzf1qiwJNASFiHfajfZUuJnEMgHmIZTASy3lNzwUFHQgET0I11hzqCyb0A6I5jhI9FgFAJlBJHFrToT7QXj2xvCV46LOZVJASk79LEWRRM97aOhdOHhKeIl_HxoIWSl08sX3kGyC50RP72rDE7ERSVdZAa3CmMNkp6tRtfKI5wfJNqSx3NeqLQ6LxwBBY4KgniPQOgEna0G_MKTGDt10T4",
    // 	      "createdBy": {
    // 	        "user": {
    // 	          "displayName": "Matt Smith",
    // 	          "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
    // 	        }
    // 	      },
    // 	      "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:22.48Z",
    // 	      "cTag": "aYzozQTMzRkNFQjlCNzRDQzE1ITQ4NzIuMjU3",
    // 	      "eTag": "aM0EzM0ZDRUI5Qjc0Q0MxNSE0ODcyLjI",
    // 	      "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4872",
    // 	      "lastModifiedBy": {
    // 	        "user": {
    // 	          "displayName": "Matt Smith",
    // 	          "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
    // 	        }
    // 	      },
    // 	      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:23.463Z",
    // 	      "name": "penguins.jpg",
    // 	      "parentReference": {
    // 	        "driveId": "3a33fceb9b74cc15",
    // 	        "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4871",
    // 	        "name": "wildlife",
    // 	        "path": "/drive/root:/Misc/wildlife"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "size": 777835,
    // 	      "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/i/s!ABXMdJvr_DM6pgg",
    // 	      "file": {
    // 	        "hashes": {
    // 	          "sha1Hash": "DF7BE9DC4F467187783ACA68C7CE98E4DF2172D0"
    // 	        },
    // 	        "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "fileSystemInfo": {
    // 	        "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:22.48Z",
    // 	        "lastModifiedDateTime": "2009-07-14T05:32:31.674Z"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "image": {
    // 	        "height": 768,
    // 	        "width": 1024
    // 	      },
    // 	      "photo": {
    // 	        "takenDateTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "searchResult": {
    // 	        "onClickTelemetryUrl": "https://www.bing.com/personalsearchclick?IG=D10F15177AE54D49A97F361270D53290&CID=3A33FCEB9B74CC150000000000000000&ID=DevEx%2c5005&q=penguins&resid=3A33FCEB9B74CC15%214872"
    // 	      }
    // 	    }
    // 	  ]
    // 	}


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResults);
    CkDateTimeW_Dispose(lastMod);
    CkDateTimeW_Dispose(photoTaken);

    }