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Chilkat2 Java
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.AuthGoogle;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        boolean success = false;

        success = true;

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

        // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the
        // Google Drive scope.

        AuthGoogle gAuth = new AuthGoogle();
        gAuth.setAccessToken("GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN");

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        // Connect using TLS.
        // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Google Drive REST API calls.
        // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
        // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        rest.connect("www.googleapis.com", 443, true, bAutoReconnect);

        // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
        rest.setAuthGoogle(gAuth);

        // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // We need to send a GET request like this:
        // GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/fileId
        // The fileId is part of the path.
        StringBuilder sbPath = new StringBuilder();
        sbPath.append("/drive/v3/files/");
        // Assume we previously obtained the fileId for the file of interest...
        sbPath.append("0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk");

        // Indicate that we want ALL possible fields.
        // If no fields are indicated, then only the basic fields are returned.
        String allFields = "appProperties,capabilities,contentHints,createdTime,description,explicitlyTrashed,fileExtension,folderColorRgb,fullFileExtension,headRevisionId,iconLink,id,imageMediaMetadata,isAppAuthorized,kind,lastModifyingUser,md5Checksum,mimeType,modifiedByMeTime,modifiedTime,name,originalFilename,ownedByMe,owners,parents,permissions,properties,quotaBytesUsed,shared,sharedWithMeTime,sharingUser,size,spaces,starred,thumbnailLink,trashed,version,videoMediaMetadata,viewedByMe,viewedByMeTime,viewersCanCopyContent,webContentLink,webViewLink,writersCanShare";

        rest.addQueryParam("fields", allFields);

        String jsonResponse;
        try {
            jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET", sbPath.getAsString());
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
        if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
            System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.getResponseStatusCode());
            System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.getResponseStatusText());
            System.out.println("response header: " + rest.getResponseHeader());
            System.out.println("response JSON: " + jsonResponse);
            return;
        }

        // ---------------------------------------------------
        // Sample code for parsing this JSON is shown below...
        // ---------------------------------------------------

        // A successful response looks like this:
        // {
        //   "kind": "drive#file",
        //   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
        //   "name": "penguins.jpg",
        //   "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
        //   "starred": false,
        //   "trashed": false,
        //   "explicitlyTrashed": false,
        //   "parents": [
        //     "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0"
        //   ],
        //   "spaces": [
        //     "drive"
        //   ],
        //   "version": "672",
        //   "webContentLink": "https://docs.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/uc?id=0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk&export=download",
        //   "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/file/d/0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk/view?usp=drivesdk",
        //   "iconLink": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_image_list.png",
        //   "thumbnailLink": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uIV1dJdc8vsAQzaaIInpc9AV55AcdHhpM7fQeI2RN2qbCSnhjK9IDdNQAOTtkvjS9ZObqw=s220",
        //   "viewedByMe": true,
        //   "viewedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
        //   "createdTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
        //   "modifiedTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
        //   "modifiedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
        //   "owners": [
        //     {
        //       "kind": "drive#user",
        //       "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
        //       "me": true,
        //       "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
        //       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
        //     }
        //   ],
        //   "lastModifyingUser": {
        //     "kind": "drive#user",
        //     "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
        //     "me": true,
        //     "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
        //     "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
        //   },
        //   "shared": false,
        //   "ownedByMe": true,
        //   "capabilities": {
        //     "canEdit": true,
        //     "canComment": true,
        //     "canShare": true,
        //     "canCopy": true,
        //     "canReadRevisions": true
        //   },
        //   "viewersCanCopyContent": true,
        //   "writersCanShare": true,
        //   "permissions": [
        //     {
        //       "kind": "drive#permission",
        //       "id": "08366696655122259092",
        //       "type": "user",
        //       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
        //       "role": "owner",
        //       "displayName": "Matthew Smith"
        //     }
        //   ],
        //   "originalFilename": "penguins.jpg",
        //   "fullFileExtension": "jpg",
        //   "fileExtension": "jpg",
        //   "md5Checksum": "9d377b10ce778c4938b3c7e2c63a229a",
        //   "size": "777835",
        //   "quotaBytesUsed": "777835",
        //   "headRevisionId": "0B53Q6OSTWYolUUlHVFhHdFlXQ0R1aHZuT0tORTVzc2h5NnZjPQ",
        //   "imageMediaMetadata": {
        //     "width": 1024,
        //     "height": 768,
        //     "rotation": 0,
        //     "time": "2009:03:12 13:48:35"
        //   },
        //   "isAppAuthorized": false
        // }

        // Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.load(jsonResponse);

        // Show the full JSON response.
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());
        System.out.println("-");

        // Demonstrate how to get pieces of information:
        System.out.println("Original Filename: " + json.stringOf("originalFilename"));

        boolean wasLastModifiedUserMe = json.boolOf("lastModifyingUser.me");
        System.out.println("Was Last Modified by Me: " + wasLastModifiedUserMe);

        // Assuming this is an image file...
        int width = json.intOf("imageMediaMetadata.width");
        System.out.println("Image Width: " + width);

        // Iterate over parents...
        int numParents = json.sizeOfArray("parents");
        int i = 0;
        while (i < numParents) {
            json.setI(i);
            System.out.println("Parent " + i + ": " + json.stringOf("parents[i]"));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Iterate over owners...
        int numOwners = json.sizeOfArray("owners");
        i = 0;
        while (i < numOwners) {
            json.setI(i);
            System.out.println("Owner " + i + ": kind=" + json.stringOf("owners[i].kind") + " displayName=" + json.stringOf("owners[i].displayName"));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Iterate over permissions...
        int numPermissions = json.sizeOfArray("permissions");
        i = 0;
        while (i < numPermissions) {
            json.setI(i);
            System.out.println("Permission " + i + ": kind=" + json.stringOf("permissions[i].kind") + " id=" + json.stringOf("permissions[i].id"));
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}