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List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // Get the previously obtained access token.
        // See Get Google Photos Access Token.

        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpNoBody("GET", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
        System.out.println("response status code: " + resp.getStatusCode());

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.load(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Sample response:
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // {
        //   "albums": [
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
        //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
        //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
        //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
        //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
        //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
        //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
        //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
        //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
        //       "title": "animals",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
        //       "isWriteable": true,
        //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }

        // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
        // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

        String id = "";
        String title = "";
        String productUrl = "";
        String mediaItemsCount = "";
        String coverPhotoBaseUrl = "";
        String coverPhotoMediaItemId = "";
        boolean isWriteable = false;

        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("albums");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            id = json.stringOf("albums[i].id");
            title = json.stringOf("albums[i].title");
            productUrl = json.stringOf("albums[i].productUrl");
            mediaItemsCount = json.stringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount");
            coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.stringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl");
            coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.stringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId");
            isWriteable = json.boolOf("albums[i].isWriteable");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}