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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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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.DateTime;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

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.

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

        Http http = new Http();
        http.setAuthToken(json.emit());

        // 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.
        http.setUrlVar("item_path", "/Misc");
        http.setUrlVar("search_text", "penguins");
        http.setUrlVar("user_id", "4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104");

        StringBuilder sbResults = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            http.quickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}:/search(q='{$search_text}')", sbResults);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // The response should be JSON.
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        json.loadSb(sbResults);

        // A successful response should return a status code of 200.
        if (http.getLastStatus() != 200) {
            System.out.println(json.emit());
            System.out.println("Response status = " + http.getLastStatus());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println(json.emit());
        System.out.println("--");

        // Iterate over the results in the JSON response:
        DateTime lastMod = new DateTime();
        DateTime photoTaken = new DateTime();
        int i = 0;
        int numItems = json.sizeOfArray("value");
        while (i < numItems) {
            json.setI(i);
            System.out.println("-- DriveItem " + (i + 1));
            System.out.println("id: " + json.stringOf("value[i].id"));
            System.out.println("name: " + json.stringOf("value[i].name"));
            System.out.println("size: " + json.intOf("value[i].size"));

            // Get the lastModifiedDateTime
            lastMod.setFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].fileSystemInfo.lastModifiedDateTime"));

            // Is this a folder?
            if (json.hasMember("value[i].folder")) {
                System.out.println("This is a folder with " + json.intOf("value[i].folder.childCount") + " children");
            }

            if (json.hasMember("value[i].file")) {
                System.out.println("This is a file.");
                System.out.println("SHA1 hash: " + json.stringOf("value[i].file.hashes.sha1Hash"));
                System.out.println("mimeType: " + json.stringOf("value[i].mimeType"));
            }

            if (json.hasMember("value[i].image")) {
                System.out.println("This is an image.");
                System.out.println("height: " + json.intOf("value[i].image.height"));
                System.out.println("width: " + json.intOf("value[i].image.width"));
            }

            if (json.hasMember("value[i].photo")) {
                System.out.println("This is a photo.");
                photoTaken.setFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].photo.takenDateTime"));
                System.out.println("photo taken on " + photoTaken.getAsRfc822(true));
            }

            if (json.hasMember("value[i].audio")) {
                System.out.println("This is an audio file.");
                System.out.println("duration: " + json.intOf("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"
        //           }
        //         }
        //       ]
        //     }
    }
}