(MFC) Create Google Photos Album

Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

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See Also: Using MFC CString in Chilkat

#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkString strOut;

    // 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.

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    bool success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == false) {
        strOut.append(jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;

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

    // Create an album named "animals"
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("album.title","animals");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.PostJson("https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json.emit());
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        strOut.append(http.lastErrorText());
        strOut.append("\r\n");
        SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    strOut.append(resp->bodyStr());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    strOut.append("response status code: ");
    strOut.appendInt(resp->get_StatusCode());
    strOut.append("\r\n");

    json.Load(resp->bodyStr());
    delete resp;

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "title": "animals",
    //   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "isWriteable": true
    // }

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

    const char *id = 0;
    const char *title = 0;
    const char *productUrl = 0;
    bool isWriteable;

    id = json.stringOf("id");
    title = json.stringOf("title");
    productUrl = json.stringOf("productUrl");
    isWriteable = json.BoolOf("isWriteable");

    strOut.append("id = ");
    strOut.append(id);
    strOut.append("\r\n");


    SetDlgItemText(IDC_EDIT1,strOut.getUnicode());

    }