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Google Drive - Build a Local Cache of Metadata

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This example demonstrates how to download the metadata for all files in a Google Drive account to create a local filesystem cache with the information. The cache can be used to fetch information without having to query Google Drive.

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var 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.

    var gAuth = new chilkat.AuthGoogle();
    gAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE_DRIVE_ACCESS_TOKEN";

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();

    // Connect using TLS.
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);

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

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Initialize our cache object.  Indicate the location of the root cache directory, and how many cache levels are to exist.
    // For small caches (level 0) all cache files are in the root directory.
    // For medium caches (level 1) cache files are located in 256 sub-directories from the root.
    // For large caches (level 2) cache files are located in 256x256 sub-directories two levels down from the root.
    var gdCache = new chilkat.Cache();
    gdCache.Level = 0;
    // Use a root directory that makes sense on your operating system..
    gdCache.AddRoot("C:/ckCache/googleDrive");

    // If we are re-building the cache, we can first delete the entire contents of the cache.
    var numCacheFilesDeleted = gdCache.DeleteAll();

    // Create a date/time object with an time 7 days from the current date/time.
    var dtExpire = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    dtExpire.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    dtExpire.AddDays(7);

    // Indicate that we want ALL possible fields.
    // If no fields are indicated, then only the basic fields are returned.
    var 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";

    // We're going to keep a master list of fileId's as we iterate over all the files in this Google Drive account.
    // This master list will also be saved to the cache under the key "AllGoogleDriveFileIds".
    var jsonMaster = new chilkat.JsonObject();

    var jsonMasterArr = new chilkat.JsonArray();
    jsonMaster.AppendArray2("fileIds",jsonMasterArr);

    // Also keep a list of file paths.
    var jsonMasterPaths = new chilkat.JsonArray();
    jsonMaster.AppendArray2("filePaths",jsonMasterPaths);

    // The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
    rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","200");

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    // jsonFileMetadata: JsonObject
    var jsonFileMetadata;
    var i;
    var numFiles;

    // Send the request for the 1st page.
    var jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files");

    var pageNumber = 1;
    var pageToken;
    var bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess && (rest.ResponseStatusCode == 200);

    while (bContinueLoop == true) {

        console.log("---- Page " + pageNumber + " ----");
        json.Load(jsonResponse);

        numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("files");
        i = 0;
        while (i < numFiles) {
            // Add this file ID to the master list.
            json.I = i;
            jsonMasterArr.AddStringAt(-1,json.StringOf("files[i].id"));

            i = i+1;
        }

        // Get the next page of files.
        // If the "nextPageToken" is present in the JSON response, then use it in the "pageToken" parameter
        // for the next request.   If no "nextPageToken" was present, then this was the last page of files.
        pageToken = json.StringOf("nextPageToken");
        bContinueLoop = false;
        var bHasMorePages = json.LastMethodSuccess;
        if (bHasMorePages == true) {
            rest.ClearAllQueryParams();
            rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","200");
            rest.AddQueryParam("pageToken",pageToken);
            jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files");
            bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess && (rest.ResponseStatusCode == 200);
            pageNumber = pageNumber+1;
        }

    }

    // Check to see if the above loop exited with errors...
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Check to see if the above loop exited with errors...
    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
        console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("response JSON: " + jsonResponse);
        return;
    }

    // Iterate over the file IDs and download the metadata for each, saving each to the cache...
    // Also, keep in-memory hash entries of the name and parent[0] so we can quickly 
    // build the path-->fileId cache entries. (Given that the Google Drive REST API uses
    // fileIds, this gives us an easy way to lookup a fileId based on a filePath.)
    var hashTable = new chilkat.Hashtable();
    // Set the capacity of the hash table to something reasonable for the number of files
    // to be hashed.
    hashTable.ClearWithNewCapacity(521);

    var sbPathForFileId = new chilkat.StringBuilder();

    // Used for storing the file name and parents[0] in the hashTable.
    var saFileInfo = new chilkat.StringArray();
    saFileInfo.Unique = false;

    var fileId;
    numFiles = jsonMaster.SizeOfArray("fileIds");
    i = 0;
    while (i < numFiles) {
        jsonMaster.I = i;
        fileId = jsonMaster.StringOf("fileIds[i]");
        sbPathForFileId.SetString("/drive/v3/files/");
        sbPathForFileId.Append(fileId);

        rest.ClearAllQueryParams();
        rest.AddQueryParam("fields",allFields);
        jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET",sbPathForFileId.GetAsString());
        if ((rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) || (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200)) {
            // Force an exit of this loop..
            numFiles = 0;
        }

        // Save this file's metadata to the local cache.
        // The lookup key is the fileId.
        gdCache.SaveTextDt(fileId,dtExpire,"",jsonResponse);

        // Get this file's name and parent[0], and put this information
        // in our in-memory hashtable to be used below..
        json.Load(jsonResponse);

        saFileInfo.Clear();
        saFileInfo.Append(json.StringOf("name"));
        saFileInfo.Append(json.StringOf("parents[0]"));
        hashTable.AddStr(fileId,saFileInfo.Serialize());

        console.log(json.StringOf("name") + ", " + json.StringOf("parents[0]"));

        i = i+1;
    }

    // Check to see if the above loop exited with errors...
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Check to see if the above loop exited with errors...
    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
        console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
        console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
        console.log("response JSON: " + jsonResponse);
        return;
    }

    // Now that all the fileId's are in the cache, let's build the directory path
    // for each fileID.  

    // (Technically, a fileId can have multiple parents, which means it can be in multiple directories
    // at once.  This is only going to build directory paths following the 0'th parent ID in the parents list.)

    // The directory path for files in "My Drive" will be just the filename.
    // For files in sub-directories, the path will be relative, such as "subdir1/subdir2/something.pdf"
    // 

    console.log("---- building paths ----");

    var sbPath = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    numFiles = jsonMaster.SizeOfArray("fileIds");
    i = 0;
    while (i < numFiles) {
        jsonMaster.I = i;

        sbPath.Clear();

        fileId = jsonMaster.StringOf("fileIds[i]");
        var bFinished = false;
        while ((bFinished == false)) {
            saFileInfo.Clear();
            saFileInfo.AppendSerialized(hashTable.LookupStr(fileId));
            // Append this file or directory name.
            sbPath.Prepend(saFileInfo.GetString(0));
            // Get the parent fileId
            fileId = saFileInfo.GetString(1);
            // If this fileId is not in the hashtable, then it's the fileId for "My Drive", and we are finished.
            if (hashTable.Contains(fileId) == false) {
                bFinished = true;
            }
            else {
                sbPath.Prepend("/");
            }

        }

        console.log(i + ": " + sbPath.GetAsString());

        // Store the filePath --> fileId mapping in our local cache.
        fileId = jsonMaster.StringOf("fileIds[i]");
        gdCache.SaveTextDt(sbPath.GetAsString(),dtExpire,"",fileId);

        jsonMasterPaths.AddStringAt(-1,sbPath.GetAsString());

        i = i+1;
    }

    // Save the master list of file IDs and file paths to the local cache.
    jsonMaster.EmitCompact = false;
    var strJsonMaster = jsonMaster.Emit();
    gdCache.SaveTextNoExpire("AllGoogleDriveFileIds","",strJsonMaster);
    console.log("JSON Master Record:");
    console.log(strJsonMaster);

    // The JSON Master Cache Record looks something like this:
    // An application can load the JSON master record and iterate over all the files
    // in Google Drive by file ID, or by path.  
    // {
    //   "fileIds": [
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolQlExSlBQT1phZXM",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolVHRPVkxtYWFtZkk",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolRGZEV3ZGUTZfNFk",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolS2FXSjliMXQxSU0",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolZUhxckMzb0dRMzg",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolbTE3c3J5RHBUcHM",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolTmhybWJSUGd5Q2c",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c",
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYolTTBBR2NvUE81Zzg",
    //   ],
    //   "filePaths": [
    //     "testFolder/abc/123/pigs.json",
    //     "testFolder/starfish20.jpg",
    //     "testFolder/penguins2.jpg",
    //     "testFolder/starfish.jpg",
    //     "testFolder/abc/123/starfish.jpg",
    //     "testFolder/abc/123/penguins.jpg",
    //     "testFolder/abc/123",
    //     "testFolder/abc",
    //     "testFolder/testHello.txt",
    //     "testFolder",
    //     "helloWorld.txt",
    //   ]
    // }

    console.log("Entire cache rebuilt...");

}

chilkatExample();