Node.js

Empty Trash

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Permanently deletes all of the user's trashed files. Node.js

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);

    var jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("DELETE","/drive/v3/files/trash");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
    // (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
    if (rest.ResponseStatusCode !== 204) {
        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;
    }

    console.log("Trash Emptied!");

}

chilkatExample();