(C#) 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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// 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
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.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");

Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
http.AuthToken = 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");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResults = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
bool success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}:/search(q='{$search_text}')",sbResults);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// The response should be JSON.
json.EmitCompact = false;
json.LoadSb(sbResults);

// A successful response should return a status code of 200.
if (http.LastStatus != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());
    Debug.WriteLine("Response status = " + Convert.ToString(http.LastStatus));
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());
Debug.WriteLine("--");

// Iterate over the results in the JSON response:
Chilkat.CkDateTime lastMod = new Chilkat.CkDateTime();
Chilkat.CkDateTime photoTaken = new Chilkat.CkDateTime();
int i = 0;
int numItems = json.SizeOfArray("value");
while (i < numItems) {
    json.I = i;
    Debug.WriteLine("-- DriveItem " + Convert.ToString(i + 1));
    Debug.WriteLine("id: " + json.StringOf("value[i].id"));
    Debug.WriteLine("name: " + json.StringOf("value[i].name"));
    Debug.WriteLine("size: " + Convert.ToString(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") == true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("This is a folder with " + Convert.ToString(json.IntOf("value[i].folder.childCount")) + " children");
    }

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].file") == true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("This is a file.");
        Debug.WriteLine("SHA1 hash: " + json.StringOf("value[i].file.hashes.sha1Hash"));
        Debug.WriteLine("mimeType: " + json.StringOf("value[i].mimeType"));
    }

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].image") == true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("This is an image.");
        Debug.WriteLine("height: " + Convert.ToString(json.IntOf("value[i].image.height")));
        Debug.WriteLine("width: " + Convert.ToString(json.IntOf("value[i].image.width")));
    }

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].photo") == true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("This is a photo.");
        photoTaken.SetFromTimestamp(json.StringOf("value[i].photo.takenDateTime"));
        Debug.WriteLine("photo taken on " + photoTaken.GetAsRfc822(true));
    }

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].audio") == true) {
        Debug.WriteLine("This is an audio file.");
        Debug.WriteLine("duration: " + Convert.ToString(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"
// 	      }
// 	    }
// 	  ]
// 	}