(Java) Box.com Upload File

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Demonstrates how to upload a file to box.com.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Important:
    // See this information about Box.com Service Accounts
    // Box.com will automatically generate a Service Account where the name of the account is the name of your App. 
    // When you make API calls, it is for this service account, and the files that exist and what you see are not the same as your normal account.
    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();
    boolean success;

    //   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    CkOAuth2 oauth2 = new CkOAuth2();
    oauth2.put_AccessToken("BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

    // First, make the initial connection.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Box REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    // IMPORTANT: Note that the domain is "upload.box.com", not "api.box.com"
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
    success = rest.Connect("upload.box.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // The request body uses the "multipart/form-data" format to transmit two "parts". 
    // The first part is called "attributes" and contains a JSON object with information about the file, including the name of the file 
    // and the ID of the parent folder. The second part contains the contents of the file. 
    // (Note that the name of the second "part" is ignored.)

    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/form-data");

    // Provide the content for each part of the request...

    // First the JSON attributes.  Use "0" for the root folder.
    //   {"name":"penguins.jpg", "parent":{"id":"0"}}
    CkJsonObject jsonAttr = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonAttr.UpdateString("name","penguins.jpg");
    jsonAttr.UpdateString("parent.id","0");

    rest.put_PartSelector("1");
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"attributes\"; ");
    rest.SetMultipartBodyString(jsonAttr.emit());

    rest.put_PartSelector("2");
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Disposition","form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"penguins.jpg\"");
    // "application/octet-stream" can be safely used for any type file..
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/octet-stream");

    // Load the file into a binary data object, and then upload..
    CkBinData fileDataObj = new CkBinData();
    fileDataObj.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");
    rest.SetMultipartBodyBd(fileDataObj);

    // Restore the PartSelector to "0" (for safety, in case something else sends another request on this object)
    rest.put_PartSelector("0");

    // Send the multipart/form-data request, which uploads the file contained in fileDataObj
    String responseBody = rest.fullRequestMultipart("POST","/api/2.0/files/content");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // A 201 is received for a successful upload
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 201) {
        System.out.println("Box.com upload failed.");
        System.out.println("Request header:");
        System.out.println(rest.lastRequestHeader());
        System.out.println("---");
        System.out.println("Response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("Response body:");
        System.out.println(responseBody);
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("File uploaded.");
  }
}