(Java) Create Google Photos Album

Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

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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 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 = new CkJsonObject();
    boolean success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

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

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

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostJson("https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json.emit());
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Show the response body.
    System.out.println(resp.bodyStr());

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    System.out.println("response status code: " + resp.get_StatusCode());

    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    // 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

    String id;
    String title;
    String productUrl;
    boolean isWriteable;

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

    System.out.println("id = " + id);
  }
}