Android™ Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+
Android™
Box: Create a Folder and Capture Its ID
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Run the reusable setup once per HttpCurl object, then select names and execute the operation. The setup is repeated here only to make this published example independently runnable. Create Project Documents under the root child named documents. The new folder ID is captured for later operations; conflicts stop the example. Set parent_name to / to create directly under root.
See the Box API guide for setup and the complete workflow.
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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;
import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;
public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {
private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";
// Called when the activity is first created.
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
boolean success = false;
// Requires Chilkat 11.7.0 or later and a previously unlocked Chilkat bundle.
// See Global Unlock Sample.
// Guide: Box API Guide.
success = false;
// BEGIN ONE-TIME SETUP
// This block is repeated so each published example can run on its own.
// In an application, run the setup example once and pass the SAME curl object
// to operation code below. Do not recreate it for every operation.
// See Reusable Box HttpCurl Setup.
CkHttpCurl curl = new CkHttpCurl();
curl.SetVar("access_token","BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");
curl.SetVar("parent_name","/");
// Box's fixed root ID is an implementation detail; callers supply names.
curl.SetVar("parent_id","0");
CkStringBuilder setupCommand = new CkStringBuilder();
int setupReplacements;
// Register findParent; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findParent",setupCommand.getAsString());
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Register findFolder; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/{{parent_id}}/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findFolder",setupCommand.getAsString());
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Register findFile; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/{{folder_id}}/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findFile",setupCommand.getAsString());
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Register findDestination; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findDestination",setupCommand.getAsString());
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Register getFileDetails; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/{{file_id}}?fields=id,sha1,file_version\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("getFileDetails",setupCommand.getAsString());
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Register getEnterprise; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me?fields=enterprise\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("getEnterprise",setupCommand.getAsString());
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// Register output rules once. Chilkat 11.7.0 evaluates {{name}} variables
// when extracting each output, using the current value at that time.
success = curl.AddOutput2("findParent","entries","name","{{parent_name}}",true,"id","parent_id");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput2("findFolder","entries","name","{{folder_name}}",true,"id","folder_id");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput2("findFile","entries","name","{{file_name}}",true,"id","file_id");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput2("findDestination","entries","name","{{destination_name}}",true,"id","destination_id");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput("getFileDetails","file_version.id","file_version_id");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput("getFileDetails","sha1","file_sha1");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput("getEnterprise","enterprise.id","enterprise_id");
if (success != true) {
Log.i(TAG, curl.lastErrorText());
return;
}
// END ONE-TIME SETUP
// The name lookups below assume each listing fits in one page (1000 items).
// Parent and destination names select root children; folder_name selects a child
// of parent_name. "/" selects the root parent. These are not arbitrary paths.
// BEGIN OPERATION -- keep the configured object when reusing it.
// Inputs are names. Retain cached IDs when the selected names have not changed.
String parentName = "documents";
if ((curl.getVar("parent_name") != parentName) or ((parentName == "/") and (curl.VarDefined("parent_id") == false))) {
curl.SetVar("parent_name",parentName);
curl.ClearVar("parent_id");
curl.ClearVar("folder_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_version_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_sha1");
if (parentName == "/") {
curl.SetVar("parent_id","0");
}
}
curl.SetVar("new_folder_name","Project Documents");
curl.ClearTargetOutput("*");
curl.ClearVar("folder_id");
curl.AddTargetOutput("id","folder_id");
CkStringBuilder authorizedCommand1 = new CkStringBuilder();
authorizedCommand1.SetString("curl -X POST \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" -d '{\"name\":\"{{new_folder_name}}\",\"parent\":{\"id\":\"{{parent_id}}\"}}'");
int headerReplacement1 = authorizedCommand1.Replace("{{access_token}}",curl.getVar("access_token"));
success = curl.DoYourThing(authorizedCommand1.getAsString());
if ((success != true) or (curl.get_StatusCode() != 201)) {
Log.i(TAG, "Box request failed. HTTP status: " + String.valueOf(curl.get_StatusCode()));
Log.i(TAG, "Failure reason: " + String.valueOf(curl.get_FailReason()));
Log.i(TAG, curl.responseBodyStr());
return;
}
if (curl.VarDefined("!") != true) {
Log.i(TAG, "Expected response fields are missing.");
return;
}
Log.i(TAG, "Created folder ID: " + curl.getVar("folder_id"));
curl.SetVar("folder_name",curl.getVar("new_folder_name"));
}
static {
System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
// Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
// then you will see the following error message at application startup:
//"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
}
}