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B4X Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Box: Resolve a File Version by Name and Verify the Download

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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. One target request requires file_id and file_version_id. The engine uses AddOutput2 for name lookups and AddOutput for version/SHA-1 metadata, then downloads that version to local_path and verifies its digest.

See the Box API guide for setup and the complete workflow.

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Dim success As Boolean = 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.
Dim curl As ChilkatHttpCurl
curl.Initialize("curl")
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")
Dim setupCommand As ChilkatStringBuilder
setupCommand.Initialize
Dim setupReplacements As Int

'  Register findParent; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" & Chr(34))
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.AddFunction("findParent", setupCommand.GetAsString)
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Register findFolder; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/{{parent_id}}/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" & Chr(34))
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.AddFunction("findFolder", setupCommand.GetAsString)
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Register findFile; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/{{folder_id}}/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" & Chr(34))
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.AddFunction("findFile", setupCommand.GetAsString)
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Register findDestination; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" & Chr(34))
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.AddFunction("findDestination", setupCommand.GetAsString)
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Register getFileDetails; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/{{file_id}}?fields=id,sha1,file_version" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" & Chr(34))
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.AddFunction("getFileDetails", setupCommand.GetAsString)
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Register getEnterprise; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me?fields=enterprise" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN" & Chr(34))
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.AddFunction("getEnterprise", setupCommand.GetAsString)
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  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 Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = curl.AddOutput2("findFolder", "entries", "name", "{{folder_name}}", True, "id", "folder_id")
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = curl.AddOutput2("findFile", "entries", "name", "{{file_name}}", True, "id", "file_id")
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = curl.AddOutput2("findDestination", "entries", "name", "{{destination_name}}", True, "id", "destination_id")
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = curl.AddOutput("getFileDetails", "file_version.id", "file_version_id")
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = curl.AddOutput("getFileDetails", "sha1", "file_sha1")
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

success = curl.AddOutput("getEnterprise", "enterprise.id", "enterprise_id")
If success <> True Then
    Log(curl.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

'  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.
Dim parentName As String = "/"
Dim folderName As String = "images"
Dim fileName As String = "penguins.jpg"
If (curl.GetVar("parent_name") <> parentName) Or ((parentName = "/") And (curl.VarDefined("parent_id") = False)) Then
    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 = "/" Then
        curl.SetVar("parent_id", "0")
    End If

End If

If curl.GetVar("folder_name") <> folderName Then
    curl.SetVar("folder_name", folderName)
    curl.ClearVar("folder_id")
    curl.ClearVar("file_id")
    curl.ClearVar("file_version_id")
    curl.ClearVar("file_sha1")
End If

If curl.GetVar("file_name") <> fileName Then
    curl.SetVar("file_name", fileName)
    curl.ClearVar("file_id")
    curl.ClearVar("file_version_id")
    curl.ClearVar("file_sha1")
End If

curl.SetVar("local_path", "qa_output/penguins-verified.jpg")
'  file_version_id is also unknown, so getFileDetails becomes a prerequisite.
'  Its AddOutput mappings cache both the selected version and its SHA-1.
curl.ClearTargetOutput("*")
Dim authorizedCommand1 As ChilkatStringBuilder
authorizedCommand1.Initialize
authorizedCommand1.SetString("curl -X GET " & Chr(34) & "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/{{file_id}}/content?version={{file_version_id}}" & Chr(34) & " -H " & Chr(34) & "Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}" & Chr(34) & " -L -o " & Chr(34) & "{{local_path}}" & Chr(34))
Dim headerReplacement1 As Int = authorizedCommand1.Replace("{{access_token}}", curl.GetVar("access_token"))
success = curl.DoYourThing(authorizedCommand1.GetAsString)
If (success <> True) Or (curl.StatusCode <> 200) Then
    Log("Box request failed. HTTP status: " & curl.StatusCode)
    Log("Failure reason: " & curl.FailReason)
    Log(curl.ResponseBodyStr)
    Return
End If

Dim digest As ChilkatCrypt2
digest.Initialize("digest")
digest.HashAlgorithm = "sha1"
digest.EncodingMode = "hex_lower"
Dim actualSha1 As String = digest.HashFileENC(curl.GetVar("local_path"))
If digest.LastMethodSuccess <> True Then
    Log(digest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

If actualSha1 <> curl.GetVar("file_sha1") Then
    Log("Downloaded content did not match the selected version's SHA-1.")
    Return
End If

Log("Version-specific download verified.")