B4X Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

VoiceBase -- Upload a Media File with a JSON Configuration

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This example uploads a media file and also provides a configuration file. B4X

Dim success As Boolean = False

'  This example assumes the Chilkat HTTP API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

'  Insert your Bearer token here:
Dim accessToken As String = "VOICEBASE_TOKEN"

Dim http As ChilkatHttp
http.Initialize("http")

Dim req As ChilkatHttpRequest
req.Initialize
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/v2-beta/media"
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data"

'  Add the access (bearer) token to the request, which is a header
'  having the following format:
'  Authorization: Bearer <userAccessToken>
Dim sbAuth As ChilkatStringBuilder
sbAuth.Initialize
sbAuth.Append("Bearer ")
sbAuth.Append(accessToken)
req.AddHeader("Authorization", sbAuth.GetAsString)

success = req.AddFileForUpload2("media", "qa_data/wav/msg_123_abc.wav", "audio/x-wav")
If success = False Then
    Log(req.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  This is the JSON of the configuration to be added as a parameter to the upload:
'  (Obviously, if you want a callback, you would use a URL that goes to your own web server..)

'  	{ 
'  	   "configuration":{ 
'  	      "publish":{ 
'  	         "callbacks":[
'  	            { 
'  	               "url":"https://www.chilkatsoft.com/dss/update_vm_transcription.asp",
'  	               "method":"POST",
'  	               "include":[
'  	                  "transcripts",
'  	                  "keywords",
'  	                  "topics",
'  	                  "metadata"
'  	               ]
'  	            }
'  	         ]
'  	      },
'  	      "keywords":{ 
'  	         "groups":[]
'  	      }
'  	   }
'  	}

'  This code produces the above JSON.
Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].url", "https://www.chilkatsoft.com/dss/update_vm_transcription.asp")
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].method", "POST")
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[0]", "transcripts")
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[1]", "keywords")
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[2]", "topics")
json.UpdateString("configuration.publish.callbacks[0].include[3]", "metadata")

Dim jConfig As ChilkatJsonObject
jConfig.Initialize
json.ObjectOf2("configuration", jConfig)

Dim jKeywords As ChilkatJsonObject
jKeywords.Initialize
jConfig.AppendObject2("keywords", jKeywords)

Dim jGroups As ChilkatJsonArray
jGroups.Initialize
jKeywords.AppendArray2("groups", jGroups)

'  Add the configuration JSON to the upload.
req.AddParam("configuration", json.Emit)

'  Do the upload..
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
resp.Initialize
success = http.HttpSReq("apis.voicebase.com", 443, True, req, resp)
If success = False Then
    Log(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  Examine the response status code and body.
Log("Response status code = " & resp.StatusCode)

'  The response should be JSON, even if an error.
json.Load(resp.BodyStr)
json.EmitCompact = False

Log(json.Emit)

'  A successful response will have a status code = 200
If resp.StatusCode <> 200 Then
    Log("Failed.")
Else
    Log("mediaId: " & json.StringOf("mediaId"))
    Log("href: " & json.StringOf("_links.self.href"))
    Log("status: " & json.StringOf("status"))
    Log("Success.")
End If


'  Here is an example of a successful response:

'  	{ 
'  	  "_links": { 
'  	    "self": { 
'  	      "href": "/v2-beta/media/856a1e85-c847-4c3c-b7a4-6cf15cd51db4"
'  	    }
'  	  },
'  	  "mediaId": "856a1e85-c847-4c3c-b7a4-6cf15cd51db4",
'  	  "status": "accepted",
'  	  "metadata": {}
'  	}