(Chilkat2-Python) Download File from Dropbox into a String Variable

Demonstrates how to download a file from Dropbox directly into a string variable.

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import sys
import chilkat2

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# A Dropbox access token should have been previously obtained.
# Dropbox access tokens do not expire.
# See Dropbox Access Token.

rest = chilkat2.Rest()

# Connect to Dropbox
success = rest.Connect("content.dropboxapi.com",443,True,True)
if (success != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Add request headers.
rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

# The download "parameters" are contained in JSON passed in an HTTP request header.
# This is the JSON indicating the file to be downloaded:
# { 
#    "path": "/jack.txt",
# }

json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.AppendString("path","/jack.txt")
rest.AddHeader("Dropbox-API-Arg",json.Emit())

# The content of the file on Dropbox is returned.
fileContent = rest.FullRequestNoBody("POST","/2/files/download")
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != True):
    print(rest.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# When successful, Dropbox responds with a 200 response code.
if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200):
    # Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    print("response status code = " + str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    print("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    print("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    print("response body (if any): " + fileContent)
    print("---")
    print("LastRequestStartLine: " + rest.LastRequestStartLine)
    print("LastRequestHeader: " + rest.LastRequestHeader)
    sys.exit()

# Show the file content that was downloaded:
print(fileContent)
print("----")

# Information about the downloaded file is also available as JSON in a response header.
# The "dropbox-api-result" response header contains the information.  For example:
apiResult = rest.ResponseHdrByName("dropbox-api-result")
print(apiResult)

# In this case, the pretty-formatted dropbox-api-result JSON looks like this:
# { 
#   "name": "jack.txt",
#   "path_lower": "/jack.txt",
#   "path_display": "/jack.txt",
#   "id": "id:yqx4-tE_NKAAAAAAAAAAAQ",
#   "client_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
#   "server_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
#   "rev": "8482db15f",
#   "size": 42
# }

# Load the JSON, pretty-print it, and demonstrate how to get some values...
jsonResult = chilkat2.JsonObject()
jsonResult.EmitCompact = False
jsonResult.Load(apiResult)
# Show the JSON pretty-printed...
print(jsonResult.Emit())

# Sample code to get data from the JSON response:
size = jsonResult.IntOf("size")
print("size = " + str(size))

rev = jsonResult.StringOf("rev")
print("rev = " + rev)

clientModified = jsonResult.StringOf("client_modified")
ckdt = chilkat2.CkDateTime()
ckdt.SetFromTimestamp(clientModified)
bLocalTime = True
# dt is a CkDtObj
dt = ckdt.GetDtObj(bLocalTime)
print(str(dt.Day) + "/" + str(dt.Month) + "/" + str(dt.Year) + " " + str(dt.Hour)\
     + ":" + str(dt.Minute))