C++

Delete a Google Cloud Storage Bucket

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Demonstrates how to delete a Google Cloud Storage bucket. C++

#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkHttp.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // scope "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"

    // In this example, Get Google Cloud Storage OAuth2 Access Token, 
    // the service account access token was saved to a text file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    CkStringBuilder sbToken;
    sbToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorageAccessToken.txt","utf-8");

    // Send a DELETE equivalent to this curl command

    // curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
    //     "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/[BUCKET_NAME]"
    // 
    CkHttp http;
    http.put_AuthToken(sbToken.getAsString());

    http.SetUrlVar("bucket_name","chilkat-ocean");
    const char *url = "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/{$bucket_name}";

    const char *responseBody = http.quickDeleteStr(url);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int responseCode = http.get_LastStatus();
    if (responseCode == 401) {
        std::cout << responseBody << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired." << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // A 204 response code indicates success..
    // If not success, then examine the response code and response body..
    if (responseCode != 204) {
        std::cout << "Response code: " << responseCode << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response body" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << responseBody << "\r\n";
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }
    }