C++

List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums. C++

#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.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.

    // Get the previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Google Photos Access Token.

    CkJsonObject jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << jsonToken.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkHttp http;

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

    CkHttpResponse resp;
    success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    std::cout << "response status code: " << resp.get_StatusCode() << "\r\n";

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    // Sample response:
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";

    // {
    //   "albums": [
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
    //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
    //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
    //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
    //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
    //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
    //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //       "title": "animals",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //       "isWriteable": true,
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    int i;
    int count_i;
    const char *id = 0;
    const char *title = 0;
    const char *productUrl = 0;
    const char *mediaItemsCount = 0;
    const char *coverPhotoBaseUrl = 0;
    const char *coverPhotoMediaItemId = 0;
    bool isWriteable;

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("albums");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.put_I(i);
        id = json.stringOf("albums[i].id");
        title = json.stringOf("albums[i].title");
        productUrl = json.stringOf("albums[i].productUrl");
        mediaItemsCount = json.stringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount");
        coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.stringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl");
        coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.stringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId");
        isWriteable = json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }