(C++) OneDrive -- Search for Files

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Search for files within a hierarchy of items for items matching a query. You can search within a folder hierarhcy or a whole drive.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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

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

    // Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("client_id","2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743");
    json.UpdateString("client_secret","2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH");
    json.UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default");
    json.UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token");

    CkHttp http;
    http.put_AuthToken(json.emit());

    // Sends the following GET request:

    // Search the entire drive like this:
    // If not using "me", then the path should be /v1.0/users/{id | userPrincipalName}/...
    // GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')

    // Or search under a particular folder like this:
    // GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/drive/root:/{item-path}:/search(q='{search-text}')

    // This example will search for files in or under the "/Misc" directory, having "penguin" in the file path.
    http.SetUrlVar("item_path","/Misc");
    http.SetUrlVar("search_text","penguins");
    http.SetUrlVar("user_id","4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104");

    CkStringBuilder sbResults;
    bool success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}:/search(q='{$search_text}')",sbResults);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The response should be JSON.
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    json.LoadSb(sbResults);

    // A successful response should return a status code of 200.
    if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200) {
        std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response status = " << http.get_LastStatus() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "--" << "\r\n";

    // Iterate over the results in the JSON response:
    CkDateTime lastMod;
    CkDateTime photoTaken;
    int i = 0;
    int numItems = json.SizeOfArray("value");
    while (i < numItems) {
        json.put_I(i);
        std::cout << "-- DriveItem " << (i + 1) << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "id: " << json.stringOf("value[i].id") << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "name: " << json.stringOf("value[i].name") << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "size: " << json.IntOf("value[i].size") << "\r\n";

        // Get the lastModifiedDateTime
        lastMod.SetFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].fileSystemInfo.lastModifiedDateTime"));

        // Is this a folder?
        if (json.HasMember("value[i].folder") == true) {
            std::cout << "This is a folder with " << json.IntOf("value[i].folder.childCount") << " children" << "\r\n";
        }

        if (json.HasMember("value[i].file") == true) {
            std::cout << "This is a file." << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "SHA1 hash: " << json.stringOf("value[i].file.hashes.sha1Hash") << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "mimeType: " << json.stringOf("value[i].mimeType") << "\r\n";
        }

        if (json.HasMember("value[i].image") == true) {
            std::cout << "This is an image." << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "height: " << json.IntOf("value[i].image.height") << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "width: " << json.IntOf("value[i].image.width") << "\r\n";
        }

        if (json.HasMember("value[i].photo") == true) {
            std::cout << "This is a photo." << "\r\n";
            photoTaken.SetFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].photo.takenDateTime"));
            std::cout << "photo taken on " << photoTaken.getAsRfc822(true) << "\r\n";
        }

        if (json.HasMember("value[i].audio") == true) {
            std::cout << "This is an audio file." << "\r\n";
            std::cout << "duration: " << json.IntOf("value[i].audio.duration") << "\r\n";
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Sample JSON OneDrive search response:

    // 	{
    // 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(driveItem)",
    // 	  "value": [
    // 	    {
    // 	      "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.driveItem",
    // 	      "@microsoft.graph.downloadUrl": "https://public.dm2301.livefilestore.com/y4m01N6dLIV7ditztcRwWDx2Jzf1qiwJNASFiHfajfZUuJnEMgHmIZTASy3lNzwUFHQgET0I11hzqCyb0A6I5jhI9FgFAJlBJHFrToT7QXj2xvCV46LOZVJASk79LEWRRM97aOhdOHhKeIl_HxoIWSl08sX3kGyC50RP72rDE7ERSVdZAa3CmMNkp6tRtfKI5wfJNqSx3NeqLQ6LxwBBY4KgniPQOgEna0G_MKTGDt10T4",
    // 	      "createdBy": {
    // 	        "user": {
    // 	          "displayName": "Matt Smith",
    // 	          "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
    // 	        }
    // 	      },
    // 	      "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:22.48Z",
    // 	      "cTag": "aYzozQTMzRkNFQjlCNzRDQzE1ITQ4NzIuMjU3",
    // 	      "eTag": "aM0EzM0ZDRUI5Qjc0Q0MxNSE0ODcyLjI",
    // 	      "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4872",
    // 	      "lastModifiedBy": {
    // 	        "user": {
    // 	          "displayName": "Matt Smith",
    // 	          "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
    // 	        }
    // 	      },
    // 	      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:23.463Z",
    // 	      "name": "penguins.jpg",
    // 	      "parentReference": {
    // 	        "driveId": "3a33fceb9b74cc15",
    // 	        "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4871",
    // 	        "name": "wildlife",
    // 	        "path": "/drive/root:/Misc/wildlife"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "size": 777835,
    // 	      "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/i/s!ABXMdJvr_DM6pgg",
    // 	      "file": {
    // 	        "hashes": {
    // 	          "sha1Hash": "DF7BE9DC4F467187783ACA68C7CE98E4DF2172D0"
    // 	        },
    // 	        "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "fileSystemInfo": {
    // 	        "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:22.48Z",
    // 	        "lastModifiedDateTime": "2009-07-14T05:32:31.674Z"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "image": {
    // 	        "height": 768,
    // 	        "width": 1024
    // 	      },
    // 	      "photo": {
    // 	        "takenDateTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z"
    // 	      },
    // 	      "searchResult": {
    // 	        "onClickTelemetryUrl": "https://www.bing.com/personalsearchclick?IG=D10F15177AE54D49A97F361270D53290&CID=3A33FCEB9B74CC150000000000000000&ID=DevEx%2c5005&q=penguins&resid=3A33FCEB9B74CC15%214872"
    // 	      }
    // 	    }
    // 	  ]
    // 	}
    }