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List Files and Folders in a SharePoint Documents Library
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This example shows how to use Chilkat's HttpCurl class to list the files and folders in the root of a SharePoint Documents document library. In Microsoft Graph, a SharePoint document library is represented as a drive. The example demonstrates how HttpCurl automatically resolves the SharePoint site name to a site ID, finds the drive ID for the Documents library, and then retrieves the children of the library's root folder.
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#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkHttpCurl.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
bool success = false;
// This example lists the files and folders in the root of the SharePoint
// Documents document library.
//
// In Microsoft Graph terminology, a SharePoint document library is represented
// as a "drive". The default document library is commonly named "Documents".
// This example shows how HttpCurl can automatically resolve the needed values:
//
// site_name -> site_id
// site_id -> document_library_id
//
// After those values are known, the final request lists the children of the
// root folder in the Documents document library.
success = false;
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Before running this example, create an Azure App Registration and grant it
// the Microsoft Graph permissions required to access SharePoint.
//
// The application will authenticate using OAuth2 Client Credentials.
// See:
// How to Create SharePoint App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build a JSON authentication configuration.
// HttpCurl will use this information to automatically obtain OAuth2 access tokens.
CkJsonObject jsonAuth;
// Enable secret lookup.
//
// Instead of hard-coding sensitive values such as the client ID,
// client secret, and token endpoint, secret specification strings
// are used. Chilkat automatically retrieves the actual values from
// Windows Credential Manager (Windows) or Apple Keychain (macOS).
//
// See:
// Secret Specification Strings
jsonAuth.put_EnableSecrets(true);
success = jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.client_id","!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_id");
if (success == true) {
success = jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.client_secret","!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_secret");
}
if (success == true) {
success = jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.token_endpoint","!!sharepoint|oauth2|token_endpoint");
}
if (success == false) {
std::cout << jsonAuth.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
return;
}
// Request Microsoft Graph permissions that were granted to the application.
jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default");
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CkHttpCurl curl;
// Associate the OAuth2 configuration with HttpCurl.
//
// When the request is executed, Chilkat automatically obtains an access token
// if needed and adds the Authorization: Bearer header to the HTTP request.
curl.SetAuth(jsonAuth);
// Define variables whose values are already known.
//
// These variables are referenced in curl commands using
// {{variable_name}} substitution syntax.
curl.SetVar("sharepoint_hostname","example.sharepoint.com");
curl.SetVar("site_name","test");
// The final request needs a Microsoft Graph site ID.
//
// Because the application only knows the SharePoint site name,
// define a helper function that can retrieve the site record.
// HttpCurl can execute this function automatically when it needs
// to resolve the site_id variable.
curl.AddFunction("getSite","GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/root:/sites/{{site_name}}");
// Extract the "id" field from the getSite response and store it
// in the HttpCurl variable named "site_id".
curl.AddOutput("getSite","id","site_id");
// The next value needed is the drive ID for the Documents document library.
//
// This function lists the drives, also known as document libraries,
// belonging to the SharePoint site.
curl.AddFunction("getDrives","GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives");
// Extract the ID of the drive whose name is "Documents".
//
// AddOutput2 searches an array in the JSON response. In this case:
//
// response array: value
// match field: name
// match value: Documents
// case-sensitive: true
// output field: id
// variable name: document_library_id
//
// The result is that document_library_id will contain the drive ID
// for the Documents document library.
curl.AddOutput2("getDrives","value","name","Documents",true,"id","document_library_id");
// The target Microsoft Graph request:
//
// GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives/{{document_library_id}}/root/children
//
// This lists the files and folders in the root folder of the Documents
// document library.
//
// The {{site_id}} and {{document_library_id}} variables are not set directly
// by this program. HttpCurl resolves them automatically by running the
// helper functions defined above.
const char *curlCommand = "GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives/{{document_library_id}}/root/children";
// Execute the request.
//
// HttpCurl examines the target request and determines that it requires
// both site_id and document_library_id.
//
// The execution plan becomes:
//
// 1) Execute getSite to obtain site_id.
// 2) Execute getDrives to obtain document_library_id.
// 3) Substitute both variables into the target request.
// 4) Execute the root/children request.
//
// The final HTTP response returned by DoYourThing is always the response
// from the target request, which is the last step in the plan.
success = curl.DoYourThing(curlCommand);
if (success == false) {
std::cout << curl.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
return;
}
// A successful Graph response should return HTTP 200.
// Any other status code typically indicates an authentication,
// permission, site lookup, or document library lookup error.
int statusCode = curl.get_StatusCode();
if (statusCode != 200) {
std::cout << curl.responseBodyStr() << "\r\n";
std::cout << "status code = " << statusCode << "\r\n";
return;
}
// The response body contains a JSON array named "value".
// Each element represents one file or folder in the root of the
// Documents document library.
CkJsonObject json;
json.put_EmitCompact(false);
curl.GetResponseJson(json);
std::cout << json.emit() << "\r\n";
std::cout << "" << "\r\n";
// Count the number of items returned in the "value" array.
//
// This includes both files and folders.
int numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("value");
std::cout << "Number of files: " << numFiles << "\r\n";
std::cout << "" << "\r\n";
// Iterate over the files and folders returned by Microsoft Graph
// and display selected properties for each item.
int i = 0;
while (i < numFiles) {
json.put_I(i);
std::cout << "name: " << json.stringOf("value[i].name") << "\r\n";
std::cout << "webUrl: " << json.stringOf("value[i].webUrl") << "\r\n";
std::cout << "size: " << json.stringOf("value[i].size") << "\r\n";
std::cout << "id: " << json.stringOf("value[i].id") << "\r\n";
std::cout << "-" << "\r\n";
i = i + 1;
}
}