C++ Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

SharePoint Get Files in Root Folder

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Gets the list of files that exist in the root folder. C++

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttp http;

    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Provide the information needed for Chilkat to automatically fetch the OAuth2.0 access token as needed.

    //  To create your App Registration for SharePoint in Azure Entra ID,
    //  see How to Create SharePoint App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials

    CkJsonObject jsonOAuthCC;
    jsonOAuthCC.UpdateString("client_id","CLIENT_ID");
    jsonOAuthCC.UpdateString("client_secret","SECRET_VALUE");
    jsonOAuthCC.UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default");
    jsonOAuthCC.UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/TENANT_ID/oauth2/v2.0/token");

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonOAuthCC.emit());
    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  Indicate that we want a JSON reply
    http.put_Accept("application/json;odata=verbose");

    http.SetUrlVar("sharepoint_hostname","example.sharepoint.com");
    CkStringBuilder sbJson;
    success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/SITE_ID/drive/root/children",sbJson);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject json;
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    //  Iterate over the results and get each file's name, size, and last-modified date/time.

    int numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("d.results");
    std::cout << "Number of Files in the SharePoint root folder = " << numFiles << "\r\n";

    int i = 0;
    while (i < numFiles) {
        json.put_I(i);

        const char *filename = json.stringOf("d.results[i].Name");
        const char *fileRelativeUri = json.stringOf("d.results[i].ServerRelativeUrl");
        int fileSize = json.IntOf("d.results[i].Length");

        std::cout << (i + 1) << ": " << filename << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "    Relative URI: " << fileRelativeUri << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "    Size in Bytes: " << fileSize << "\r\n";

        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  The output of this program when I tested it:
    }