Dart

Create Google Photos Album

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album. Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // 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.

  final jsonToken = CkJsonObject();
  try {
    jsonToken.loadFile('qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json');
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  final http = CkHttp();

  http.authToken = jsonToken.stringOf('access_token');

  // Create an album named "animals"
  final json = CkJsonObject();
  json.updateString('album.title', 'animals');

  final resp = CkHttpResponse();
  try {
    http.httpJson('POST', 'https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums', json, 'application/json', resp);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Show the response body.
  print(resp.bodyStr);

  // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
  print('response status code: ${resp.statusCode}');

  json.load(resp.bodyStr);

  // Sample response:

  // {
  //   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
  //   "title": "animals",
  //   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
  //   "isWriteable": true
  // }

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

  final id = json.stringOf('id');
  final title = json.stringOf('title');
  final productUrl = json.stringOf('productUrl');

  print('id = $id');
}