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Get File Metadata

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Gets a file's metadata or content by ID.

See Google Drive Files get for additional details.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Variant vGAuth
    Handle hoGAuth
    Handle hoRest
    Boolean iBAutoReconnect
    Handle hoSbPath
    String sAllFields
    String sJsonResponse
    Handle hoJson
    Boolean iWasLastModifiedUserMe
    Integer iWidth
    Integer i
    Integer iNumParents
    Integer iNumOwners
    Integer iNumPermissions
    String sTemp1
    String sTemp2
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    Move True To iSuccess

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Drive scope.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatAuthGoogle)) To hoGAuth
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoGAuth))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoGAuth
    End
    Set ComAccessToken Of hoGAuth To "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatRest)) To hoRest
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoRest))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoRest
    End

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Google Drive REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    Move True To iBAutoReconnect
    Get ComConnect Of hoRest "www.googleapis.com" 443 True iBAutoReconnect To iSuccess

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    Get pvComObject of hoGAuth to vGAuth
    Get ComSetAuthGoogle Of hoRest vGAuth To iSuccess

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // We need to send a GET request like this:
    // GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/fileId
    // The fileId is part of the path.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbPath
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbPath))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbPath
    End
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbPath "/drive/v3/files/" To iSuccess
    // Assume we previously obtained the fileId for the file of interest...
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbPath "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk" To iSuccess

    // Indicate that we want ALL possible fields.
    // If no fields are indicated, then only the basic fields are returned.
    Move "appProperties,capabilities,contentHints,createdTime,description,explicitlyTrashed,fileExtension,folderColorRgb,fullFileExtension,headRevisionId,iconLink,id,imageMediaMetadata,isAppAuthorized,kind,lastModifyingUser,md5Checksum,mimeType,modifiedByMeTime,modifiedTime,name,originalFilename,ownedByMe,owners,parents,permissions,properties,quotaBytesUsed,shared,sharedWithMeTime,sharingUser,size,spaces,starred,thumbnailLink,trashed,version,videoMediaMetadata,viewedByMe,viewedByMeTime,viewersCanCopyContent,webContentLink,webViewLink,writersCanShare" To sAllFields

    Get ComAddQueryParam Of hoRest "fields" sAllFields To iSuccess

    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSbPath To sTemp1
    Get ComFullRequestNoBody Of hoRest "GET" sTemp1 To sJsonResponse
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoRest To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 200) Begin
        Get ComResponseStatusCode Of hoRest To iTemp1
        Showln "response status code = " iTemp1
        Get ComResponseStatusText Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "response status text = " sTemp1
        Get ComResponseHeader Of hoRest To sTemp1
        Showln "response header: " sTemp1
        Showln "response JSON: " sJsonResponse
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Sample code for parsing this JSON is shown below...
    // ---------------------------------------------------

    // A successful response looks like this:
    // {
    //   "kind": "drive#file",
    //   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
    //   "name": "penguins.jpg",
    //   "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    //   "starred": false,
    //   "trashed": false,
    //   "explicitlyTrashed": false,
    //   "parents": [
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0"
    //   ],
    //   "spaces": [
    //     "drive"
    //   ],
    //   "version": "672",
    //   "webContentLink": "https://docs.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/uc?id=0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk&export=download",
    //   "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/file/d/0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk/view?usp=drivesdk",
    //   "iconLink": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_image_list.png",
    //   "thumbnailLink": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uIV1dJdc8vsAQzaaIInpc9AV55AcdHhpM7fQeI2RN2qbCSnhjK9IDdNQAOTtkvjS9ZObqw=s220",
    //   "viewedByMe": true,
    //   "viewedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "createdTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "modifiedTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "modifiedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "owners": [
    //     {
    //       "kind": "drive#user",
    //       "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
    //       "me": true,
    //       "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
    //       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "lastModifyingUser": {
    //     "kind": "drive#user",
    //     "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
    //     "me": true,
    //     "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
    //     "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
    //   },
    //   "shared": false,
    //   "ownedByMe": true,
    //   "capabilities": {
    //     "canEdit": true,
    //     "canComment": true,
    //     "canShare": true,
    //     "canCopy": true,
    //     "canReadRevisions": true
    //   },
    //   "viewersCanCopyContent": true,
    //   "writersCanShare": true,
    //   "permissions": [
    //     {
    //       "kind": "drive#permission",
    //       "id": "08366696655122259092",
    //       "type": "user",
    //       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //       "role": "owner",
    //       "displayName": "Matthew Smith"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "originalFilename": "penguins.jpg",
    //   "fullFileExtension": "jpg",
    //   "fileExtension": "jpg",
    //   "md5Checksum": "9d377b10ce778c4938b3c7e2c63a229a",
    //   "size": "777835",
    //   "quotaBytesUsed": "777835",
    //   "headRevisionId": "0B53Q6OSTWYolUUlHVFhHdFlXQ0R1aHZuT0tORTVzc2h5NnZjPQ",
    //   "imageMediaMetadata": {
    //     "width": 1024,
    //     "height": 768,
    //     "rotation": 0,
    //     "time": "2009:03:12 13:48:35"
    //   },
    //   "isAppAuthorized": false
    // }

    // Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sJsonResponse To iSuccess

    // Show the full JSON response.
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False
    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1
    Showln "-"

    // Demonstrate how to get pieces of information:
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "originalFilename" To sTemp1
    Showln "Original Filename: " sTemp1

    Get ComBoolOf Of hoJson "lastModifyingUser.me" To iWasLastModifiedUserMe
    Showln "Was Last Modified by Me: " iWasLastModifiedUserMe

    // Assuming this is an image file...
    Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "imageMediaMetadata.width" To iWidth
    Showln "Image Width: " iWidth

    // Iterate over parents...

    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "parents" To iNumParents
    Move 0 To i
    While (i < iNumParents)
        Set ComI Of hoJson To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "parents[i]" To sTemp1
        Showln "Parent " i ": " sTemp1
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

    // Iterate over owners...
    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "owners" To iNumOwners
    Move 0 To i
    While (i < iNumOwners)
        Set ComI Of hoJson To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "owners[i].kind" To sTemp1
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "owners[i].displayName" To sTemp2
        Showln "Owner " i ": kind=" sTemp1 " displayName=" sTemp2
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop

    // Iterate over permissions...
    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "permissions" To iNumPermissions
    Move 0 To i
    While (i < iNumPermissions)
        Set ComI Of hoJson To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "permissions[i].kind" To sTemp1
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "permissions[i].id" To sTemp2
        Showln "Permission " i ": kind=" sTemp1 " id=" sTemp2
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop



End_Procedure