(DataFlex) Create Google Photos Album

Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
Token    Handle hoJsonToken
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Handle hoJson
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sId
    String sTitle
    String sProductUrl
    Boolean iIsWriteable
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // 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.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJsonToken
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJsonToken))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJsonToken
    End
    Get ComLoadFile Of hoJsonToken "qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoJsonToken To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJsonToken "access_token" To sTemp1
    Set ComAuthToken Of hoHttp To sTemp1

    // Create an album named "animals"
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "album.title" "animals" To iSuccess

    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Get ComPostJson Of hoHttp "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums" sTemp1 To vResp
    If (IsComObject(vResp)) Begin
        Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
        Set pvComObject Of hoResp To vResp
    End
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Show the response body.
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln "response status code: " iTemp1

    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Send Destroy of hoResp

    // 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

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "id" To sId
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "title" To sTitle
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "productUrl" To sProductUrl
    Get ComBoolOf Of hoJson "isWriteable" To iIsWriteable

    Showln "id = " sId


End_Procedure