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Google Cloud Vision Text Detection

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Demonstrates calling the Google Cloud Vision for text detection (performs Optical Character Recognition). "Detects and extracts text within an image with support for a broad range of languages. It also features automatic language identification." See https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/detecting-text

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Delphi ActiveX
uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
imageData: TChilkatBinData;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
http: TChilkatHttp;
sb: TChilkatStringBuilder;
url: WideString;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
sbResponseBody: TChilkatStringBuilder;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;
fullTextAnnotationText: WideString;
j: Integer;
count_j: Integer;
locale: WideString;
description: WideString;
k: Integer;
count_k: Integer;
x: Integer;
y: Integer;
width: Integer;
height: Integer;
languageCode: WideString;
blockType: WideString;
i1: Integer;
count_i1: Integer;
j1: Integer;
count_j1: Integer;
k1: Integer;
count_k1: Integer;
text: WideString;
propertyDetectedBreakType: WideString;
i2: Integer;
count_i2: Integer;
json1: TChilkatJsonObject;
json2: TChilkatJsonObject;

begin
success := 0;

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

// Build the following request:

// {
//   "requests": [
//     {
//       "image": {
//         "content": "/9j/7QBEUGhvdG9zaG9...base64-encoded-image-content...fXNWzvDEeYxxxzj/Coa6Bax//Z"
//       },
//       "features": [
//         {
//           "type": "TEXT_DETECTION"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// }

// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// Load an image file.
imageData := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
// This image file contains some text...
success := imageData.LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/text.jpg');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load image file.');
    Exit;
  end;

// Create the above JSON.
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateBd('requests[0].image.content','base64',imageData.ControlInterface);
json.UpdateString('requests[0].features[0].type','TEXT_DETECTION');

// Send the following POST with the HTTP request body containing the above JSON.
// POST https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/images:annotate?key=YOUR_API_KEY

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);
http.SessionLogFilename := 'c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt';

sb := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
url := 'https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/images:annotate?key=YOUR_API_KEY';
resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpJson('POST',url,json.ControlInterface,'application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('status = ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));

// A 200 response status indicate success.
if (resp.StatusCode <> 200) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed.');
    Exit;
  end;

sbResponseBody := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);
sbResponseBody.WriteFile('qa_output/textDetectResponse.json','utf-8',0);
json.LoadSb(sbResponseBody.ControlInterface);

// The response is a JSON document like this:

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

// {
//   "responses": [
//     {
//       "textAnnotations": [
//         {
//           "locale": "en",
//           "description": "Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform\nAPl providing 90+ classes for many Internet\nprotocols, formats, and algorithms.\n",
//           "boundingPoly": {
//             "vertices": [
//               {
//                 "x": 17,
//                 "y": 14
//               },
// 	...
//             ]
//           }
//         ],
//         "text": "Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform\nAPl providing 90+ classes for many Internet\nprotocols, formats, and algorithms.\n"
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

// The parsing code generated from the online tool:

json1 := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json2 := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);

i := 0;
count_i := json.SizeOfArray('responses');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    json.I := i;
    fullTextAnnotationText := json.StringOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.text');
    j := 0;
    count_j := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].textAnnotations');
    while j < count_j do
      begin
        json.J := j;
        locale := json.StringOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].locale');
        description := json.StringOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].description');
        k := 0;
        count_k := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices');
        while k < count_k do
          begin
            json.K := k;
            x := json.IntOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices[k].x');
            y := json.IntOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices[k].y');
            k := k + 1;
          end;

        j := j + 1;
      end;

    j := 0;
    count_j := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages');
    while j < count_j do
      begin
        json.J := j;
        width := json.IntOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].width');
        height := json.IntOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].height');
        k := 0;
        count_k := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].property.detectedLanguages');
        while k < count_k do
          begin
            json.K := k;
            languageCode := json.StringOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].property.detectedLanguages[k].languageCode');
            k := k + 1;
          end;

        k := 0;
        count_k := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks');
        while k < count_k do
          begin
            json.K := k;
            blockType := json.StringOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k].blockType');
            json.ObjectOf2('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]',json1.ControlInterface);

            i1 := 0;
            count_i1 := json1.SizeOfArray('property.detectedLanguages');
            while i1 < count_i1 do
              begin
                json1.I := i1;
                languageCode := json1.StringOf('property.detectedLanguages[i].languageCode');
                i1 := i1 + 1;
              end;

            json.ObjectOf2('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]',json1.ControlInterface);

            i1 := 0;
            count_i1 := json1.SizeOfArray('boundingBox.vertices');
            while i1 < count_i1 do
              begin
                json1.I := i1;
                x := json1.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].x');
                y := json1.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].y');
                i1 := i1 + 1;
              end;

            json.ObjectOf2('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]',json1.ControlInterface);

            i1 := 0;
            count_i1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs');
            while i1 < count_i1 do
              begin
                json1.I := i1;
                j1 := 0;
                count_j1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].property.detectedLanguages');
                while j1 < count_j1 do
                  begin
                    json1.J := j1;
                    languageCode := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].property.detectedLanguages[j].languageCode');
                    j1 := j1 + 1;
                  end;

                j1 := 0;
                count_j1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices');
                while j1 < count_j1 do
                  begin
                    json1.J := j1;
                    x := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices[j].x');
                    y := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices[j].y');
                    j1 := j1 + 1;
                  end;

                j1 := 0;
                count_j1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words');
                while j1 < count_j1 do
                  begin
                    json1.J := j1;
                    k1 := 0;
                    count_k1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words[j].property.detectedLanguages');
                    while k1 < count_k1 do
                      begin
                        json1.K := k1;
                        languageCode := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].property.detectedLanguages[k].languageCode');
                        k1 := k1 + 1;
                      end;

                    k1 := 0;
                    count_k1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices');
                    while k1 < count_k1 do
                      begin
                        json1.K := k1;
                        x := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices[k].x');
                        y := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices[k].y');
                        k1 := k1 + 1;
                      end;

                    k1 := 0;
                    count_k1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols');
                    while k1 < count_k1 do
                      begin
                        json1.K := k1;
                        text := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k].text');
                        propertyDetectedBreakType := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k].property.detectedBreak.type');
                        json1.ObjectOf2('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k]',json2.ControlInterface);

                        i2 := 0;
                        count_i2 := json2.SizeOfArray('property.detectedLanguages');
                        while i2 < count_i2 do
                          begin
                            json2.I := i2;
                            languageCode := json2.StringOf('property.detectedLanguages[i].languageCode');
                            i2 := i2 + 1;
                          end;

                        json1.ObjectOf2('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k]',json2.ControlInterface);

                        i2 := 0;
                        count_i2 := json2.SizeOfArray('boundingBox.vertices');
                        while i2 < count_i2 do
                          begin
                            json2.I := i2;
                            x := json2.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].x');
                            y := json2.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].y');
                            i2 := i2 + 1;
                          end;

                        k1 := k1 + 1;
                      end;

                    j1 := j1 + 1;
                  end;

                i1 := i1 + 1;
              end;

            k := k + 1;
          end;

        j := j + 1;
      end;

    i := i + 1;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;