(Delphi ActiveX) Upload In-Memory Binary Data to Google Cloud Storage

Demonstrates how to upload in-memory binary data to Google Cloud Storage.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.69 or later because it uses the http.PBinaryBd method.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
sbToken: TChilkatStringBuilder;
http: TChilkatHttp;
jpgUrl: WideString;
jpgData: TChilkatBinData;
success: Integer;
url: WideString;
resp: IChilkatHttpResponse;
responseCode: Integer;

begin
// This example 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 
// scope "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"

// In this example, Get Google Cloud Storage OAuth2 Access Token, 
// the service account access token was saved to a text file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
sbToken := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorageAccessToken.txt','utf-8');

// Send a POST equivalent to this curl command.
// The content of the file is contained in the request body.

// curl -X POST --data-binary @[OBJECT] \
//     -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
//     -H "Content-Type: [OBJECT_CONTENT_TYPE]" \
//     "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/storage/v1/b/[BUCKET_NAME]/o?uploadType=media&name=[OBJECT_NAME]"

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

// Download a JPG image from the Internet, and then upload this JPG to
// a Google Storage bucket.
jpgUrl := 'https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg';

jpgData := TChilkatBinData.Create(Self);
success := http.DownloadBd(jpgUrl,jpgData.ControlInterface);
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

http.AuthToken := sbToken.GetAsString();

// Construct a URL to upload to an object named "starfish.jpg" in the "chilkat-ocean" bucket.
http.SetUrlVar('bucket_name','chilkat-ocean');
http.SetUrlVar('object_name','starfish.jpg');
url := 'https://www.googleapis.com/upload/storage/v1/b/{$bucket_name}/o?uploadType=media&name={$object_name}';

// Note: The PBinaryBd method first appears in Chilkat v9.5.0.69
resp := http.PBinaryBd('POST',url,jpgData.ControlInterface,'image/jpeg',0,0);
if (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

responseCode := resp.StatusCode;
if (responseCode = 401) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);
    Memo1.Lines.Add('If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired.');
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try.');

    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Response code: ' + IntToStr(responseCode));
Memo1.Lines.Add('Response body');
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);

// A successful response looks like this:
// Response code: 200
// Response body
// {
//  "kind": "storage#object",
//  "id": "chilkat-ocean/starfish.jpg/1502670320090292",
//  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/starfish.jpg",
//  "name": "starfish.jpg",
//  "bucket": "chilkat-ocean",
//  "generation": "1502670320090292",
//  "metageneration": "1",
//  "contentType": "image/jpeg",
//  "timeCreated": "2017-08-14T00:25:20.040Z",
//  "updated": "2017-08-14T00:25:20.040Z",
//  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
//  "timeStorageClassUpdated": "2017-08-14T00:25:20.040Z",
//  "size": "6229",
//  "md5Hash": "LpxZ2/JmI2fcl9/dqF2gSA==",
//  "mediaLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/starfish.jpg?generation=1502670320090292&alt=media",
//  "crc32c": "9RjgwQ==",
//  "etag": "CLT5kpW71dUCEAE="
// }
end;