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Delphi ActiveX

Upload File to Google Cloud Storage

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Demonstrates how to upload a file to Google Cloud Storage.

Chilkat Delphi ActiveX Downloads

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;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
http: TChilkatHttp;
sbPath: TChilkatStringBuilder;
numReplaced: Integer;
req: TChilkatHttpRequest;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
responseCode: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

// 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"

jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorage.json');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// 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);
http.AuthToken := jsonToken.StringOf('access_token');

sbPath := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
sbPath.Append('/upload/storage/v1/b/bucket_name/o?uploadType=media&name=object_name');
numReplaced := sbPath.Replace('bucket_name','chilkat-bucket-b');
numReplaced := sbPath.Replace('object_name','penguins.jpg');

req := TChilkatHttpRequest.Create(Self);
req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
req.Path := sbPath.GetAsString();
req.ContentType := 'image/jpeg';
// Indicate the file to be streamed in the request body when the HTTP POST is sent.
req.StreamBodyFromFile('qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg');

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpSReq('www.googleapis.com',443,1,req.ControlInterface,resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 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/penguins.jpg/1502643657837855",
//  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/penguins.jpg",
//  "name": "penguins.jpg",
//  "bucket": "chilkat-ocean",
//  "generation": "1502643657837855",
//  "metageneration": "1",
//  "contentType": "image/jpeg",
//  "timeCreated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
//  "updated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
//  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
//  "timeStorageClassUpdated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
//  "size": "777835",
//  "md5Hash": "nTd7EM53jEk4s8fixjoimg==",
//  "mediaLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/penguins.jpg?generation=1502643657837855&alt=media",
//  "crc32c": "ixxYVw==",
//  "etag": "CJ+azOvX1NUCEAE="
// }
end;