Delphi ActiveX

Create Google Photos Album

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album. 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;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
resp: TChilkatHttpResponse;
id: WideString;
title: WideString;
productUrl: WideString;
isWriteable: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

// 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.

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

http := TChilkatHttp.Create(Self);

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

// Create an album named "animals"
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('album.title','animals');

resp := TChilkatHttpResponse.Create(Self);
success := http.HttpJson('POST','https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums',json.ControlInterface,'application/json',resp.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(http.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Show the response body.
Memo1.Lines.Add(resp.BodyStr);

// Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
Memo1.Lines.Add('response status code: ' + IntToStr(resp.StatusCode));

json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

// 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

id := json.StringOf('id');
title := json.StringOf('title');
productUrl := json.StringOf('productUrl');
isWriteable := json.BoolOf('isWriteable');

Memo1.Lines.Add('id = ' + id);
end;