(Delphi DLL) SharePoint -- Get Folder Properties

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This example shows how to get the properties of a SharePoint folder. Specifically, it gets the properties of one of our test folders named "Briefing 02032017".

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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, Http, StringBuilder, JsonObject;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
http: HCkHttp;
sbJson: HCkStringBuilder;
success: Boolean;
json: HCkJsonObject;
itemCount: Integer;

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

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
// The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
// The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
// Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
// for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"

http := CkHttp_Create();

// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
CkHttp_putLogin(http,'SHAREPOINT_USERNAME');
CkHttp_putPassword(http,'SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD');
CkHttp_putLoginDomain(http,'SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN');
CkHttp_putNtlmAuth(http,True);

// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Indicate that we want a JSON reply
CkHttp_putAccept(http,'application/json;odata=verbose');
CkHttp_putAcceptCharset(http,'utf-8');

// If your Sharepoint site is within a site collection, then use "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Briefing 02032017')" where "teamA" is the name of the site.
sbJson := CkStringBuilder_Create();
success := CkHttp_QuickGetSb(http,'https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(''/Briefing 02032017'')',sbJson);
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkHttp__lastErrorText(http));
    Exit;
  end;

json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_LoadSb(json,sbJson);
CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,False);

// To get the number of items in the folder:
itemCount := CkJsonObject_IntOf(json,'d.ItemCount');
Memo1.Lines.Add('Number of items: ' + IntToStr(itemCount));

// The full JSON response looks like the following:
Memo1.Lines.Add(CkJsonObject__emit(json));

// { 
//   "d": { 
//     "__metadata": { 
//       "id": "Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing 02032017')",
//       "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')",
//       "type": "SP.Folder"
//     },
//     "Files": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/Files"
//       }
//     },
//     "ListItemAllFields": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/ListItemAllFields"
//       }
//     },
//     "ParentFolder": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/ParentFolder"
//       }
//     },
//     "Properties": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/Properties"
//       }
//     },
//     "Folders": { 
//       "__deferred": { 
//         "uri": "https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/Web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Briefing%2002032017')/Folders"
//       }
//     },
//     "ItemCount": 9,
//     "Name": "Briefing 02032017",
//     "ServerRelativeUrl": "/Briefing 02032017",
//     "WelcomePage": ""
//   }
// }
// 

CkHttp_Dispose(http);
CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbJson);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);

end;