(Go) Create Google Photos Album

Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

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    // 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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    success := jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(jsonToken.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    http := chilkat.NewHttp()

    http.SetAuthToken(jsonToken.StringOf("access_token"))

    // Create an album named "animals"
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("album.title","animals")

    resp := http.PostJson("https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",*json.Emit())
    if http.LastMethodSuccess() == false {
        fmt.Println(http.LastErrorText())
        jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
        http.DisposeHttp()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    // Show the response body.
    fmt.Println(resp.BodyStr())

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    fmt.Println("response status code: ", resp.StatusCode())

    json.Load(resp.BodyStr())
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    // 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

    var id *string = new(string)
    var title *string = new(string)
    var productUrl *string = new(string)
    var isWriteable bool

    id = json.StringOf("id")
    title = json.StringOf("title")
    productUrl = json.StringOf("productUrl")
    isWriteable = json.BoolOf("isWriteable")

    fmt.Println("id = ", *id)

    jsonToken.DisposeJsonObject()
    http.DisposeHttp()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()