(Go) List Google Photos Albums

Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums.

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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"))

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

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

    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.Load(resp.BodyStr())
    resp.DisposeHttpResponse()

    // Sample response:
    json.SetEmitCompact(false)
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())

    // {
    //   "albums": [
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
    //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
    //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
    //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
    //       "title": "April 23, 2016",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
    //       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
    //       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //       "title": "animals",
    //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //       "isWriteable": true,
    //       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var i int
    var count_i int
    var id *string = new(string)
    var title *string = new(string)
    var productUrl *string = new(string)
    var mediaItemsCount *string = new(string)
    var coverPhotoBaseUrl *string = new(string)
    var coverPhotoMediaItemId *string = new(string)
    var isWriteable bool

    i = 0
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("albums")
    for i < count_i {
        json.SetI(i)
        id = json.StringOf("albums[i].id")
        title = json.StringOf("albums[i].title")
        productUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
        mediaItemsCount = json.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
        coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
        coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
        isWriteable = json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
        i = i + 1
    }


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