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List Files and Folders in a SharePoint Documents Library

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This example shows how to use Chilkat's HttpCurl class to list the files and folders in the root of a SharePoint Documents document library. In Microsoft Graph, a SharePoint document library is represented as a drive. The example demonstrates how HttpCurl automatically resolves the SharePoint site name to a site ID, finds the drive ID for the Documents library, and then retrieves the children of the library's root folder.

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    success := false

    //  This example lists the files and folders in the root of the SharePoint
    //  Documents document library.
    //  
    //  In Microsoft Graph terminology, a SharePoint document library is represented
    //  as a "drive".  The default document library is commonly named "Documents".
    //  This example shows how HttpCurl can automatically resolve the needed values:
    //  
    //    site_name  ->  site_id
    //    site_id    ->  document_library_id
    //  
    //  After those values are known, the final request lists the children of the
    //  root folder in the Documents document library.

    success = false

    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  Before running this example, create an Azure App Registration and grant it
    //  the Microsoft Graph permissions required to access SharePoint.
    //  
    //  The application will authenticate using OAuth2 Client Credentials.
    //  See:
    //  How to Create SharePoint App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials
    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  Build a JSON authentication configuration.
    //  HttpCurl will use this information to automatically obtain OAuth2 access tokens.
    jsonAuth := chilkat.NewJsonObject()

    //  Enable secret lookup.
    //  
    //  Instead of hard-coding sensitive values such as the client ID,
    //  client secret, and token endpoint, secret specification strings
    //  are used.  Chilkat automatically retrieves the actual values from
    //  Windows Credential Manager (Windows) or Apple Keychain (macOS).
    //  
    //  See:
    //  Secret Specification Strings
    jsonAuth.SetEnableSecrets(true)

    success = jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.client_id","!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_id")
    if success == true {
        success = jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.client_secret","!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_secret")
    }

    if success == true {
        success = jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.token_endpoint","!!sharepoint|oauth2|token_endpoint")
    }

    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(jsonAuth.LastErrorText())
        jsonAuth.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    //  Request Microsoft Graph permissions that were granted to the application.
    jsonAuth.UpdateString("oauth2.scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")

    //  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    curl := chilkat.NewHttpCurl()

    //  Associate the OAuth2 configuration with HttpCurl.
    //  
    //  When the request is executed, Chilkat automatically obtains an access token
    //  if needed and adds the Authorization: Bearer header to the HTTP request.
    curl.SetAuth(jsonAuth)

    //  Define variables whose values are already known.
    //  
    //  These variables are referenced in curl commands using
    //  {{variable_name}} substitution syntax.
    curl.SetVar("sharepoint_hostname","example.sharepoint.com")
    curl.SetVar("site_name","test")

    //  The final request needs a Microsoft Graph site ID.
    //  
    //  Because the application only knows the SharePoint site name,
    //  define a helper function that can retrieve the site record.
    //  HttpCurl can execute this function automatically when it needs
    //  to resolve the site_id variable.
    curl.AddFunction("getSite","GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/root:/sites/{{site_name}}")

    //  Extract the "id" field from the getSite response and store it
    //  in the HttpCurl variable named "site_id".
    curl.AddOutput("getSite","id","site_id")

    //  The next value needed is the drive ID for the Documents document library.
    //  
    //  This function lists the drives, also known as document libraries,
    //  belonging to the SharePoint site.
    curl.AddFunction("getDrives","GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives")

    //  Extract the ID of the drive whose name is "Documents".
    //  
    //  AddOutput2 searches an array in the JSON response.  In this case:
    //  
    //    response array: value
    //    match field:    name
    //    match value:    Documents
    //    case-sensitive: true
    //    output field:   id
    //    variable name:  document_library_id
    //  
    //  The result is that document_library_id will contain the drive ID
    //  for the Documents document library.
    curl.AddOutput2("getDrives","value","name","Documents",true,"id","document_library_id")

    //  The target Microsoft Graph request:
    //  
    //  GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives/{{document_library_id}}/root/children
    //  
    //  This lists the files and folders in the root folder of the Documents
    //  document library.
    //  
    //  The {{site_id}} and {{document_library_id}} variables are not set directly
    //  by this program.  HttpCurl resolves them automatically by running the
    //  helper functions defined above.
    curlCommand := "GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives/{{document_library_id}}/root/children"

    //  Execute the request.
    //  
    //  HttpCurl examines the target request and determines that it requires
    //  both site_id and document_library_id.
    //  
    //  The execution plan becomes:
    //  
    //    1) Execute getSite to obtain site_id.
    //    2) Execute getDrives to obtain document_library_id.
    //    3) Substitute both variables into the target request.
    //    4) Execute the root/children request.
    //  
    //  The final HTTP response returned by DoYourThing is always the response
    //  from the target request, which is the last step in the plan.
    success = curl.DoYourThing(curlCommand)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(curl.LastErrorText())
        jsonAuth.DisposeJsonObject()
        curl.DisposeHttpCurl()
        return
    }

    //  A successful Graph response should return HTTP 200.
    //  Any other status code typically indicates an authentication,
    //  permission, site lookup, or document library lookup error.
    statusCode := curl.StatusCode()
    if statusCode != 200 {
        fmt.Println(curl.ResponseBodyStr())
        fmt.Println("status code = ", statusCode)
        jsonAuth.DisposeJsonObject()
        curl.DisposeHttpCurl()
        return
    }

    //  The response body contains a JSON array named "value".
    //  Each element represents one file or folder in the root of the
    //  Documents document library.
    json := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.SetEmitCompact(false)
    curl.GetResponseJson(json)
    fmt.Println(*json.Emit())
    fmt.Println("")

    //  Count the number of items returned in the "value" array.
    //  
    //  This includes both files and folders.
    numFiles := json.SizeOfArray("value")
    fmt.Println("Number of files: ", numFiles)
    fmt.Println("")

    //  Iterate over the files and folders returned by Microsoft Graph
    //  and display selected properties for each item.
    i := 0
    for i < numFiles {
        json.SetI(i)

        fmt.Println("name: ", *json.StringOf("value[i].name"))
        fmt.Println("webUrl: ", *json.StringOf("value[i].webUrl"))
        fmt.Println("size: ", *json.StringOf("value[i].size"))
        fmt.Println("id: ", *json.StringOf("value[i].id"))
        fmt.Println("-")
        i = i + 1
    }


    jsonAuth.DisposeJsonObject()
    curl.DisposeHttpCurl()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()