(Lianja) Create a Temporary Public Link to a DropBox File

Get a temporary link to stream content of a file. This link will expire in four hours and afterwards you will get 410 Gone.

For more information, see https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

// Implements the following CURL command:

// curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link \
//     --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
//     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
//     --data "{\"path\": \"/video.mp4\"}"

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

// The following JSON is sent in the request body.

// {
//   "path": "/video.mp4"
// }

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("path","/video.mp4")

loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

loResp = loHttp.PostJson3("https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link","application/json",loJson)
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    return
endif

loSbResponseBody = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = .F.

? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()

lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + str(lnRespStatusCode)
if (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) then
    ? "Response Header:"
    ? loResp.Header
    ? "Failed."
    release loResp
    release loHttp
    release loJson
    release loSbResponseBody
    release loJResp
    return
endif

release loResp

// Sample JSON response:
// (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

// {
//   "metadata": {
//     "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
//     "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
//     "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
//     "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
//     "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
//     "size": 7212,
//     "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
//     "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
//     "sharing_info": {
//       "read_only": true,
//       "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
//       "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc"
//     },
//     "is_downloadable": true,
//     "property_groups": [
//       {
//         "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
//         "fields": [
//           {
//             "name": "Security Policy",
//             "value": "Confidential"
//           }
//         ]
//       }
//     ],
//     "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
//     "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
//   },
//   "link": "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/apitl/1/YXNkZmFzZGcyMzQyMzI0NjU2NDU2NDU2"
// }

// Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
// Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
// Generate Parsing Code from JSON

lcMetadataName = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.name")
lcMetadataId = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.id")
lcMetadataClient_modified = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.client_modified")
lcMetadataServer_modified = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.server_modified")
lcMetadataRev = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.rev")
lnMetadataSize = loJResp.IntOf("metadata.size")
lcMetadataPath_lower = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.path_lower")
lcMetadataPath_display = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.path_display")
llMetadataSharing_infoRead_only = loJResp.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.read_only")
lcMetadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id")
lcMetadataSharing_infoModified_by = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.sharing_info.modified_by")
llMetadataIs_downloadable = loJResp.BoolOf("metadata.is_downloadable")
llMetadataHas_explicit_shared_members = loJResp.BoolOf("metadata.has_explicit_shared_members")
lcMetadataContent_hash = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.content_hash")
lcLink = loJResp.StringOf("link")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJResp.I = i
    lcTemplate_id = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id")
    j = 0
    lnCount_j = loJResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields")
    do while j < lnCount_j
        loJResp.J = j
        lcName = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name")
        lcValue = loJResp.StringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    enddo
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loHttp
release loJson
release loSbResponseBody
release loJResp