(Lianja) 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.

loJsonToken = createobject("CkJsonObject")
llSuccess = loJsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loJsonToken.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    return
endif

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

loHttp.AuthToken = loJsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

loResp = loHttp.QuickRequest("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums")
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loJsonToken
    release loHttp
    return
endif

// Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
? "response status code: " + str(loResp.StatusCode)

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.Load(loResp.BodyStr)
release loResp

// Sample response:
loJson.EmitCompact = .F.
? loJson.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

i = 0
lnCount_i = loJson.SizeOfArray("albums")
do while i < lnCount_i
    loJson.I = i
    lcId = loJson.StringOf("albums[i].id")
    lcTitle = loJson.StringOf("albums[i].title")
    lcProductUrl = loJson.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
    lcMediaItemsCount = loJson.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
    lcCoverPhotoBaseUrl = loJson.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
    lcCoverPhotoMediaItemId = loJson.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
    llIsWriteable = loJson.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
    i = i + 1
enddo


release loJsonToken
release loHttp
release loJson