(Node.js) Create a Google Cloud Storage Bucket

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Cloud Storage bucket.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // scope "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"

    // In this example, Get Google Cloud Storage OAuth2 Access Token, 
    // the service account access token was saved to a text file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
    var sbToken = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    sbToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorageAccessToken.txt","utf-8");

    // ---- Step 1
    // Create a JSON that contains the following information, replacing [VALUES_IN_BRACKETS] with the appropriate values:

    // {
    //   "name": "[BUCKET_NAME]",
    //   "location": "[BUCKET_LOCATION]",
    //   "storageClass": "[STORAGE_CLASS]"
    // }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("name","chilkat-ocean");
    json.UpdateString("location","us");
    json.UpdateString("storageClass","multi_regional");

    // ---- Step 2
    // Send a POST equivalent to this curl command

    // curl -X POST --data-binary @[JSON_FILE_NAME].json \
    //      -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
    //      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    //      "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project=[PROJECT_ID]"

    var http = new chilkat.Http();
    http.AuthToken = sbToken.GetAsString();

    http.SetUrlVar("project_id","chilkat-176611");
    var url = "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project={$project_id}";
    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson3(url,"application/json",json);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var responseCode = resp.StatusCode;
    if (responseCode == 401) {
        console.log(resp.BodyStr);
        console.log("If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired.");
        console.log("Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try.");

        return;
    }

    console.log("Response code: " + responseCode);
    console.log("Response body");
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    // A successful response looks like this:
    // Response code: 200
    // Response body
    // {
    //  "kind": "storage#bucket",
    //  "id": "chilkat-ocean",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean",
    //  "projectNumber": "933037264567",
    //  "name": "chilkat-ocean",
    //  "timeCreated": "2017-08-13T12:27:10.811Z",
    //  "updated": "2017-08-13T12:27:10.811Z",
    //  "metageneration": "1",
    //  "location": "US",
    //  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
    //  "etag": "CAE="
    // }
    // 

    // Parse the JSON response:
    var jsonResp = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    console.log("name: " + jsonResp.StringOf("name"));
    console.log("timeCreated: " + jsonResp.StringOf("timeCreated"));

    // Parse the date/time created.
    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    dt.SetFromTimestamp(jsonResp.StringOf("timeCreated"));
    // ...

}

chilkatExample();