(Node.js) Upload String to Google Cloud Storage

Demonstrates how to upload an in-memory string to Google Cloud Storage.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.69 or later because it uses the http.PTextSb method.

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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");

    // Send a POST equivalent to this curl command.
    // The content of the file is contained in the request body.

    // curl -X POST --data-binary @[OBJECT] \
    //     -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
    //     -H "Content-Type: [OBJECT_CONTENT_TYPE]" \
    //     "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/storage/v1/b/[BUCKET_NAME]/o?uploadType=media&name=[OBJECT_NAME]"

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

    // Create an XML document, and write it to a StringBuilder.
    // We'll be uploading this XML document.
    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.Tag = "note";
    xml.UpdateChildContent("to","Tove");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("from","Jani");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("heading","Reminder");
    xml.UpdateChildContent("body","Don't forget me this weekend!");

    // Write the XML to sbXml.
    var sbXml = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    xml.GetXmlSb(sbXml);

    // sbXml contains this:

    // <note>
    //     <to>Tove</to>
    //     <from>Jani</from>
    //     <heading>Reminder</heading>
    //     <body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
    // </note>

    // Construct a URL to upload to an object named "test.xml" in the "chilkat-ocean" bucket.
    http.SetUrlVar("bucket_name","chilkat-ocean");
    http.SetUrlVar("object_name","test.xml");
    var url = "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/storage/v1/b/{$bucket_name}/o?uploadType=media&name={$object_name}";

    // Note: The PTextSb method first appears in Chilkat v9.5.0.69
    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PTextSb("POST",url,sbXml,"utf-8","application/xml",false,false);
    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#object",
    //  "id": "chilkat-ocean/test.xml/1502669565429870",
    //  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/test.xml",
    //  "name": "test.xml",
    //  "bucket": "chilkat-ocean",
    //  "generation": "1502669565429870",
    //  "metageneration": "1",
    //  "contentType": "application/xml",
    //  "timeCreated": "2017-08-14T00:12:45.379Z",
    //  "updated": "2017-08-14T00:12:45.379Z",
    //  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
    //  "timeStorageClassUpdated": "2017-08-14T00:12:45.379Z",
    //  "size": "181",
    //  "md5Hash": "TCR0L7TWsw2TzOvfNvgEfA==",
    //  "mediaLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/test.xml?generation=1502669565429870&alt=media",
    //  "crc32c": "ZFd5sA==",
    //  "etag": "CO6Qpq241dUCEAE="
    // }


}

chilkatExample();