(Node.js) Create Google Photos Album

Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

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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.

    // Get the previously obtained access token.
    // See Get Google Photos Access Token.

    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    var success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

    // Create an album named "animals"
    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.UpdateString("album.title","animals");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostJson("https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json.Emit());
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    console.log(resp.BodyStr);

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    console.log("response status code: " + resp.StatusCode);

    json.Load(resp.BodyStr);

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "title": "animals",
    //   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "isWriteable": true
    // }

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

    var id;
    var title;
    var productUrl;
    var isWriteable;

    id = json.StringOf("id");
    title = json.StringOf("title");
    productUrl = json.StringOf("productUrl");
    isWriteable = json.BoolOf("isWriteable");

    console.log("id = " + id);

}

chilkatExample();