(Perl) Upload File to Google Cloud Storage

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Demonstrates how to upload a file to Google Cloud Storage.

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# 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"

$jsonToken = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$success = $jsonToken->LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorage.json");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $jsonToken->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# 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]"

$http = chilkat::CkHttp->new();
$http->put_AuthToken($jsonToken->stringOf("access_token"));

$sbPath = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbPath->Append("/upload/storage/v1/b/bucket_name/o?uploadType=media&name=object_name");
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace("bucket_name","chilkat-ocean");
$numReplaced = $sbPath->Replace("object_name","penguins.jpg");

$req = chilkat::CkHttpRequest->new();
$req->put_HttpVerb("POST");
$req->put_Path($sbPath->getAsString());
$req->put_ContentType("image/jpeg");
# Indicate the file to be streamed in the request body when the HTTP POST is sent.
$req->StreamBodyFromFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg");

# resp is a HttpResponse
$resp = $http->SynchronousRequest("www.googleapis.com",443,1,$req);
if ($http->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $http->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$responseCode = $resp->get_StatusCode();
if ($responseCode == 401) {
    print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";
    print "If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired." . "\r\n";
    print "Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try." . "\r\n";

    exit;
}

print "Response code: " . $responseCode . "\r\n";
print "Response body" . "\r\n";
print $resp->bodyStr() . "\r\n";

# A successful response looks like this:
# Response code: 200
# Response body
# {
#  "kind": "storage#object",
#  "id": "chilkat-ocean/penguins.jpg/1502643657837855",
#  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/penguins.jpg",
#  "name": "penguins.jpg",
#  "bucket": "chilkat-ocean",
#  "generation": "1502643657837855",
#  "metageneration": "1",
#  "contentType": "image/jpeg",
#  "timeCreated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
#  "updated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
#  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
#  "timeStorageClassUpdated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
#  "size": "777835",
#  "md5Hash": "nTd7EM53jEk4s8fixjoimg==",
#  "mediaLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/penguins.jpg?generation=1502643657837855&alt=media",
#  "crc32c": "ixxYVw==",
#  "etag": "CJ+azOvX1NUCEAE="
# }