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PHP ActiveX

Get File Metadata

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Gets a file's metadata or content by ID.

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<?php

$success = 0;

$success = 1;

// It 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 
// Google Drive scope.

$gAuth = new COM("Chilkat.AuthGoogle");
$gAuth->AccessToken = 'GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN';

$rest = new COM("Chilkat.Rest");

// Connect using TLS.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Google Drive REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
$bAutoReconnect = 1;
$success = $rest->Connect('www.googleapis.com',443,1,$bAutoReconnect);

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
$rest->SetAuthGoogle($gAuth);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// We need to send a GET request like this:
// GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/fileId
// The fileId is part of the path.
$sbPath = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sbPath->Append('/drive/v3/files/');
// Assume we previously obtained the fileId for the file of interest...
$sbPath->Append('0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk');

// Indicate that we want ALL possible fields.
// If no fields are indicated, then only the basic fields are returned.
$allFields = 'appProperties,capabilities,contentHints,createdTime,description,explicitlyTrashed,fileExtension,folderColorRgb,fullFileExtension,headRevisionId,iconLink,id,imageMediaMetadata,isAppAuthorized,kind,lastModifyingUser,md5Checksum,mimeType,modifiedByMeTime,modifiedTime,name,originalFilename,ownedByMe,owners,parents,permissions,properties,quotaBytesUsed,shared,sharedWithMeTime,sharingUser,size,spaces,starred,thumbnailLink,trashed,version,videoMediaMetadata,viewedByMe,viewedByMeTime,viewersCanCopyContent,webContentLink,webViewLink,writersCanShare';

$rest->AddQueryParam('fields',$allFields);

$jsonResponse = $rest->fullRequestNoBody('GET',$sbPath->getAsString());
if ($rest->LastMethodSuccess != 1) {
    print $rest->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ($rest->ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    print 'response status code = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusCode . "\n";
    print 'response status text = ' . $rest->ResponseStatusText . "\n";
    print 'response header: ' . $rest->ResponseHeader . "\n";
    print 'response JSON: ' . $jsonResponse . "\n";
    exit;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------
// Sample code for parsing this JSON is shown below...
// ---------------------------------------------------

// A successful response looks like this:
// {
//   "kind": "drive#file",
//   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
//   "name": "penguins.jpg",
//   "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
//   "starred": false,
//   "trashed": false,
//   "explicitlyTrashed": false,
//   "parents": [
//     "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0"
//   ],
//   "spaces": [
//     "drive"
//   ],
//   "version": "672",
//   "webContentLink": "https://docs.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/uc?id=0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk&export=download",
//   "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/file/d/0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk/view?usp=drivesdk",
//   "iconLink": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_image_list.png",
//   "thumbnailLink": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uIV1dJdc8vsAQzaaIInpc9AV55AcdHhpM7fQeI2RN2qbCSnhjK9IDdNQAOTtkvjS9ZObqw=s220",
//   "viewedByMe": true,
//   "viewedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
//   "createdTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
//   "modifiedTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
//   "modifiedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
//   "owners": [
//     {
//       "kind": "drive#user",
//       "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
//       "me": true,
//       "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
//       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
//     }
//   ],
//   "lastModifyingUser": {
//     "kind": "drive#user",
//     "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
//     "me": true,
//     "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
//     "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
//   },
//   "shared": false,
//   "ownedByMe": true,
//   "capabilities": {
//     "canEdit": true,
//     "canComment": true,
//     "canShare": true,
//     "canCopy": true,
//     "canReadRevisions": true
//   },
//   "viewersCanCopyContent": true,
//   "writersCanShare": true,
//   "permissions": [
//     {
//       "kind": "drive#permission",
//       "id": "08366696655122259092",
//       "type": "user",
//       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
//       "role": "owner",
//       "displayName": "Matthew Smith"
//     }
//   ],
//   "originalFilename": "penguins.jpg",
//   "fullFileExtension": "jpg",
//   "fileExtension": "jpg",
//   "md5Checksum": "9d377b10ce778c4938b3c7e2c63a229a",
//   "size": "777835",
//   "quotaBytesUsed": "777835",
//   "headRevisionId": "0B53Q6OSTWYolUUlHVFhHdFlXQ0R1aHZuT0tORTVzc2h5NnZjPQ",
//   "imageMediaMetadata": {
//     "width": 1024,
//     "height": 768,
//     "rotation": 0,
//     "time": "2009:03:12 13:48:35"
//   },
//   "isAppAuthorized": false
// }

// Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->Load($jsonResponse);

// Show the full JSON response.
$json->EmitCompact = 0;
print $json->emit() . "\n";
print '-' . "\n";

// Demonstrate how to get pieces of information:
print 'Original Filename: ' . $json->stringOf('originalFilename') . "\n";

$wasLastModifiedUserMe = $json->BoolOf('lastModifyingUser.me');
print 'Was Last Modified by Me: ' . $wasLastModifiedUserMe . "\n";

// Assuming this is an image file...
$width = $json->IntOf('imageMediaMetadata.width');
print 'Image Width: ' . $width . "\n";

// Iterate over parents...

$numParents = $json->SizeOfArray('parents');
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numParents) {
    $json->I = $i;
    print 'Parent ' . $i . ': ' . $json->stringOf('parents[i]') . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Iterate over owners...
$numOwners = $json->SizeOfArray('owners');
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numOwners) {
    $json->I = $i;
    print 'Owner ' . $i . ': kind=' . $json->stringOf('owners[i].kind') . ' displayName=' . $json->stringOf('owners[i].displayName') . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Iterate over permissions...
$numPermissions = $json->SizeOfArray('permissions');
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numPermissions) {
    $json->I = $i;
    print 'Permission ' . $i . ': kind=' . $json->stringOf('permissions[i].kind') . ' id=' . $json->stringOf('permissions[i].id') . "\n";
    $i = $i + 1;
}


?>