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Google Cloud Vision Text Detection

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Demonstrates calling the Google Cloud Vision for text detection (performs Optical Character Recognition). "Detects and extracts text within an image with support for a broad range of languages. It also features automatic language identification." See https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/detecting-text

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_ImageData
oleobject loo_Json
oleobject loo_Http
oleobject loo_Sb
string ls_Url
oleobject loo_Resp
oleobject loo_SbResponseBody
integer i
integer li_Count_i
string ls_FullTextAnnotationText
integer j
integer li_Count_j
string ls_Locale
string ls_Description
integer k
integer li_Count_k
integer x
integer y
integer li_Width
integer li_Height
string ls_LanguageCode
string ls_BlockType
integer li_I1
integer li_Count_i1
integer li_J1
integer li_Count_j1
integer li_K1
integer li_Count_k1
string ls_Text
string ls_PropertyDetectedBreakType
integer li_I2
integer li_Count_i2
oleobject loo_Json1
oleobject loo_Json2

li_Success = 0

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

// Build the following request:

// {
//   "requests": [
//     {
//       "image": {
//         "content": "/9j/7QBEUGhvdG9zaG9...base64-encoded-image-content...fXNWzvDEeYxxxzj/Coa6Bax//Z"
//       },
//       "features": [
//         {
//           "type": "TEXT_DETECTION"
//         }
//       ]
//     }
//   ]
// }

// Use this online tool to generate the code from sample JSON: 
// Generate Code to Create JSON

// Load an image file.
loo_ImageData = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_ImageData.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.BinData")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_ImageData
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
// This image file contains some text...
li_Success = loo_ImageData.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/text.jpg")
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to load image file."
    destroy loo_ImageData
    return
end if

// Create the above JSON.
loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.UpdateBd("requests[0].image.content","base64",loo_ImageData)
loo_Json.UpdateString("requests[0].features[0].type","TEXT_DETECTION")

// Send the following POST with the HTTP request body containing the above JSON.
// POST https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/images:annotate?key=YOUR_API_KEY

loo_Http = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Http.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Http")

loo_Http.SessionLogFilename = "c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt"

loo_Sb = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Sb.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

ls_Url = "https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/images:annotate?key=YOUR_API_KEY"
loo_Resp = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Resp.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")

li_Success = loo_Http.HttpJson("POST",ls_Url,loo_Json,"application/json",loo_Resp)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Http.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_ImageData
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Sb
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

Write-Debug "status = " + string(loo_Resp.StatusCode)

// A 200 response status indicate success.
if loo_Resp.StatusCode <> 200 then
    Write-Debug loo_Resp.BodyStr
    Write-Debug "Failed."
    destroy loo_ImageData
    destroy loo_Json
    destroy loo_Http
    destroy loo_Sb
    destroy loo_Resp
    return
end if

loo_SbResponseBody = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbResponseBody.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_Resp.GetBodySb(loo_SbResponseBody)
loo_SbResponseBody.WriteFile("qa_output/textDetectResponse.json","utf-8",0)
loo_Json.LoadSb(loo_SbResponseBody)

// The response is a JSON document like this:

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

// {
//   "responses": [
//     {
//       "textAnnotations": [
//         {
//           "locale": "en",
//           "description": "Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform\nAPl providing 90+ classes for many Internet\nprotocols, formats, and algorithms.\n",
//           "boundingPoly": {
//             "vertices": [
//               {
//                 "x": 17,
//                 "y": 14
//               },
// 	...
//             ]
//           }
//         ],
//         "text": "Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform\nAPl providing 90+ classes for many Internet\nprotocols, formats, and algorithms.\n"
//       }
//     }
//   ]
// }

// The parsing code generated from the online tool:

loo_Json1 = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json1.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json2 = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json2.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("responses")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_Json.I = i
    ls_FullTextAnnotationText = loo_Json.StringOf("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.text")
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("responses[i].textAnnotations")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_Json.J = j
        ls_Locale = loo_Json.StringOf("responses[i].textAnnotations[j].locale")
        ls_Description = loo_Json.StringOf("responses[i].textAnnotations[j].description")
        k = 0
        li_Count_k = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices")
        do while k < li_Count_k
            loo_Json.K = k
            x = loo_Json.IntOf("responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices[k].x")
            y = loo_Json.IntOf("responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices[k].y")
            k = k + 1
        loop
        j = j + 1
    loop
    j = 0
    li_Count_j = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages")
    do while j < li_Count_j
        loo_Json.J = j
        li_Width = loo_Json.IntOf("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].width")
        li_Height = loo_Json.IntOf("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].height")
        k = 0
        li_Count_k = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].property.detectedLanguages")
        do while k < li_Count_k
            loo_Json.K = k
            ls_LanguageCode = loo_Json.StringOf("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].property.detectedLanguages[k].languageCode")
            k = k + 1
        loop
        k = 0
        li_Count_k = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks")
        do while k < li_Count_k
            loo_Json.K = k
            ls_BlockType = loo_Json.StringOf("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k].blockType")
            loo_Json.ObjectOf2("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]",loo_Json1)

            li_I1 = 0
            li_Count_i1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("property.detectedLanguages")
            do while li_I1 < li_Count_i1
                loo_Json1.I = li_I1
                ls_LanguageCode = loo_Json1.StringOf("property.detectedLanguages[i].languageCode")
                li_I1 = li_I1 + 1
            loop
            loo_Json.ObjectOf2("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]",loo_Json1)

            li_I1 = 0
            li_Count_i1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("boundingBox.vertices")
            do while li_I1 < li_Count_i1
                loo_Json1.I = li_I1
                x = loo_Json1.IntOf("boundingBox.vertices[i].x")
                y = loo_Json1.IntOf("boundingBox.vertices[i].y")
                li_I1 = li_I1 + 1
            loop
            loo_Json.ObjectOf2("responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]",loo_Json1)

            li_I1 = 0
            li_Count_i1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs")
            do while li_I1 < li_Count_i1
                loo_Json1.I = li_I1
                li_J1 = 0
                li_Count_j1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs[i].property.detectedLanguages")
                do while li_J1 < li_Count_j1
                    loo_Json1.J = li_J1
                    ls_LanguageCode = loo_Json1.StringOf("paragraphs[i].property.detectedLanguages[j].languageCode")
                    li_J1 = li_J1 + 1
                loop
                li_J1 = 0
                li_Count_j1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices")
                do while li_J1 < li_Count_j1
                    loo_Json1.J = li_J1
                    x = loo_Json1.IntOf("paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices[j].x")
                    y = loo_Json1.IntOf("paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices[j].y")
                    li_J1 = li_J1 + 1
                loop
                li_J1 = 0
                li_Count_j1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs[i].words")
                do while li_J1 < li_Count_j1
                    loo_Json1.J = li_J1
                    li_K1 = 0
                    li_Count_k1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs[i].words[j].property.detectedLanguages")
                    do while li_K1 < li_Count_k1
                        loo_Json1.K = li_K1
                        ls_LanguageCode = loo_Json1.StringOf("paragraphs[i].words[j].property.detectedLanguages[k].languageCode")
                        li_K1 = li_K1 + 1
                    loop
                    li_K1 = 0
                    li_Count_k1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices")
                    do while li_K1 < li_Count_k1
                        loo_Json1.K = li_K1
                        x = loo_Json1.IntOf("paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices[k].x")
                        y = loo_Json1.IntOf("paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices[k].y")
                        li_K1 = li_K1 + 1
                    loop
                    li_K1 = 0
                    li_Count_k1 = loo_Json1.SizeOfArray("paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols")
                    do while li_K1 < li_Count_k1
                        loo_Json1.K = li_K1
                        ls_Text = loo_Json1.StringOf("paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k].text")
                        ls_PropertyDetectedBreakType = loo_Json1.StringOf("paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k].property.detectedBreak.type")
                        loo_Json1.ObjectOf2("paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k]",loo_Json2)

                        li_I2 = 0
                        li_Count_i2 = loo_Json2.SizeOfArray("property.detectedLanguages")
                        do while li_I2 < li_Count_i2
                            loo_Json2.I = li_I2
                            ls_LanguageCode = loo_Json2.StringOf("property.detectedLanguages[i].languageCode")
                            li_I2 = li_I2 + 1
                        loop
                        loo_Json1.ObjectOf2("paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k]",loo_Json2)

                        li_I2 = 0
                        li_Count_i2 = loo_Json2.SizeOfArray("boundingBox.vertices")
                        do while li_I2 < li_Count_i2
                            loo_Json2.I = li_I2
                            x = loo_Json2.IntOf("boundingBox.vertices[i].x")
                            y = loo_Json2.IntOf("boundingBox.vertices[i].y")
                            li_I2 = li_I2 + 1
                        loop
                        li_K1 = li_K1 + 1
                    loop
                    li_J1 = li_J1 + 1
                loop
                li_I1 = li_I1 + 1
            loop
            k = k + 1
        loop
        j = j + 1
    loop
    i = i + 1
loop

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_ImageData
destroy loo_Json
destroy loo_Http
destroy loo_Sb
destroy loo_Resp
destroy loo_SbResponseBody
destroy loo_Json1
destroy loo_Json2