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Delete a Google Cloud Storage Bucket

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Demonstrates how to delete a Google Cloud Storage bucket.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

# 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..
$sbToken = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$sbToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorageAccessToken.txt","utf-8")

# Send a DELETE equivalent to this curl command

# curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
#     "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/[BUCKET_NAME]"
# 
$http = New-Object Chilkat.Http
$http.AuthToken = $sbToken.GetAsString()

$http.SetUrlVar("bucket_name","chilkat-ocean")
$url = "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/{$bucket_name}"

$responseBody = $http.QuickDeleteStr($url)
if ($http.LastMethodSuccess -eq $false) {
    $($http.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$responseCode = $http.LastStatus
if ($responseCode -eq 401) {
    $($responseBody)
    $("If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired.")
    $("Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try.")
    exit
}

# A 204 response code indicates success..
# If not success, then examine the response code and response body..
if ($responseCode -ne 204) {
    $("Response code: " + $responseCode)
    $("Response body")
    $($responseBody)
}
else {
    $("Success.")
}