PureBasic

Upload String to Dropbox

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Uploads a string to a file on Dropbox. This example can upload content up to 150MB, assuming a 150MB string fits in memory for your app. Larger files must be uploaded with an upload session (upload_session/start). PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkDtObj.pb"
IncludeFile "CkRest.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkDateTime.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; A Dropbox access token should have been previously obtained.
    ; Dropbox access tokens do not expire.
    ; See Dropbox Access Token.

    rest.i = CkRest::ckCreate()
    If rest.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Connect to Dropbox
    success = CkRest::ckConnect(rest,"content.dropboxapi.com",443,1,1)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Add request headers.
    CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/octet-stream")
    CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

    ; The upload "parameters" contained in JSON passed in an HTTP request header.
    ; This is the JSON to be added in this example:
    ; { 
    ;    "path": "/jack.txt",
    ;    "mode": "add",
    ;    "autorename": true,
    ;    "mute": false
    ; }

    ; This will be the content of the file created in Dropbox.
    content.s = "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"path","/jack.txt")
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"mode","add")
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendBool(json,"autorename",1)
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendBool(json,"mute",0)
    CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Dropbox-API-Arg",CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json))

    ; Do the upload.  The URL is https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload.
    ; We already connected to content.dropboxapi.com using TLS (i.e. HTTPS),
    ; so now we only need to specify the path "/2/files/upload".

    responseStr.s = CkRest::ckFullRequestString(rest,"POST","/2/files/upload",content)
    If CkRest::ckLastMethodSuccess(rest) = 0
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; When successful, Dropbox responds with a 200 response code.
    If CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest) <> 200
        ; Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        Debug "response status code = " + Str(CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest))
        Debug "response status text = " + CkRest::ckResponseStatusText(rest)
        Debug "response header: " + CkRest::ckResponseHeader(rest)
        Debug "response body (if any): " + responseStr
        Debug "---"
        Debug "LastRequestStartLine: " + CkRest::ckLastRequestStartLine(rest)
        Debug "LastRequestHeader: " + CkRest::ckLastRequestHeader(rest)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "LastRequestHeader: " + CkRest::ckLastRequestHeader(rest)

    ; The response is JSON.
    jsonResp.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If jsonResp.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(jsonResp, 0)
    CkJsonObject::ckLoad(jsonResp,responseStr)

    ; Show the JSON response.
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(jsonResp)

    ; Returns JSON that looks like this:
    ; { 
    ;  "name": "jack.txt",
    ;  "path_lower": "/jack.txt",
    ;  "path_display": "/jack.txt",
    ;  "id": "id:yqx4-tE_NKAAAAAAAAAAAQ",
    ;  "client_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
    ;  "server_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
    ;  "rev": "8482db15f",
    ;  "size": 42
    ; }

    ; Sample code to get data from the JSON response:
    size.i = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(jsonResp,"size")
    Debug "size = " + Str(size)

    rev.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonResp,"rev")
    Debug "rev = " + rev

    clientModified.s = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(jsonResp,"client_modified")
    ckdt.i = CkDateTime::ckCreate()
    If ckdt.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkDateTime::ckSetFromTimestamp(ckdt,clientModified)
    bLocalTime.i = 1
    dt.i = CkDtObj::ckCreate()
    If dt.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkDateTime::ckToDtObj(ckdt,bLocalTime,dt)

    Debug Str(CkDtObj::ckDay(dt)) + "/" + Str(CkDtObj::ckMonth(dt)) + "/" + Str(CkDtObj::ckYear(dt)) + " " + Str(CkDtObj::ckHour(dt)) + ":" + Str(CkDtObj::ckMinute(dt))


    CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(jsonResp)
    CkDateTime::ckDispose(ckdt)
    CkDtObj::ckDispose(dt)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure