PureBasic

Create Folder

See more Google Drive Examples

In the Drive API, a folder is essentially a file — one identified by the special folder MIME type application/vnd.google-apps.folder

See Google Drive Files: create for more details.

Also See Working with Folders for more details.

PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkAuthGoogle.pb"
IncludeFile "CkRest.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    ; Creating a folder is technically an upload of a 0-length file
    ; having a MIME type of "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"

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

    CkAuthGoogle::setCkAccessToken(gAuth, "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN")

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

    ; Connect using TLS.
    bAutoReconnect.i = 1
    success = CkRest::ckConnect(rest,"www.googleapis.com",443,1,bAutoReconnect)

    ; Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    CkRest::ckSetAuthGoogle(rest,gAuth)

    ; A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
    CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","multipart/related")

    ; Specify each part of the request.

    ; The 1st part is JSON with information about the folder.
    CkRest::setCkPartSelector(rest, "1")
    CkRest::ckAddHeader(rest,"Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8")

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

    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"name","testFolder")
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"description","A folder to contain test files.")
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"mimeType","application/vnd.google-apps.folder")
    CkRest::ckSetMultipartBodyString(rest,CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json))

    ; The 2nd part would be the file content.
    ; Since this is a folder, skip the 2nd part entirely and go straight to the upload..

    jsonResponse.s = CkRest::ckFullRequestMultipart(rest,"POST","/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart")
    If CkRest::ckLastMethodSuccess(rest) <> 1
        Debug CkRest::ckLastErrorText(rest)
        CkAuthGoogle::ckDispose(gAuth)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    If CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest) <> 200
        Debug "response status code = " + Str(CkRest::ckResponseStatusCode(rest))
        Debug "response status text = " + CkRest::ckResponseStatusText(rest)
        Debug "response header: " + CkRest::ckResponseHeader(rest)
        Debug "response JSON: " + jsonResponse
        CkAuthGoogle::ckDispose(gAuth)
        CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Show the JSON response.
    CkJsonObject::ckLoad(json,jsonResponse)

    ; Show the full JSON response.
    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)
    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

    ; A successful response looks like this:
    ; {
    ;   "kind": "drive#file",
    ;   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c",
    ;   "name": "testFolder",
    ;   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
    ; }

    ; Get the fileId:
    Debug "fileId: " + CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"id")


    CkAuthGoogle::ckDispose(gAuth)
    CkRest::ckDispose(rest)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure