PureBasic

Google Drive Insert Permission

See more Google Drive Examples

This example demonstrates how to insert a permission for a file (see https://developers.google.com/drive/v2/reference/permissions/insert)

The impetus for creating this example was a need to be able to view files uploaded using a service account key in the Google Drive web interface. When using a service account access token, the files your application will see are those for the service account, and not the files for your main account. For example, the Google Account I use for testing has a username of "support@chilkatcloud.com". (Don't send email to support@chilkatcloud.com, it's just use for testing and not interactively read.) I use "support@chilkatcloud.com" when I log into Google interactively to view files in Google Drive at https://drive.google.com/drive/my-drive.

The files I upload to Google Drive using a service account key won't be visible in the browser UI. To make them visible, you need to insert a permission for the file so that the main user account, which in this case is "support@chilkatcloud.com", is a reader. After the permission is inserted, the file will be visible under "Shared with me" -- as if another Google Drive account shared the file with you.

PureBasic

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

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 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.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)

    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,"role","reader")
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"type","user")
    CkJsonObject::ckAppendString(json,"value","support@chilkatcloud.com")

    ; A note from a Chilkat customer:
    ; 
    ;   My coding attempt was frustrated because I tried a role of "owner".
    ;   Even when providing the extra parameter of ...?transferOwnership=true
    ;   that approach fails (400, Bad Request).
    ; 

    ; This example is inserting a permission for the file whose fileId is "0By-hrxCCDzSQUGxJY0hzNUFpNmc".
    jsonResponse.s = CkRest::ckFullRequestString(rest,"POST","/drive/v2/files/0By-hrxCCDzSQUGxJY0hzNUFpNmc/permissions",CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json))
    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)

    Debug "Success."


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


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure