(CkPython) Upload File to Google Cloud Storage

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Demonstrates how to upload a file to Google Cloud Storage.

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import sys
import chilkat

# 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"

jsonToken = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorage.json")
if (success == False):
    print(jsonToken.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# Send a POST equivalent to this curl command.
# The content of the file is contained in the request body.

# curl -X POST --data-binary @[OBJECT] \
#     -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
#     -H "Content-Type: [OBJECT_CONTENT_TYPE]" \
#     "https://www.googleapis.com/upload/storage/v1/b/[BUCKET_NAME]/o?uploadType=media&name=[OBJECT_NAME]"

http = chilkat.CkHttp()
http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"))

sbPath = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
sbPath.Append("/upload/storage/v1/b/bucket_name/o?uploadType=media&name=object_name")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("bucket_name","chilkat-ocean")
numReplaced = sbPath.Replace("object_name","penguins.jpg")

req = chilkat.CkHttpRequest()
req.put_HttpVerb("POST")
req.put_Path(sbPath.getAsString())
req.put_ContentType("image/jpeg")
# Indicate the file to be streamed in the request body when the HTTP POST is sent.
req.StreamBodyFromFile("qa_data/jpg/penguins.jpg")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.SynchronousRequest("www.googleapis.com",443,True,req)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == False):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

responseCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
if (responseCode == 401):
    print(resp.bodyStr())
    print("If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired.")
    print("Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try.")

    sys.exit()

print("Response code: " + str(responseCode))
print("Response body")
print(resp.bodyStr())

# A successful response looks like this:
# Response code: 200
# Response body
# {
#  "kind": "storage#object",
#  "id": "chilkat-ocean/penguins.jpg/1502643657837855",
#  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/penguins.jpg",
#  "name": "penguins.jpg",
#  "bucket": "chilkat-ocean",
#  "generation": "1502643657837855",
#  "metageneration": "1",
#  "contentType": "image/jpeg",
#  "timeCreated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
#  "updated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
#  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
#  "timeStorageClassUpdated": "2017-08-13T17:00:57.811Z",
#  "size": "777835",
#  "md5Hash": "nTd7EM53jEk4s8fixjoimg==",
#  "mediaLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean/o/penguins.jpg?generation=1502643657837855&alt=media",
#  "crc32c": "ixxYVw==",
#  "etag": "CJ+azOvX1NUCEAE="
# }