(Ruby) Create a Temporary Public Link to a DropBox File

Get a temporary link to stream content of a file. This link will expire in four hours and afterwards you will get 410 Gone.

For more information, see https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-get_temporary_link

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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

# Implements the following CURL command:

# curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link \
#     --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
#     --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
#     --data "{\"path\": \"/video.mp4\"}"

# Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
# Generate Code to Create JSON

# The following JSON is sent in the request body.

# {
#   "path": "/video.mp4"
# }

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("path","/video.mp4")

http.SetRequestHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")
http.SetRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/json")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostJson3("https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/get_temporary_link","application/json",json)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

sbResponseBody = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
jResp = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.put_EmitCompact(false)

print "Response Body:" + "\n";
print jResp.emit() + "\n";

respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode()
print "Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode.to_s() + "\n";
if (respStatusCode >= 400)
    print "Response Header:" + "\n";
    print resp.header() + "\n";
    print "Failed." + "\n";

    exit
end

# Sample JSON response:
# (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

# {
#   "metadata": {
#     "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
#     "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
#     "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
#     "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
#     "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
#     "size": 7212,
#     "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
#     "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
#     "sharing_info": {
#       "read_only": true,
#       "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
#       "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc"
#     },
#     "is_downloadable": true,
#     "property_groups": [
#       {
#         "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
#         "fields": [
#           {
#             "name": "Security Policy",
#             "value": "Confidential"
#           }
#         ]
#       }
#     ],
#     "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
#     "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855"
#   },
#   "link": "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/apitl/1/YXNkZmFzZGcyMzQyMzI0NjU2NDU2NDU2"
# }

# Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
# Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

metadataName = jResp.stringOf("metadata.name")
metadataId = jResp.stringOf("metadata.id")
metadataClient_modified = jResp.stringOf("metadata.client_modified")
metadataServer_modified = jResp.stringOf("metadata.server_modified")
metadataRev = jResp.stringOf("metadata.rev")
metadataSize = jResp.IntOf("metadata.size")
metadataPath_lower = jResp.stringOf("metadata.path_lower")
metadataPath_display = jResp.stringOf("metadata.path_display")
metadataSharing_infoRead_only = jResp.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.read_only")
metadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id")
metadataSharing_infoModified_by = jResp.stringOf("metadata.sharing_info.modified_by")
metadataIs_downloadable = jResp.BoolOf("metadata.is_downloadable")
metadataHas_explicit_shared_members = jResp.BoolOf("metadata.has_explicit_shared_members")
metadataContent_hash = jResp.stringOf("metadata.content_hash")
link = jResp.stringOf("link")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups")
while i < count_i
    jResp.put_I(i)
    template_id = jResp.stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id")
    j = 0
    count_j = jResp.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields")
    while j < count_j
        jResp.put_J(j)
        name = jResp.stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name")
        value = jResp.stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value")
        j = j + 1
    end
    i = i + 1
end