(Ruby) Delete All Files

Permanently deletes all files owned by the user without moving it to the trash.

This example works by first getting a list of all fileIds, and then iterating over the list to delete each file.

See Google Drive Files delete for more information.

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require 'chilkat'

success = true

# 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 = Chilkat::CkAuthGoogle.new()
gAuth.put_AccessToken("GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN")

rest = Chilkat::CkRest.new()

# Connect using TLS.
bAutoReconnect = true
success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect)

# Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

# Get 10 results per page for testing.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","10")

json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()

# Send the request for the 1st page.
jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")

pageNumber = 1

bContinueLoop = rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() and (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() == 200)

saFileIds = Chilkat::CkStringArray.new()

while bContinueLoop == true

    print "---- Page " + pageNumber.to_s() + " ----" + "\n";
    json.Load(jsonResponse)

    numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("files")
    i = 0
    while i < numFiles
        json.put_I(i)
        fileId = json.stringOf("files[i].id")
        print "name: " + json.stringOf("files[i].name") + "\n";
        print "id: " + fileId + "\n";
        saFileIds.Append(fileId)
        i = i + 1
    end

    # Get the next page of files.
    # If the "nextPageToken" is present in the JSON response, then use it in the "pageToken" parameter
    # for the next request.   If no "nextPageToken" was present, then this was the last page of files.
    pageToken = json.stringOf("nextPageToken")
    bContinueLoop = false
    bHasMorePages = json.get_LastMethodSuccess()
    if (bHasMorePages == true)
        rest.ClearAllQueryParams()
        rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","10")
        rest.AddQueryParam("pageToken",pageToken)
        jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")
        bContinueLoop = rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() and (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() == 200)
        pageNumber = pageNumber + 1
    end

end

# Before actually deleting, check for errors...
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200)
    print "response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode().to_s() + "\n";
    print "response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText() + "\n";
    print "response header: " + rest.responseHeader() + "\n";
    print "response JSON: " + jsonResponse + "\n";
    exit
end

# OK, we have the full list of files.  Delete each..
sbPath = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
numFiles = saFileIds.get_Count()
i = 0
while i < numFiles
    fileId = saFileIds.getString(i)

    rest.ClearAllQueryParams()

    sbPath.Clear()
    sbPath.Append("/drive/v3/files/")
    sbPath.Append(fileId)

    jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("DELETE",sbPath.getAsString())
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
        print rest.lastErrorText() + "\n";
        exit
    end

    # A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
    # (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 204)
        print "response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode().to_s() + "\n";
        print "response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText() + "\n";
        print "response header: " + rest.responseHeader() + "\n";
        print "response JSON: " + jsonResponse + "\n";
        exit
    end

    i = i + 1
    print i.to_s() + ": Deleted " + fileId + "\n";
end

print "All Files Deleted." + "\n";