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Google Photos List Media Items

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List all media items from a user's Google Photos library.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

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

    -- Get the previously obtained access token.
    -- See Get Google Photos Access Token.

    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @jsonToken, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @http int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @http, 'AuthToken', @sTmp0

    -- For more information, see Google Photos List Media Items API Documentation

    DECLARE @resp int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.HttpResponse', @resp OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'HttpNoBody', @success OUT, 'GET', 'https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems?pageSize=100', @resp
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
        RETURN
      END

    -- Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'StatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'response status code: ' + @iTmp0

    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @resp, 'BodyStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    -- Sample response:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- (See parsing code below...)

    -- {
    --   "mediaItems": [
    --     {
    --       "id": "AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
    --       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
    --       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7ZcHJhUmxO8EgRSBFyBaGAyXE...YMWCAMDlNTA6-L5LiijXAUfKgD1ULhr9IabJBGTT7ETUdeeFTQTM",
    --       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    --       "mediaMetadata": {
    --         "creationTime": "2019-04-11T17:55:53Z",
    --         "width": "640",
    --         "height": "480",
    --         "photo": {
    --           "cameraMake": "Apple",
    --           "cameraModel": "iPhone 5s",
    --           "focalLength": 4.15,
    --           "apertureFNumber": 2.2,
    --           "isoEquivalent": 32
    --         }
    --       },
    --       "filename": "IMG_1206.JPG"
    --     },
    --     {
    --       "id": "AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
    --       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
    --       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7NQe0qdoZrDHkfkK7LOsw-V...YJ1mrohD5duHsY2QJCzLTXZ65EOUrJefars3xDSwsCYlelY470kk",
    --       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    --       "mediaMetadata": {
    --         "creationTime": "2016-10-09T01:49:58Z",
    --         "width": "600",
    --         "height": "427",
    --         "photo": {}
    --       },
    --       "filename": "hedgehogs.jpg"
    --     },
    --     {
    --       "id": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
    --       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
    --       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e64wP9gpPXKq5b8FCFKzu9C...QTFxMLVRaLeQZBvYGZVIe7xCcRPnRhMpiXwL_RV_aU",
    --       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    --       "mediaMetadata": {
    --         "creationTime": "2015-09-21T20:30:02Z",
    --         "width": "59",
    --         "height": "69",
    --         "photo": {}
    --       },
    --       "filename": "chilkat_gravatar.jpg"
    --     },
    --     {
    --       "id": "AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
    --       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
    --       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e4e69WQpYcQX...m87rR6gDBhcB55TL__3ckBYNQ8MjbqpBtmojjYWrLG_j4VsVSA",
    --       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    --       "mediaMetadata": {
    --         "creationTime": "2008-05-29T15:30:55Z",
    --         "width": "120",
    --         "height": "120",
    --         "photo": {}
    --       },
    --       "filename": "starfish.jpg"
    --     },
    --     {
    --       "id": "AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
    --       "description": "Photo of Penguins",
    --       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
    --       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5Cj3EgyhscdT...X3-W562iiKtTa8lc_QPxCrpJu-m7cZyNGwGTANVpGe1XG",
    --       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    --       "mediaMetadata": {
    --         "creationTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z",
    --         "width": "1024",
    --         "height": "768",
    --         "photo": {}
    --       },
    --       "filename": "penguins.jpg"
    --     }
    --   ]
    -- }
    -- 

    -- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @count_i int

    DECLARE @id nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @productUrl nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @baseUrl nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mimeType nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataCreationTime nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataWidth nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataHeight nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @mediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent int

    DECLARE @filename nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @description nvarchar(4000)

    SELECT @i = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'mediaItems'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'I', @i
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @id OUT, 'mediaItems[i].id'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @productUrl OUT, 'mediaItems[i].productUrl'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @baseUrl OUT, 'mediaItems[i].baseUrl'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mimeType OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mimeType'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataCreationTime OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.creationTime'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataWidth OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.width'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataHeight OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.height'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraMake'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraModel'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.focalLength'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.apertureFNumber'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @mediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent OUT, 'mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.isoEquivalent'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @filename OUT, 'mediaItems[i].filename'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @description OUT, 'mediaItems[i].description'
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @resp
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO