Swift

List Files in Google Drive

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Demonstrates how to list files in Google Drive.

See Google Drive Files list for more optional HTTP parameters.

Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    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.

    let gAuth = CkoAuthGoogle()!
    gAuth.accessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

    let rest = CkoRest()!

    // Connect using TLS.
    var bAutoReconnect: Bool = true
    success = rest.connect(hostname: "www.googleapis.com", port: 443, tls: true, autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect)

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.setAuthGoogle(authProvider: gAuth)

    // Get 4 results per page.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
    rest.addQueryParam(name: "pageSize", value: "4")

    // This uses the Google Drive V3 API... (not V2)
    var jsonResponse: String? = rest.fullRequestNoBody(httpVerb: "GET", uriPath: "/drive/v3/files")
    if rest.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(rest.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if rest.responseStatusCode.intValue != 200 {
        print("request header = \(rest.lastRequestHeader!)")
        print("response status code = \(rest.responseStatusCode.intValue)")
        print("response status text = \(rest.responseStatusText!)")
        print("response header: \(rest.responseHeader!)")
        print("response JSON: \(jsonResponse!)")
        return
    }

    // A successful response looks like this:
    // {
    //  "kind": "drive#fileList",
    //  "files": [
    //    {
    //      "kind": "drive#file",
    //      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolenpjTEU4ekJlQUU",
    //      "name": "test",
    //      "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
    //    },
    //    {
    //      "kind": "drive#file",
    //      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolRm4ycjZtdXhRaEE",
    //      "name": "starfish4.jpg",
    //      "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
    //    },
    //    {
    //      "kind": "drive#file",
    //      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolMWt2VzN0Qlo1UjA",
    //      "name": "hamlet2.xml",
    //      "mimeType": "text/xml"
    //    },
    // ...
    //    {
    //      "kind": "drive#file",
    //      "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolc3RhcnRlcl9maWxlX2Rhc2hlclYw",
    //      "name": "Getting started",
    //      "mimeType": "application/pdf"
    //    }
    //  ]
    // }

    // Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.load(json: jsonResponse)

    // Show the full JSON response.
    json.emitCompact = false
    print("\(json.emit()!)")

    var numFiles: Int = json.size(ofArray: "files").intValue
    var i: Int = 0
    while i < numFiles {
        json.i = i
        print("name: \(json.string(of: "files[i].name")!)")
        print("id: \(json.string(of: "files[i].id")!)")
        print("mimeType: \(json.string(of: "files[i].mimeType")!)")
        print("-")
        i = i + 1
    }


}