(Swift 2) Google Drive - Upload File

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This example demonstrates how to upload a file to Google Drive. The assumption is that the file can be loaded into memory and uploaded. It is also possible to stream large files to Google Drive, but the code required is a little more complex.

For more information, see https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/manage-uploads#http_1

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = true

    // 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 
    // Google Drive scope. 
    // See Get Google Drive OAuth2 Access Token

    let gAuth = CkoAuthGoogle()
    gAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE_DRIVE_ACCESS_TOKEN"

    let rest = CkoRest()

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

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

    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", value: "multipart/related")

    // Specify each part of the request.

    // The 1st part is JSON with information about the file.
    rest.PartSelector = "1"
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", value: "application/json; charset=UTF-8")

    // Construct the JSON that will contain the metadata about the file data to be uploaded...
    let json = CkoJsonObject()
    json.AppendString("name", value: "starfish.jpg")
    json.AppendString("description", value: "A picture of a starfish.")
    json.AppendString("mimeType", value: "image/jpeg")

    // To place the file in a folder, we must add a parents[] array to the JSON
    // and add the folder ID.  
    // In a previous example (see Lookup Google Drive Folder ID
    // we showed how to find the folder ID for a folder in Google Drive.

    // Use the folder ID we already looked up..
    var folderId: String? = "1Fksv-TfA1ILii1YjXsNa1-rDu8Cdrg72"
    var parents: CkoJsonArray? = json.AppendArray("parents")
    parents!.AddStringAt(-1, value: folderId)
    parents = nil

    rest.SetMultipartBodyString(json.Emit())

    // The 2nd part is the file content, which will contain the binary image data.
    rest.PartSelector = "2"
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type", value: "image/jpeg")

    let jpgBytes = CkoBinData()
    success = jpgBytes.LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg")

    // Add the data to our upload
    rest.SetMultipartBodyBd(jpgBytes)

    var jsonResponse: String? = rest.FullRequestMultipart("POST", uriPath: "/upload/drive/v3/files?uploadType=multipart")
    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("response status code = \(rest.ResponseStatusCode.intValue)")
        print("response status text = \(rest.ResponseStatusText)")
        print("response header: \(rest.ResponseHeader)")
        print("response JSON: \(jsonResponse!)")
        return
    }

    json.Load(jsonResponse)

    // Show the full JSON response.
    json.EmitCompact = false
    print("\(json.Emit())")

    // A successful response looks like this:
    // {
    //   "kind": "drive#file",
    //   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYoldmJ0Z3ZqT2x5MFk",
    //   "name": "starfish.jpg",
    //   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
    // }

    // Get the fileId:
    print("fileId: \(json.StringOf("id"))")

}