(Swift) SharePoint List Document Libraries

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This example shows how to use Chilkat's HttpCurl class to list the document libraries in a SharePoint site. In Microsoft Graph, SharePoint document libraries are represented as drives. The example demonstrates how HttpCurl can automatically resolve a SharePoint site name to its Microsoft Graph site ID, then use that ID to retrieve and display the site's document libraries.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.5.0 or greater.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // This example retrieves the document libraries for a SharePoint site.
    // 
    // In Microsoft Graph terminology, a document library is represented as a "drive".
    // The example demonstrates how HttpCurl can automatically resolve a SharePoint
    // site name to a site ID before requesting the site's document libraries.

    success = false

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Before running this example, create an Azure App Registration and grant it
    // the Microsoft Graph permissions required to access SharePoint.
    // 
    // The application will authenticate using OAuth2 Client Credentials.
    // See:
    // How to Create SharePoint App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Build a JSON authentication configuration.
    // HttpCurl will use this information to automatically obtain OAuth2 access tokens.
    let jsonAuth = CkoJsonObject()!

    // Enable secret lookup.
    // 
    // Instead of hard-coding sensitive values such as the client ID,
    // client secret, and token endpoint, secret specification strings
    // are used.  Chilkat automatically retrieves the actual values from
    // Windows Credential Manager (Windows) or Apple Keychain (macOS).
    // 
    // See:
    // Secret Specification Strings
    jsonAuth.enableSecrets = true

    success = jsonAuth.update("oauth2.client_id", value: "!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_id")
    if success == true {
        success = jsonAuth.update("oauth2.client_secret", value: "!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_secret")
    }

    if success == true {
        success = jsonAuth.update("oauth2.token_endpoint", value: "!!sharepoint|oauth2|token_endpoint")
    }

    if success == false {
        print("\(jsonAuth.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Request Microsoft Graph permissions that were granted to the application.
    jsonAuth.update("oauth2.scope", value: "https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    let curl = CkoHttpCurl()!

    // Associate the OAuth2 configuration with HttpCurl.
    // 
    // When the request is executed, Chilkat automatically obtains an access token
    // if needed and adds the Authorization: Bearer header to the HTTP request.
    curl.setAuth(jsonAuth)

    // Define variables whose values are already known.
    // 
    // These variables are referenced in the curl command using
    // {{variable_name}} substitution syntax.
    curl.setVar("sharepoint_hostname", varValue: "example.sharepoint.com")
    curl.setVar("site_name", varValue: "test")

    // The document libraries endpoint requires a Microsoft Graph site ID.
    // 
    // Because the application only knows the SharePoint site name,
    // HttpCurl must first retrieve the corresponding site ID.
    // 
    // Define a function that can resolve the site_id variable when needed.
    // HttpCurl may execute this function automatically if it determines that
    // site_id is required by another request.
    curl.addFunction("getSite", curl: "GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/root:/sites/{{site_name}}")

    // Extract the "id" field from the getSite response and store it
    // in the HttpCurl variable named "site_id".
    // 
    // Any later request that references {{site_id}} can use this value.
    curl.addOutput("getSite", jsonPath: "id", varName: "site_id")

    // The target Microsoft Graph request:
    // 
    // curl -X GET \"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives
    // 
    // This request returns the document libraries belonging to the site.
    // 
    // Microsoft Graph refers to document libraries as "drives",
    // so each object in the response represents one document library.
    // 
    // No Authorization header is included because HttpCurl automatically
    // adds it when OAuth2 authentication is configured.
    var curlCommand: String? = "curl -X GET \"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives\""

    // Execute the request.
    // 
    // HttpCurl examines the target curl command and determines that
    // the variable {{site_id}} is required.
    // 
    // Because site_id is not yet known, HttpCurl searches for a function
    // capable of producing it.  The getSite function provides the "id"
    // output, which is mapped to the site_id variable.
    // 
    // The execution plan becomes:
    // 
    //   1) Execute getSite to obtain site_id.
    //   2) Substitute {{site_id}} into the target request.
    //   3) Execute the drives request.
    // 
    // The final HTTP response returned by DoYourThing is always the
    // response from the target curl command, which is the last step in the plan.
    success = curl.doYourThing(curlCommand)
    if success == false {
        print("\(curl.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // A successful Graph response should return HTTP 200.
    // Any other status code typically indicates an authentication,
    // permission, or resource lookup error.
    var statusCode: Int = curl.statusCode.intValue
    if statusCode != 200 {
        print("\(curl.responseBodyStr!)")
        print("status code = \(statusCode)")
        return
    }

    // The response body contains a JSON array named "value".
    // Each element of the array describes a SharePoint document library.
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.emitCompact = false
    curl.getResponseJson(json)
    print("\(json.emit()!)")

    // Iterate over the document libraries returned by Microsoft Graph
    // and display selected properties for each library.
    var i: Int = 0
    var numDrives: Int = json.size(ofArray: "value").intValue
    while i < numDrives {
        json.i = i
        print("name: \(json.string(of: "value[i].name")!)")
        print("description: \(json.string(of: "value[i].description")!)")
        print("id: \(json.string(of: "value[i].id")!)")
        print("webUrl: \(json.string(of: "value[i].webUrl")!)")
        print("displayName: \(json.string(of: "value[i].createdBy.user.displayName")!)")
        print("-")
        i = i + 1
    }

    print("Success.")

}