Unicode C++

Download GMail Message Attachment by ID

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Demonstrates how to download a GMail email attachment by the attachment ID. Unicode C++

#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    http.put_AuthToken(L"ACCESS_TOKEN");
    http.put_Accept(L"application/json");

    // See the following example:  Get GMail Message (format=full)
    // It shows how to download an email by message ID, and it shows how to parse the JSON
    // response which includes attachment names, ids, and other information.

    // This example will assume we already have the attachment id and filename.

    // This is the attachment ID for a file named "helloWorld.pdf".
    const wchar_t *attachmentId = L"ANGjdJ-oy3aCuZISJKLAhUdaEksCEklbAPyMaWzFgqOMGbPCRkgwgeu_Kttd99C17OBTHROkDZGekibTKWXGfscB5ww7fw4E65_V1dQ-jHhb2TD1Cdm58-BbNw2iDxzptco8iILPiSnLLfFn5Ps7nsRcxHaGTt3r0yqFKCuIYNnPK1vM04BXI_cfzo-HnI4I3tD6oHNHOGVQrL01MdShFQjPELPUjXM8z1qs7Kom-QyvV1iOldUN-66UuhynsmDX-CMM5TIdB-8KD_lmdhf-0DqG8JnCA20XpXyfqwS8XFkPA-t-QSjb7SdkHQFtQ4lz2PcBREFzZ2eI5j0l0Y_dQHRPYTeMwkVl1yl4MfFT4C4iso3VSF-eqaIjiFCbXKCFNyeEIW5WFsv189dhlSqU";

    const wchar_t *messageId = L"1712bc1dc22da2a2";

    http.SetUrlVar(L"messageId",messageId);
    http.SetUrlVar(L"attachmentId",attachmentId);

    const wchar_t *url = L"https://www.googleapis.com/gmail/v1/users/userId/messages/{$messageId}/attachments/{$attachmentId}";

    // When we download, the response is JSON that contains the attachment data base64url encoded, like this:
    // {
    //  "size": 934,
    //  "data": "JVBERi0xLjM ... CiUlRU9GCg=="
    // }

    const wchar_t *outputFilePath = L"qa_output/helloWorld.pdf";

    // Download into a StringBuilder.
    CkStringBuilderW sbJson;
    success = http.DownloadSb(url,L"utf-8",sbJson);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200) {
        // Something failed.
        // the JSON contains an error message.
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sbJson.getAsString());
        return;
    }

    // Load into a Chilkat JSON object.
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    success = json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    // Extract the base64url data into a BinData.
    CkBinDataW bd;
    success = json.BytesOf(L"data",L"base64url",bd);

    // Save the data to a file.
    success = bd.WriteFile(L"qa_output/helloWorld.pdf");

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }