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Create Google Photos Album

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

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#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.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.

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

    CkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    success = jsonToken.LoadFile(L"qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",jsonToken.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    CkHttpW http;

    http.put_AuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf(L"access_token"));

    // Create an album named "animals"
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"album.title",L"animals");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpJson(L"POST",L"https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.bodyStr());

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    wprintf(L"response status code: %d\n",resp.get_StatusCode());

    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "title": "animals",
    //   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "isWriteable": true
    // }

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

    const wchar_t *id = 0;
    const wchar_t *title = 0;
    const wchar_t *productUrl = 0;
    bool isWriteable;

    id = json.stringOf(L"id");
    title = json.stringOf(L"title");
    productUrl = json.stringOf(L"productUrl");
    isWriteable = json.BoolOf(L"isWriteable");

    wprintf(L"id = %s\n",id);
    }