(Visual Basic 6.0) Google Cloud Storage List Buckets

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Demonstrates how to retrieve a list of buckets for a given project.

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' 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 
' scope "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"

Dim jsonToken As New ChilkatJsonObject
Dim success As Long
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorage.json")
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print jsonToken.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

' For more info see Cloud Storage Documentation - Buckets: list 
' 
success = http.SetUrlVar("PROJECT_ID","chilkattest-1050")
Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickGetObj("https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project={$PROJECT_ID}")
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim responseCode As Long
responseCode = resp.StatusCode
If (responseCode = 401) Then
    Debug.Print resp.BodyStr
    Debug.Print "If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired."
    Debug.Print "Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try."

    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Response code: " & responseCode
Debug.Print "Response body"

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)

json.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print json.Emit()

' A response code = 200 indicates success, and the response body contains JSON such as this:

' {
'   "kind": "storage#buckets",
'   "items": [
'     {
'       "kind": "storage#bucket",
'       "id": "chilkat-bucket",
'       "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-bucket",
'       "projectNumber": "5332332985",
'       "name": "chilkat-bucket",
'       "timeCreated": "2018-10-23T00:04:44.507Z",
'       "updated": "2018-10-23T00:04:44.507Z",
'       "metageneration": "1",
'       "iamConfiguration": {
'         "bucketPolicyOnly": {
'           "enabled": false
'         }
'       },
'       "location": "US",
'       "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
'       "etag": "CAE="
'     },
'     {
'       "kind": "storage#bucket",
'       "id": "chilkat-images",
'       "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-images",
'       "projectNumber": "5332332985",
'       "name": "chilkat-images",
'       "timeCreated": "2018-10-23T11:24:43.000Z",
'       "updated": "2018-10-23T11:24:43.000Z",
'       "metageneration": "1",
'       "iamConfiguration": {
'         "bucketPolicyOnly": {
'           "enabled": false
'         }
'       },
'       "location": "US",
'       "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
'       "etag": "CAE="
'     }
'   ]
' }

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

Dim kind As String
Dim i As Long
Dim count_i As Long
Dim id As String
Dim selfLink As String
Dim projectNumber As String
Dim name As String
Dim timeCreated As String
Dim updated As String
Dim metageneration As String
Dim iamConfigurationBucketPolicyOnlyEnabled As Long
Dim location As String
Dim storageClass As String
Dim etag As String

kind = json.StringOf("kind")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("items")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    kind = json.StringOf("items[i].kind")
    id = json.StringOf("items[i].id")
    selfLink = json.StringOf("items[i].selfLink")
    projectNumber = json.StringOf("items[i].projectNumber")
    name = json.StringOf("items[i].name")
    timeCreated = json.StringOf("items[i].timeCreated")
    updated = json.StringOf("items[i].updated")
    metageneration = json.StringOf("items[i].metageneration")
    iamConfigurationBucketPolicyOnlyEnabled = json.BoolOf("items[i].iamConfiguration.bucketPolicyOnly.enabled")
    location = json.StringOf("items[i].location")
    storageClass = json.StringOf("items[i].storageClass")
    etag = json.StringOf("items[i].etag")
    i = i + 1
Loop