Visual Basic 6.0

List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

' 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.

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpNoBody("GET","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
Debug.Print "response status code: " & resp.StatusCode

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

' Sample response:
json.EmitCompact = 0
Debug.Print json.Emit()

' {
'   "albums": [
'     {
'       "id": "AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
'       "title": "April 23, 2016",
'       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugFJDPVIW3w4JMTV9hWpjnvK-iHkZwS_FRuIm_jtqektmP7bTpvx27eETfLHOZrSznkt0bR3",
'       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
'       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e6L7ecrCQmp ... uXVvAoTeMwJg",
'       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": "AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
'       "title": "April 23, 2016",
'       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHJ4Zip9WHj_rpS9it133uu753VFffiNg9s0aapPSFAEzEwFxOuCG84OXYgJGclgnt1WqG1",
'       "mediaItemsCount": "1",
'       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5h7xK6G_baGN6KuuBHG5veLD49Xiaiix0GuTjii ... 7rkIexZj3AAdCA",
'       "coverPhotoMediaItemId": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
'       "title": "animals",
'       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
'       "isWriteable": true,
'       "coverPhotoBaseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mL8RRbd0pjFIhHc0A4En4y7ZftwyjZTSp5YWX5j1EyPxX5GepHML"
'     }
'   ]
' }

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

Dim i As Long
Dim count_i As Long
Dim id As String
Dim title As String
Dim productUrl As String
Dim mediaItemsCount As String
Dim coverPhotoBaseUrl As String
Dim coverPhotoMediaItemId As String
Dim isWriteable As Long

i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("albums")
Do While i < count_i
    json.I = i
    id = json.StringOf("albums[i].id")
    title = json.StringOf("albums[i].title")
    productUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
    mediaItemsCount = json.StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
    coverPhotoBaseUrl = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
    coverPhotoMediaItemId = json.StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
    isWriteable = json.BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
    i = i + 1
Loop