(VB.NET) Create a Google Cloud Storage Bucket

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Cloud Storage bucket.

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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"

' In this example, Get Google Cloud Storage OAuth2 Access Token, 
' the service account access token was saved to a text file.  This example fetches the access token from the file..
Dim sbToken As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
sbToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleCloudStorageAccessToken.txt","utf-8")

' ---- Step 1
' Create a JSON that contains the following information, replacing [VALUES_IN_BRACKETS] with the appropriate values:

' {
'   "name": "[BUCKET_NAME]",
'   "location": "[BUCKET_LOCATION]",
'   "storageClass": "[STORAGE_CLASS]"
' }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("name","chilkat-ocean")
json.UpdateString("location","us")
json.UpdateString("storageClass","multi_regional")

' ---- Step 2
' Send a POST equivalent to this curl command

' curl -X POST --data-binary @[JSON_FILE_NAME].json \
'      -H "Authorization: Bearer [OAUTH2_TOKEN]" \
'      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'      "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project=[PROJECT_ID]"

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http
http.AuthToken = sbToken.GetAsString()

http.SetUrlVar("project_id","chilkat-176611")
Dim url As String = "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b?project={$project_id}"
Dim resp As Chilkat.HttpResponse = http.PostJson3(url,"application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


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

    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("Response code: " & responseCode)
Debug.WriteLine("Response body")
Debug.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)

' A successful response looks like this:
' Response code: 200
' Response body
' {
'  "kind": "storage#bucket",
'  "id": "chilkat-ocean",
'  "selfLink": "https://www.googleapis.com/storage/v1/b/chilkat-ocean",
'  "projectNumber": "933037264567",
'  "name": "chilkat-ocean",
'  "timeCreated": "2017-08-13T12:27:10.811Z",
'  "updated": "2017-08-13T12:27:10.811Z",
'  "metageneration": "1",
'  "location": "US",
'  "storageClass": "MULTI_REGIONAL",
'  "etag": "CAE="
' }
' 

' Parse the JSON response:
Dim jsonResp As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)

Debug.WriteLine("name: " & jsonResp.StringOf("name"))
Debug.WriteLine("timeCreated: " & jsonResp.StringOf("timeCreated"))



' Parse the date/time created.
Dim dt As New Chilkat.CkDateTime
dt.SetFromTimestamp(jsonResp.StringOf("timeCreated"))
' ...