Xbase++

List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL i
LOCAL nCount_i
LOCAL cId
LOCAL cTitle
LOCAL cProductUrl
LOCAL cMediaItemsCount
LOCAL cCoverPhotoBaseUrl
LOCAL cCoverPhotoMediaItemId
LOCAL nIsWriteable

nSuccess := 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.

oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oJsonToken:LastErrorText
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

oHttp:AuthToken := oJsonToken:StringOf("access_token")

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpNoBody("GET", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
? "response status code: " + Str(oResp:StatusCode)

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:Load(oResp:BodyStr)

//  Sample response:
oJson:EmitCompact := 0
? oJson: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

i := 0
nCount_i := oJson:SizeOfArray("albums")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJson:I := i
    cId := oJson:StringOf("albums[i].id")
    cTitle := oJson:StringOf("albums[i].title")
    cProductUrl := oJson:StringOf("albums[i].productUrl")
    cMediaItemsCount := oJson:StringOf("albums[i].mediaItemsCount")
    cCoverPhotoBaseUrl := oJson:StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl")
    cCoverPhotoMediaItemId := oJson:StringOf("albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId")
    nIsWriteable := oJson:BoolOf("albums[i].isWriteable")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

oJsonToken:destroy()
oHttp:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()