(Xojo Plugin) Download File from Dropbox into a String Variable

Demonstrates how to download a file from Dropbox directly into a string variable.

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// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// A Dropbox access token should have been previously obtained.
// Dropbox access tokens do not expire.
// See Dropbox Access Token.

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

// Connect to Dropbox
Dim success As Boolean
success = rest.Connect("content.dropboxapi.com",443,True,True)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Add request headers.
success = rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

// The download "parameters" are contained in JSON passed in an HTTP request header.
// This is the JSON indicating the file to be downloaded:
// { 
//    "path": "/jack.txt",
// }

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.AppendString("path","/jack.txt")
success = rest.AddHeader("Dropbox-API-Arg",json.Emit())

// The content of the file on Dropbox is returned.
Dim fileContent As String
fileContent = rest.FullRequestNoBody("POST","/2/files/download")
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// When successful, Dropbox responds with a 200 response code.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
    System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    System.DebugLog("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    System.DebugLog("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    System.DebugLog("response body (if any): " + fileContent)
    System.DebugLog("---")
    System.DebugLog("LastRequestStartLine: " + rest.LastRequestStartLine)
    System.DebugLog("LastRequestHeader: " + rest.LastRequestHeader)
    Return
End If

// Show the file content that was downloaded:
System.DebugLog(fileContent)
System.DebugLog("----")

// Information about the downloaded file is also available as JSON in a response header.
// The "dropbox-api-result" response header contains the information.  For example:
Dim apiResult As String
apiResult = rest.ResponseHdrByName("dropbox-api-result")
System.DebugLog(apiResult)

// In this case, the pretty-formatted dropbox-api-result JSON looks like this:
// { 
//   "name": "jack.txt",
//   "path_lower": "/jack.txt",
//   "path_display": "/jack.txt",
//   "id": "id:yqx4-tE_NKAAAAAAAAAAAQ",
//   "client_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
//   "server_modified": "2016-06-02T20:42:11Z",
//   "rev": "8482db15f",
//   "size": 42
// }

// Load the JSON, pretty-print it, and demonstrate how to get some values...
Dim jsonResult As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResult.EmitCompact = False
success = jsonResult.Load(apiResult)
// Show the JSON pretty-printed...
System.DebugLog(jsonResult.Emit())

// Sample code to get data from the JSON response:
Dim size As Int32
size = jsonResult.IntOf("size")
System.DebugLog("size = " + Str(size))

Dim rev As String
rev = jsonResult.StringOf("rev")
System.DebugLog("rev = " + rev)

Dim clientModified As String
clientModified = jsonResult.StringOf("client_modified")
Dim ckdt As New Chilkat.CkDateTime
success = ckdt.SetFromTimestamp(clientModified)
Dim bLocalTime As Boolean
bLocalTime = True
Dim dt As Chilkat.DtObj
dt = ckdt.GetDtObj(bLocalTime)
System.DebugLog(Str(dt.Day) + "/" + Str(dt.Month) + "/" + Str(dt.Year) + " " + Str(dt.Hour) + ":" + Str(dt.Minute))