(Xojo Plugin) 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
Dim success As Boolean
success = 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
success = json.UpdateString("name","chilkat-ocean")
success = json.UpdateString("location","us")
success = 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()

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

Dim responseCode As Int32
responseCode = resp.StatusCode
If (responseCode = 401) Then
    System.DebugLog(resp.BodyStr)
    System.DebugLog("If invalid credentials, then it is likely the access token expired.")
    System.DebugLog("Your app should automatically fetch a new access token and re-try.")

    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("Response code: " + Str(responseCode))
System.DebugLog("Response body")
System.DebugLog(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
success = jsonResp.Load(resp.BodyStr)

System.DebugLog("name: " + jsonResp.StringOf("name"))
System.DebugLog("timeCreated: " + jsonResp.StringOf("timeCreated"))

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