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Get File Metadata

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Gets a file's metadata or content by ID.

See Google Drive Files get for additional details.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // It 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
    // Google Drive scope.

    const g_auth = try chilkat.AuthGoogle.init();
    defer g_auth.deinit();
    g_auth.setAccessToken("GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    const rest = try chilkat.Rest.init();
    defer rest.deinit();

    // Connect using TLS.
    // A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Google Drive REST API calls.
    // The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    // then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    const b_auto_reconnect = true;
    try rest.connect("www.googleapis.com", 443, true, b_auto_reconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.setAuthGoogle(g_auth) catch {};

    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // We need to send a GET request like this:
    // GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/fileId
    // The fileId is part of the path.
    const sb_path = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_path.deinit();
    sb_path.append("/drive/v3/files/") catch {};
    // Assume we previously obtained the fileId for the file of interest...
    sb_path.append("0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk") catch {};

    // Indicate that we want ALL possible fields.
    // If no fields are indicated, then only the basic fields are returned.
    const all_fields = "appProperties,capabilities,contentHints,createdTime,description,explicitlyTrashed,fileExtension,folderColorRgb,fullFileExtension,headRevisionId,iconLink,id,imageMediaMetadata,isAppAuthorized,kind,lastModifyingUser,md5Checksum,mimeType,modifiedByMeTime,modifiedTime,name,originalFilename,ownedByMe,owners,parents,permissions,properties,quotaBytesUsed,shared,sharedWithMeTime,sharingUser,size,spaces,starred,thumbnailLink,trashed,version,videoMediaMetadata,viewedByMe,viewedByMeTime,viewersCanCopyContent,webContentLink,webViewLink,writersCanShare";

    rest.addQueryParam("fields", all_fields) catch {};

    const json_response = rest.fullRequestNoBody(alloc, "GET", try sb_path.getAsString(alloc)) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try rest.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
    if (rest.getResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        std.debug.print("response status code = {d}\n", .{rest.getResponseStatusCode()});
        std.debug.print("response status text = {s}\n", .{try rest.getResponseStatusText(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("response header: {s}\n", .{try rest.getResponseHeader(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("response JSON: {s}\n", .{json_response});
        return;
    }

    // ---------------------------------------------------
    // Sample code for parsing this JSON is shown below...
    // ---------------------------------------------------

    // A successful response looks like this:
    // {
    //   "kind": "drive#file",
    //   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
    //   "name": "penguins.jpg",
    //   "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    //   "starred": false,
    //   "trashed": false,
    //   "explicitlyTrashed": false,
    //   "parents": [
    //     "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0"
    //   ],
    //   "spaces": [
    //     "drive"
    //   ],
    //   "version": "672",
    //   "webContentLink": "https://docs.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/uc?id=0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk&export=download",
    //   "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/file/d/0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk/view?usp=drivesdk",
    //   "iconLink": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_image_list.png",
    //   "thumbnailLink": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uIV1dJdc8vsAQzaaIInpc9AV55AcdHhpM7fQeI2RN2qbCSnhjK9IDdNQAOTtkvjS9ZObqw=s220",
    //   "viewedByMe": true,
    //   "viewedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "createdTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "modifiedTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "modifiedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
    //   "owners": [
    //     {
    //       "kind": "drive#user",
    //       "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
    //       "me": true,
    //       "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
    //       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "lastModifyingUser": {
    //     "kind": "drive#user",
    //     "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
    //     "me": true,
    //     "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
    //     "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
    //   },
    //   "shared": false,
    //   "ownedByMe": true,
    //   "capabilities": {
    //     "canEdit": true,
    //     "canComment": true,
    //     "canShare": true,
    //     "canCopy": true,
    //     "canReadRevisions": true
    //   },
    //   "viewersCanCopyContent": true,
    //   "writersCanShare": true,
    //   "permissions": [
    //     {
    //       "kind": "drive#permission",
    //       "id": "08366696655122259092",
    //       "type": "user",
    //       "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
    //       "role": "owner",
    //       "displayName": "Matthew Smith"
    //     }
    //   ],
    //   "originalFilename": "penguins.jpg",
    //   "fullFileExtension": "jpg",
    //   "fileExtension": "jpg",
    //   "md5Checksum": "9d377b10ce778c4938b3c7e2c63a229a",
    //   "size": "777835",
    //   "quotaBytesUsed": "777835",
    //   "headRevisionId": "0B53Q6OSTWYolUUlHVFhHdFlXQ0R1aHZuT0tORTVzc2h5NnZjPQ",
    //   "imageMediaMetadata": {
    //     "width": 1024,
    //     "height": 768,
    //     "rotation": 0,
    //     "time": "2009:03:12 13:48:35"
    //   },
    //   "isAppAuthorized": false
    // }

    // Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.load(json_response) catch {};

    // Show the full JSON response.
    json.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});
    std.debug.print("-\n", .{});

    // Demonstrate how to get pieces of information:
    std.debug.print("Original Filename: {s}\n", .{try json.stringOf(alloc, "originalFilename")});

    const was_last_modified_user_me = json.boolOf("lastModifyingUser.me");
    std.debug.print("Was Last Modified by Me: {}\n", .{was_last_modified_user_me});

    // Assuming this is an image file...
    const width = json.intOf("imageMediaMetadata.width");
    std.debug.print("Image Width: {d}\n", .{width});

    // Iterate over parents...
    var i: i32 = 0;
    const num_parents = json.sizeOfArray("parents");
    i = 0;
    while (i < num_parents) {
        json.setI(i);
        std.debug.print("Parent {d}: {s}\n", .{ i, try json.stringOf(alloc, "parents[i]") });
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Iterate over owners...
    const num_owners = json.sizeOfArray("owners");
    i = 0;
    while (i < num_owners) {
        json.setI(i);
        std.debug.print("Owner {d}: kind={s} displayName={s}\n", .{ i, try json.stringOf(alloc, "owners[i].kind"), try json.stringOf(alloc, "owners[i].displayName") });
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Iterate over permissions...
    const num_permissions = json.sizeOfArray("permissions");
    i = 0;
    while (i < num_permissions) {
        json.setI(i);
        std.debug.print("Permission {d}: kind={s} id={s}\n", .{ i, try json.stringOf(alloc, "permissions[i].kind"), try json.stringOf(alloc, "permissions[i].id") });
        i = i + 1;
    }
}