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List Google Photos Albums

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Demonstrates how to get a list of Google Photos albums.

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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();

    // 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.

    const json_token = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json_token.deinit();
    json_token.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json_token.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();

    http.setAuthToken(try json_token.stringOf(alloc, "access_token"));

    const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
    defer resp.deinit();
    http.httpNoBody("GET", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums", resp) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    std.debug.print("response status code: {d}\n", .{resp.getStatusCode()});

    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.load(try resp.getBodyStr(alloc)) catch {};

    // Sample response:
    json.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // {
    //   "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

    var i: i32 = 0;
    var id: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var title: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var product_url: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var media_items_count: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var cover_photo_base_url: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var cover_photo_media_item_id: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var is_writeable: bool = false;

    i = 0;
    const count_i = json.sizeOfArray("albums");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.setI(i);
        id = try json.stringOf(alloc, "albums[i].id");
        title = try json.stringOf(alloc, "albums[i].title");
        product_url = try json.stringOf(alloc, "albums[i].productUrl");
        media_items_count = try json.stringOf(alloc, "albums[i].mediaItemsCount");
        cover_photo_base_url = try json.stringOf(alloc, "albums[i].coverPhotoBaseUrl");
        cover_photo_media_item_id = try json.stringOf(alloc, "albums[i].coverPhotoMediaItemId");
        is_writeable = json.boolOf("albums[i].isWriteable");
        i = i + 1;
    }
}