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Dropbox File Streaming Upload

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Upload a file to Drobox using a file stream. This example can upload files up to 150MB. Larger files must be uploaded with an upload session (upload_session/start).

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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    boolean success = false;

    // 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.

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect to Dropbox
    success = rest.Connect("content.dropboxapi.com",443,true,true);
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Add request headers.
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/octet-stream");
    rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    // The upload "parameters" contained in JSON passed in an HTTP request header.
    // This is the JSON to be added in this example:
    // { 
    //    "path": "/Homework/lit/hamlet.xml",
    //    "mode": "add",
    //    "autorename": true,
    //    "mute": false
    // }

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    json.AppendString("path","/Homework/lit/hamlet.xml");
    json.AppendString("mode","add");
    json.AppendBool("autorename",true);
    json.AppendBool("mute",false);
    rest.AddHeader("Dropbox-API-Arg",json.emit());

    // Almost ready to go...
    // Let's setup a file stream to point to a file.
    CkStream fileStream = new CkStream();
    fileStream.put_SourceFile("qa_data/xml/hamlet.xml");

    // Do the upload.  The URL is https://content.dropboxapi.com/2/files/upload.
    // We already connected to content.dropboxapi.com using TLS (i.e. HTTPS),
    // so now we only need to specify the path "/2/files/upload".

    // Note: The file is streamed directly from disk.  (The entire
    // file will not be loaded into memory.)
    String responseStr = rest.fullRequestStream("POST","/2/files/upload",fileStream);
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // When successful, Dropbox responds with a 200 response code.
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 200) {
        // Examine the request/response to see what happened.
        System.out.println("response status code = " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
        System.out.println("response status text = " + rest.responseStatusText());
        System.out.println("response header: " + rest.responseHeader());
        System.out.println("response body (if any): " + responseStr);
        System.out.println("---");
        System.out.println("LastRequestStartLine: " + rest.lastRequestStartLine());
        System.out.println("LastRequestHeader: " + rest.lastRequestHeader());
        return;
        }

    // The response is JSON.
    CkJsonObject jsonResp = new CkJsonObject();
    jsonResp.put_EmitCompact(false);
    jsonResp.Load(responseStr);

    // Show the JSON response.
    System.out.println(jsonResp.emit());

    // Returns JSON that looks like this:
    // { 
    //   "name": "hamlet.xml",
    //   "path_lower": "/homework/lit/hamlet.xml",
    //   "path_display": "/Homework/lit/hamlet.xml",
    //   "id": "id:74FkdeNuyKAAAAAAAAAAAQ",
    //   "client_modified": "2016-06-02T23:19:00Z",
    //   "server_modified": "2016-06-02T23:19:00Z",
    //   "rev": "9482db15f",
    //   "size": 279658
    // }

    // Sample code to get data from the JSON response:
    int size = jsonResp.IntOf("size");
    System.out.println("size = " + size);

    String rev = jsonResp.stringOf("rev");
    System.out.println("rev = " + rev);

    String clientModified = jsonResp.stringOf("client_modified");
    CkDateTime ckdt = new CkDateTime();
    ckdt.SetFromTimestamp(clientModified);
    boolean bLocalTime = true;
    CkDtObj dt = new CkDtObj();
    ckdt.ToDtObj(bLocalTime,dt);

    System.out.println(dt.get_Day() + "/" + dt.get_Month() + "/" + dt.get_Year() + " " + dt.get_Hour() + ":"
         + dt.get_Minute());
  }
}