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Google Drive Multipart Upload String

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Demonstrates a file upload to Google Drive where the contents of the file are contained in a string variable.

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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 will upload a file to Google Drive.
    success = true;

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

    CkAuthGoogle gAuth = new CkAuthGoogle();
    gAuth.put_Scope("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive");
    gAuth.put_SubEmailAddress("some.user@example.com");
    gAuth.put_ExpireNumSeconds(3600);

    // Obtain an access token as shown in one of the following examples:
    // See Get Access Token using a Service Account JSON Key
    // See Get Access Token using a P12 File

    CkRest rest = new CkRest();

    // Connect using TLS.
    boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access key)
    success = rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth);

    // A multipart upload to Google Drive needs a multipart/related Content-Type
    success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","multipart/related");

    // Specify each part of the request.

    // The 1st part is JSON with information about the file.
    rest.put_PartSelector("1");
    success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json; charset=UTF-8");

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    success = json.AddStringAt(-1,"title","helloWorld.txt");
    success = json.AddStringAt(-1,"description","A simple text file that says Hello World.");
    success = json.AddStringAt(-1,"mimeType","text/plain");
    success = rest.SetMultipartBodyString(json.emit());

    // The 2nd part is the file content.
    // In this case, we'll upload a simple text file containing "Hello World!"
    rest.put_PartSelector("2");
    success = rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","text/plain");
    success = rest.SetMultipartBodyString("Hello World!");

    // POST https://www.googleapis.com/upload/drive/v2/files
    String jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestMultipart("POST","/upload/drive/v2/files?uploadType=multipart");
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Show the JSON response.
    System.out.println("Response Status Code: " + rest.get_ResponseStatusCode());
    System.out.println("Json Response: " + jsonResponse);
  }
}