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Create Google Photos Album

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album.

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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    const wchar_t *id;
    const wchar_t *title;
    const wchar_t *productUrl;
    BOOL isWriteable;

    success = FALSE;

    // 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.

    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_lastErrorText(jsonToken));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    CkHttpW_putAuthToken(http,CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"access_token"));

    // Create an album named "animals"
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"album.title",L"animals");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpJson(http,L"POST",L"https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json,L"application/json",resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    // Show the response body.
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

    // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
    wprintf(L"response status code: %d\n",CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp));

    CkJsonObjectW_Load(json,CkHttpResponseW_bodyStr(resp));

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "title": "animals",
    //   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
    //   "isWriteable": true
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"id");
    title = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"title");
    productUrl = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(json,L"productUrl");
    isWriteable = CkJsonObjectW_BoolOf(json,L"isWriteable");

    wprintf(L"id = %s\n",id);


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);

    }