C# Requires Chilkat v11.5.0+
C#
Box: Resolve Folder and File IDs with the HttpCurl Dependency Engine
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Run the reusable setup once per HttpCurl object, then select names and execute the operation. The setup is repeated here only to make this published example independently runnable. Download images/penguins.jpg by name with one DoYourThing call. The engine runs only the intermediate requests required by unknown inputs. A cold plan is findFolder, findFile, targetCurl; root parent_id is a fixed convention.
See the Box API guide for setup and the complete workflow.
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bool success = false;
// Requires Chilkat 11.5.0 or later and a previously unlocked Chilkat bundle.
// See Global Unlock Sample.
// Guide: Box API Guide.
success = false;
// BEGIN ONE-TIME SETUP
// This block is repeated so each published example can run on its own.
// In an application, run the setup example once and pass the SAME curl object
// to operation code below. Do not recreate it for every operation.
// See Reusable Box HttpCurl Setup.
Chilkat.HttpCurl curl = new Chilkat.HttpCurl();
curl.SetVar("access_token","BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");
curl.SetVar("parent_name","/");
curl.SetVar("folder_name","images");
curl.SetVar("file_name","penguins.jpg");
curl.SetVar("destination_name","archive");
// Box's fixed root ID is an implementation detail; callers supply names.
curl.SetVar("parent_id","0");
Chilkat.StringBuilder setupCommand = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
int setupReplacements;
// Register findParent; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findParent",setupCommand.GetAsString());
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Register findFolder; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/{{parent_id}}/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findFolder",setupCommand.GetAsString());
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Register findFile; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/{{folder_id}}/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findFile",setupCommand.GetAsString());
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Register findDestination; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/0/items?limit=1000&fields=id,type,name\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("findDestination",setupCommand.GetAsString());
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Register getFileDetails; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/{{file_id}}?fields=id,sha1,file_version\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("getFileDetails",setupCommand.GetAsString());
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Register getEnterprise; registration sends no request.
setupCommand.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/users/me?fields=enterprise\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN\"");
setupReplacements = setupCommand.Replace("ACCESS_TOKEN",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.AddFunction("getEnterprise",setupCommand.GetAsString());
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// Initial name selections. AddOutput2 stores these WHERE values literally.
success = curl.AddOutput2("findParent","entries","name",curl.GetVar("parent_name"),true,"id","parent_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput2("findFolder","entries","name",curl.GetVar("folder_name"),true,"id","folder_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput2("findFile","entries","name",curl.GetVar("file_name"),true,"id","file_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput2("findDestination","entries","name",curl.GetVar("destination_name"),true,"id","destination_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput("getFileDetails","file_version.id","file_version_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput("getFileDetails","sha1","file_sha1");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
success = curl.AddOutput("getEnterprise","enterprise.id","enterprise_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
// END ONE-TIME SETUP
// The name lookups below assume each listing fits in one page (1000 items).
// Parent and destination names select root children; folder_name selects a child
// of parent_name. "/" selects the root parent. These are not arbitrary paths.
// BEGIN OPERATION -- keep the configured object when reusing it.
// Inputs are names. Retain cached IDs when the selected names have not changed.
string parentName = "/";
string folderName = "images";
string fileName = "penguins.jpg";
if ((curl.GetVar("parent_name") != parentName) || ((parentName == "/") && (curl.VarDefined("parent_id") == false))) {
curl.SetVar("parent_name",parentName);
curl.ClearVar("parent_id");
curl.ClearVar("folder_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_version_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_sha1");
if (parentName == "/") {
curl.SetVar("parent_id","0");
}
else {
success = curl.AddOutput2("findParent","entries","name",curl.GetVar("parent_name"),true,"id","parent_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
}
}
if (curl.GetVar("folder_name") != folderName) {
curl.SetVar("folder_name",folderName);
curl.ClearVar("folder_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_version_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_sha1");
success = curl.AddOutput2("findFolder","entries","name",curl.GetVar("folder_name"),true,"id","folder_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
}
if (curl.GetVar("file_name") != fileName) {
curl.SetVar("file_name",fileName);
curl.ClearVar("file_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_version_id");
curl.ClearVar("file_sha1");
success = curl.AddOutput2("findFile","entries","name",curl.GetVar("file_name"),true,"id","file_id");
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
}
// No manual lookup call: the final request asks for an unknown file_id.
Chilkat.JsonObject plan = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
plan.EmitCompact = false;
Chilkat.StringBuilder authorizedCommand1 = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
authorizedCommand1.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/{{file_id}}/content\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}\" -L -o \"qa_output/penguins.jpg\"");
int headerReplacement1 = authorizedCommand1.Replace("{{access_token}}",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.ExaminePlan(authorizedCommand1.GetAsString(),plan);
if (success != true) {
Debug.WriteLine(curl.LastErrorText);
return;
}
Debug.WriteLine(plan.Emit());
curl.ClearTargetOutput("*");
Chilkat.StringBuilder authorizedCommand2 = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
authorizedCommand2.SetString("curl -X GET \"https://api.box.com/2.0/files/{{file_id}}/content\" -H \"Authorization: Bearer {{access_token}}\" -L -o \"qa_output/penguins.jpg\"");
int headerReplacement2 = authorizedCommand2.Replace("{{access_token}}",curl.GetVar("access_token"));
success = curl.DoYourThing(authorizedCommand2.GetAsString());
if ((success != true) || (curl.StatusCode != 200)) {
Debug.WriteLine("Box request failed. HTTP status: " + Convert.ToString(curl.StatusCode));
Debug.WriteLine("Failure reason: " + Convert.ToString(curl.FailReason));
Debug.WriteLine(curl.ResponseBodyStr);
return;
}
Debug.WriteLine("Downloaded to qa_output/penguins.jpg");