Java

Create a New Table in an Azure Storage Account

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Creates a new table using the Azure Table Service REST API. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.AuthAzureStorage;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Rest;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Rest rest = new Rest();

        // Implements the following CURL command:

        // curl -X POST \
        //   -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        //   -H "Accept: application/json;odata=fullmetadata" \
        //   -H "Prefer: return-content" \
        //   -d '{
        //     "TableName":"mytable"
        // }' https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables

        // Use the following online tool to generate REST code from a CURL command
        // Convert a cURL Command to REST Source Code

        // IMPORTANT: Make sure to change "myaccount" to your actual Azure Storage Account name.
        // URL: https://myaccount.table.core.windows.net/Tables
        boolean bTls = true;
        int port = 443;
        boolean bAutoReconnect = true;
        try {
            rest.connect("myaccount.table.core.windows.net", port, bTls, bAutoReconnect);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.getConnectFailReason());
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Provide Azure Cloud credentials for the REST call.
        AuthAzureStorage azAuth = new AuthAzureStorage();
        azAuth.setAccessKey("AZURE_ACCESS_KEY");
        // The account name used here should match the 1st part of the domain passed in the call to Connect (above).
        azAuth.setAccount("myaccount");
        azAuth.setScheme("SharedKey");
        azAuth.setService("Table");

        // This causes the "x-ms-version: 2019-07-07" header to be automatically added.
        azAuth.setXMsVersion("2019-07-07");
        rest.setAuthAzureStorage(azAuth);

        // Note: The application does not need to explicitly set the following
        // headers: Content-Length, x-ms-date, Authorization.  These headers
        // are automatically set by Chilkat.

        // Note: The above code does not need to be repeatedly called for each REST request.
        // The rest object can be setup once, and then many requests can be sent.  Chilkat will automatically
        // reconnect within a FullRequest* method as needed.  It is only the very first connection that is explicitly
        // made via the Connect method.

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

        // The following JSON is sent in the request body.

        // {
        //   "TableName": "mytable"
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("TableName", "mytable");

        rest.addHeader("Accept", "application/json;odata=fullmetadata");
        rest.addHeader("Prefer", "return-content");
        rest.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");

        StringBuilder sbRequestBody = new StringBuilder();
        json.emitSb(sbRequestBody);
        StringBuilder sbResponseBody = new StringBuilder();
        try {
            rest.fullRequestSb("POST", "/Tables", sbRequestBody, sbResponseBody);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        int respStatusCode = rest.getResponseStatusCode();
        if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
            System.out.println("Response Status Code = " + respStatusCode);
            System.out.println("Response Header:");
            System.out.println(rest.getResponseHeader());
            System.out.println("Response Body:");
            System.out.println(sbResponseBody.getAsString());
            return;
        }

        JsonObject jsonResponse = new JsonObject();
        jsonResponse.loadSb(sbResponseBody);

        jsonResponse.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(jsonResponse.emit());

        String odata_metadata = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.metadata\"");
        String odata_type = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.type\"");
        String odata_id = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.id\"");
        String odata_editLink = jsonResponse.stringOf("\"odata.editLink\"");
        String TableName = jsonResponse.stringOf("TableName");
    }
}