Java

Create Google Photos Album

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Http;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.HttpResponse;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

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.

        // Get the previously obtained access token.
        // See Get Google Photos Access Token.

        JsonObject jsonToken = new JsonObject();
        try {
            jsonToken.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        Http http = new Http();

        http.setAuthToken(jsonToken.stringOf("access_token"));

        // Create an album named "animals"
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("album.title", "animals");

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpJson("POST", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums", json, "application/json", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Show the response body.
        System.out.println(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
        System.out.println("response status code: " + resp.getStatusCode());

        json.load(resp.getBodyStr());

        // 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

        String id = json.stringOf("id");
        String title = json.stringOf("title");
        String productUrl = json.stringOf("productUrl");
        boolean isWriteable = json.boolOf("isWriteable");

        System.out.println("id = " + id);
    }
}