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Google Photos List Media Items

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List all media items from a user's Google Photos library.

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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"));

        // For more information, see Google Photos List Media Items API Documentation

        HttpResponse resp = new HttpResponse();
        try {
            http.httpNoBody("GET", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems?pageSize=100", resp);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

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

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.load(resp.getBodyStr());

        // Sample response:
        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(json.emit());

        // (See parsing code below...)

        // {
        //   "mediaItems": [
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
        //       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7ZcHJhUmxO8EgRSBFyBaGAyXE...YMWCAMDlNTA6-L5LiijXAUfKgD1ULhr9IabJBGTT7ETUdeeFTQTM",
        //       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
        //       "mediaMetadata": {
        //         "creationTime": "2019-04-11T17:55:53Z",
        //         "width": "640",
        //         "height": "480",
        //         "photo": {
        //           "cameraMake": "Apple",
        //           "cameraModel": "iPhone 5s",
        //           "focalLength": 4.15,
        //           "apertureFNumber": 2.2,
        //           "isoEquivalent": 32
        //         }
        //       },
        //       "filename": "IMG_1206.JPG"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
        //       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7NQe0qdoZrDHkfkK7LOsw-V...YJ1mrohD5duHsY2QJCzLTXZ65EOUrJefars3xDSwsCYlelY470kk",
        //       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
        //       "mediaMetadata": {
        //         "creationTime": "2016-10-09T01:49:58Z",
        //         "width": "600",
        //         "height": "427",
        //         "photo": {}
        //       },
        //       "filename": "hedgehogs.jpg"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
        //       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e64wP9gpPXKq5b8FCFKzu9C...QTFxMLVRaLeQZBvYGZVIe7xCcRPnRhMpiXwL_RV_aU",
        //       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
        //       "mediaMetadata": {
        //         "creationTime": "2015-09-21T20:30:02Z",
        //         "width": "59",
        //         "height": "69",
        //         "photo": {}
        //       },
        //       "filename": "chilkat_gravatar.jpg"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
        //       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e4e69WQpYcQX...m87rR6gDBhcB55TL__3ckBYNQ8MjbqpBtmojjYWrLG_j4VsVSA",
        //       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
        //       "mediaMetadata": {
        //         "creationTime": "2008-05-29T15:30:55Z",
        //         "width": "120",
        //         "height": "120",
        //         "photo": {}
        //       },
        //       "filename": "starfish.jpg"
        //     },
        //     {
        //       "id": "AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
        //       "description": "Photo of Penguins",
        //       "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
        //       "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5Cj3EgyhscdT...X3-W562iiKtTa8lc_QPxCrpJu-m7cZyNGwGTANVpGe1XG",
        //       "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
        //       "mediaMetadata": {
        //         "creationTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z",
        //         "width": "1024",
        //         "height": "768",
        //         "photo": {}
        //       },
        //       "filename": "penguins.jpg"
        //     }
        //   ]
        // }
        //

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

        String id = "";
        String productUrl = "";
        String baseUrl = "";
        String mimeType = "";
        String mediaMetadataCreationTime = "";
        String mediaMetadataWidth = "";
        String mediaMetadataHeight = "";
        String mediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake = "";
        String mediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel = "";
        String mediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength = "";
        String mediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber = "";
        int mediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent = 0;
        String filename = "";
        String description = "";

        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("mediaItems");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            id = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].id");
            productUrl = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].productUrl");
            baseUrl = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].baseUrl");
            mimeType = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mimeType");
            mediaMetadataCreationTime = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.creationTime");
            mediaMetadataWidth = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.width");
            mediaMetadataHeight = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.height");
            mediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraMake");
            mediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraModel");
            mediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.focalLength");
            mediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.apertureFNumber");
            mediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent = json.intOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.isoEquivalent");
            filename = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].filename");
            description = json.stringOf("mediaItems[i].description");
            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}