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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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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- 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.

local jsonToken = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local success = jsonToken:load_file("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
if not success then
    print(jsonToken.last_error_text)
    return
end

local http = chilkat.Http.new()

http.auth_token = jsonToken:string_of("access_token")

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

local resp = chilkat.HttpResponse.new()
success = http:http_no_body("GET", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems?pageSize=100", resp)
if not success then
    print(http.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
print("response status code: " .. resp.status_code)

local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:load(resp.body_str)

-- Sample response:
json.emit_compact = false
print(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

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

local i = 0
local count_i = json:size_of_array("mediaItems")
while i < count_i do
    json.i = i
    id = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].id")
    productUrl = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].productUrl")
    baseUrl = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].baseUrl")
    mimeType = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mimeType")
    mediaMetadataCreationTime = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.creationTime")
    mediaMetadataWidth = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.width")
    mediaMetadataHeight = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.height")
    mediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraMake")
    mediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraModel")
    mediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.focalLength")
    mediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.apertureFNumber")
    mediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent = json:int_of("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.isoEquivalent")
    filename = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].filename")
    description = json:string_of("mediaItems[i].description")
    i = i + 1
end