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Google Cloud Vision Text Detection

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Demonstrates calling the Google Cloud Vision for text detection (performs Optical Character Recognition). "Detects and extracts text within an image with support for a broad range of languages. It also features automatic language identification." See https://cloud.google.com/vision/docs/detecting-text

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.BinData,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  imageData: TBinData;
  json: TJsonObject;
  http: THttp;
  sb: TStringBuilder;
  url: string;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  sbResponseBody: TStringBuilder;
  i: Integer;
  count_i: Integer;
  fullTextAnnotationText: string;
  j: Integer;
  count_j: Integer;
  locale: string;
  description: string;
  k: Integer;
  count_k: Integer;
  x: Integer;
  y: Integer;
  width: Integer;
  height: Integer;
  languageCode: string;
  blockType: string;
  i1: Integer;
  count_i1: Integer;
  j1: Integer;
  count_j1: Integer;
  k1: Integer;
  count_k1: Integer;
  text: string;
  propertyDetectedBreakType: string;
  i2: Integer;
  count_i2: Integer;
  json1: TJsonObject;
  json2: TJsonObject;

begin
  success := False;

  //  This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  //  Build the following request:

  //  {
  //    "requests": [
  //      {
  //        "image": {
  //          "content": "/9j/7QBEUGhvdG9zaG9...base64-encoded-image-content...fXNWzvDEeYxxxzj/Coa6Bax//Z"
  //        },
  //        "features": [
  //          {
  //            "type": "TEXT_DETECTION"
  //          }
  //        ]
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }

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

  //  Load an image file.
  imageData := TBinData.Create;
  //  This image file contains some text...
  success := imageData.LoadFile('qa_data/jpg/text.jpg');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed to load image file.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Create the above JSON.
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateBd('requests[0].image.content','base64',imageData);
  json.UpdateString('requests[0].features[0].type','TEXT_DETECTION');

  //  Send the following POST with the HTTP request body containing the above JSON.
  //  POST https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/images:annotate?key=YOUR_API_KEY

  http := THttp.Create;
  http.SessionLogFilename := 'c:/aaworkarea/sessionLog.txt';

  sb := TStringBuilder.Create;
  url := 'https://vision.googleapis.com/v1/images:annotate?key=YOUR_API_KEY';
  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpJson('POST',url,json,'application/json',resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('status = ' + resp.StatusCode);

  //  A 200 response status indicate success.
  if (resp.StatusCode <> 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn(resp.BodyStr);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  sbResponseBody := TStringBuilder.Create;
  resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody);
  sbResponseBody.WriteFile('qa_output/textDetectResponse.json','utf-8',False);
  json.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

  //  The response is a JSON document like this:

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

  //  {
  //    "responses": [
  //      {
  //        "textAnnotations": [
  //          {
  //            "locale": "en",
  //            "description": "Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform\nAPl providing 90+ classes for many Internet\nprotocols, formats, and algorithms.\n",
  //            "boundingPoly": {
  //              "vertices": [
  //                {
  //                  "x": 17,
  //                  "y": 14
  //                },
  //  	...
  //              ]
  //            }
  //          ],
  //          "text": "Chilkat is a cross-language, cross-platform\nAPl providing 90+ classes for many Internet\nprotocols, formats, and algorithms.\n"
  //        }
  //      }
  //    ]
  //  }

  //  The parsing code generated from the online tool:

  json1 := TJsonObject.Create;
  json2 := TJsonObject.Create;

  i := 0;
  count_i := json.SizeOfArray('responses');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      json.I := i;
      fullTextAnnotationText := json.StringOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.text');
      j := 0;
      count_j := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].textAnnotations');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          json.J := j;
          locale := json.StringOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].locale');
          description := json.StringOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].description');
          k := 0;
          count_k := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices');
          while k < count_k do
            begin
              json.K := k;
              x := json.IntOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices[k].x');
              y := json.IntOf('responses[i].textAnnotations[j].boundingPoly.vertices[k].y');
              k := k + 1;
            end;

          j := j + 1;
        end;

      j := 0;
      count_j := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages');
      while j < count_j do
        begin
          json.J := j;
          width := json.IntOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].width');
          height := json.IntOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].height');
          k := 0;
          count_k := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].property.detectedLanguages');
          while k < count_k do
            begin
              json.K := k;
              languageCode := json.StringOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].property.detectedLanguages[k].languageCode');
              k := k + 1;
            end;

          k := 0;
          count_k := json.SizeOfArray('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks');
          while k < count_k do
            begin
              json.K := k;
              blockType := json.StringOf('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k].blockType');
              json.ObjectOf2('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]',json1);

              i1 := 0;
              count_i1 := json1.SizeOfArray('property.detectedLanguages');
              while i1 < count_i1 do
                begin
                  json1.I := i1;
                  languageCode := json1.StringOf('property.detectedLanguages[i].languageCode');
                  i1 := i1 + 1;
                end;

              json.ObjectOf2('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]',json1);

              i1 := 0;
              count_i1 := json1.SizeOfArray('boundingBox.vertices');
              while i1 < count_i1 do
                begin
                  json1.I := i1;
                  x := json1.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].x');
                  y := json1.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].y');
                  i1 := i1 + 1;
                end;

              json.ObjectOf2('responses[i].fullTextAnnotation.pages[j].blocks[k]',json1);

              i1 := 0;
              count_i1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs');
              while i1 < count_i1 do
                begin
                  json1.I := i1;
                  j1 := 0;
                  count_j1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].property.detectedLanguages');
                  while j1 < count_j1 do
                    begin
                      json1.J := j1;
                      languageCode := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].property.detectedLanguages[j].languageCode');
                      j1 := j1 + 1;
                    end;

                  j1 := 0;
                  count_j1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices');
                  while j1 < count_j1 do
                    begin
                      json1.J := j1;
                      x := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices[j].x');
                      y := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].boundingBox.vertices[j].y');
                      j1 := j1 + 1;
                    end;

                  j1 := 0;
                  count_j1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words');
                  while j1 < count_j1 do
                    begin
                      json1.J := j1;
                      k1 := 0;
                      count_k1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words[j].property.detectedLanguages');
                      while k1 < count_k1 do
                        begin
                          json1.K := k1;
                          languageCode := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].property.detectedLanguages[k].languageCode');
                          k1 := k1 + 1;
                        end;

                      k1 := 0;
                      count_k1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices');
                      while k1 < count_k1 do
                        begin
                          json1.K := k1;
                          x := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices[k].x');
                          y := json1.IntOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].boundingBox.vertices[k].y');
                          k1 := k1 + 1;
                        end;

                      k1 := 0;
                      count_k1 := json1.SizeOfArray('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols');
                      while k1 < count_k1 do
                        begin
                          json1.K := k1;
                          text := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k].text');
                          propertyDetectedBreakType := json1.StringOf('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k].property.detectedBreak.type');
                          json1.ObjectOf2('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k]',json2);

                          i2 := 0;
                          count_i2 := json2.SizeOfArray('property.detectedLanguages');
                          while i2 < count_i2 do
                            begin
                              json2.I := i2;
                              languageCode := json2.StringOf('property.detectedLanguages[i].languageCode');
                              i2 := i2 + 1;
                            end;

                          json1.ObjectOf2('paragraphs[i].words[j].symbols[k]',json2);

                          i2 := 0;
                          count_i2 := json2.SizeOfArray('boundingBox.vertices');
                          while i2 < count_i2 do
                            begin
                              json2.I := i2;
                              x := json2.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].x');
                              y := json2.IntOf('boundingBox.vertices[i].y');
                              i2 := i2 + 1;
                            end;

                          k1 := k1 + 1;
                        end;

                      j1 := j1 + 1;
                    end;

                  i1 := i1 + 1;
                end;

              k := k + 1;
            end;

          j := j + 1;
        end;

      i := i + 1;
    end;

  WriteLn('Success.');


  imageData.Free;
  json.Free;
  http.Free;
  sb.Free;
  resp.Free;
  sbResponseBody.Free;
  json1.Free;
  json2.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.