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eBay -- Download Data using FileTransferService

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Demonstrates how to download a data file using the eBay File Transfer API.

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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.Mime,
  Chilkat.ZipEntry,
  Chilkat.Gzip,
  Chilkat.HttpResponse,
  Chilkat.HttpRequest,
  Chilkat.BinData,
  Chilkat.StringBuilder,
  Chilkat.Zip,
  Chilkat.Xml,
  Chilkat.Http;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  accessToken: string;
  http: THttp;
  req: THttpRequest;
  xml: TXml;
  resp: THttpResponse;
  statusCode: Integer;
  responseBody: TBinData;
  mime: TMime;
  part0: TMime;
  downloadResponseXml: string;
  xmlResp: TXml;
  part1: TMime;
  zipData: TBinData;
  sbContentType: TStringBuilder;
  xmlFromZip: TXml;
  gzip: TGzip;
  zip: TZip;
  entry: TZipEntry;

begin
  success := False;

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

  //  Use a previously obtained access token.  The token should look something like this:
  //  "AgAAAA**AQA ..."
  accessToken := 'EBAY_ACCESS_TOKEN';

  http := THttp.Create;

  req := THttpRequest.Create;

  req.HttpVerb := 'POST';
  req.Path := '/FileTransferService';
  req.ContentType := 'application/xml';

  //  Build the XML body for the request.
  xml := TXml.Create;
  xml.Tag := 'downloadFileRequest';
  xml.AddAttribute('xmlns','http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('taskReferenceId','50013004806');
  xml.UpdateChildContent('fileReferenceId','50015579016');

  req.LoadBodyFromString(xml.GetXml(),'utf-8');

  //  The XML body looks like this:

  //  	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
  //  	<downloadFileRequest xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
  //  	<taskReferenceId>50013004806</taskReferenceId>
  //  	<fileReferenceId>50015579016</fileReferenceId>
  //  	</downloadFileRequest>

  req.AddHeader('X-EBAY-SOA-OPERATION-NAME','downloadFile');
  req.AddHeader('X-EBAY-SOA-SECURITY-TOKEN',accessToken);

  resp := THttpResponse.Create;
  success := http.HttpSReq('storage.sandbox.ebay.com',443,True,req,resp);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  statusCode := resp.StatusCode;
  WriteLn('Response status code = ' + statusCode);

  responseBody := TBinData.Create;
  resp.GetBodyBd(responseBody);

  //  We can save the response body to a file for examination if we get an unanticipated response.  
  //  (It's binary, so it won't open well in a text editor.)
  responseBody.WriteFile('qa_output/response.mime');

  if (statusCode <> 200) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  The response body looks like this:

  //  	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
  //  	Content-Type: application/xop+xml; charset=utf-8; type="text/xml"
  //  	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
  //  	Content-ID: <0.urn:uuid:2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684242>
  //  
  //  	<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
  //  	<downloadFileResponse xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/services">
  //  	<ack>Success</ack>
  //  	<version>1.1.0</version>
  //  	<timestamp>2017-04-18T15:49:41.868Z</timestamp>
  //  	<fileAttachment>
  //  	    <Size>587</Size>
  //  	    <Data>
  //                  <xop:Include xmlns:xop="http://www.w3.org/2004/08/xop/include" href="cid:urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522"/>
  //  	    </Data>
  //  	</fileAttachment>
  //  	</downloadFileResponse>
  //  	--MIMEBoundaryurn_uuid_2B668636C1E17A4D4114925305818684241
  //  	Content-Type: application/zip
  //  	Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
  //  	Content-ID: <urn:uuid:A37C3C73E994C267F11492530585522>
  //  
  //  	<the binary bytes of the zip start here...>
  //  

  //  Load the binary response into a MIME object.
  mime := TMime.Create;
  success := mime.LoadMimeBd(responseBody);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mime.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Make sure we have 2 sub-parts.  The 1st sub-part is the XML response, the 2nd sub-part
  //  is the zip containing the data.

  //  Note: The 2nd sub-part can be a "zip" or "gzip".  These are two different file formats.
  //  A zip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/zip",
  //  whereas a gzip is indicated with a Content-Type header equal to "application/x-gzip"
  if (mime.NumParts <> 2) then
    begin
      WriteLn('Expected the MIME to have 2 parts.');
      WriteLn('NumParts = ' + mime.NumParts);
      WriteLn('Failed.');
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Get the XML from the 1st MIME sub-part.

  part0 := TMime.Create;
  success := mime.PartAt(0,part0);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mime.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  downloadResponseXml := part0.GetBodyDecoded();
  xmlResp := TXml.Create;
  xmlResp.LoadXml(downloadResponseXml);
  WriteLn('Download Response XML:');
  WriteLn(xmlResp.GetXml());

  WriteLn('----');

  //  Now get the zip from the second part (index=1), unzip, and examine..

  part1 := TMime.Create;
  success := mime.PartAt(1,part1);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(mime.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  zipData := TBinData.Create;
  part1.GetBodyBd(zipData);

  //  Check to see if we have a zip or gzip.
  sbContentType := TStringBuilder.Create;
  sbContentType.Append(part1.ContentType);

  xmlFromZip := TXml.Create;

  if (sbContentType.Contains('gzip',False) = True) then
    begin
      //  This is a gzip compressed file.
      gzip := TGzip.Create;

      //  in-place uncompress the data.
      //  Note: The UncompressBd method was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.67
      success := gzip.UncompressBd(zipData);
      if (success = False) then
        begin
          WriteLn(gzip.LastErrorText);
          Exit;
        end;

      xmlFromZip.LoadXml(zipData.GetString('utf-8'));

    end
  else
    begin
      //  This is a zip archive.

      //  Load the body into a Zip object.
      zip := TZip.Create;
      success := zip.OpenBd(zipData);
      if (success = False) then
        begin
          WriteLn(zip.LastErrorText);
          Exit;
        end;

      //  Save the .zip to a file (so we can examine it for debugging if something is not as expected)
      zipData.WriteFile('qa_output/ebay_data.zip');

      //  The zip should contain a single XML file.
      if (zip.NumEntries <> 1) then
        begin
          WriteLn('Expected the .zip to have 1 entry.');
          WriteLn('NumEntries = ' + zip.NumEntries);
          WriteLn('Failed.');
          Exit;
        end;

      entry := TZipEntry.Create;
      success := zip.EntryAt(0,entry);
      if (success = False) then
        begin
          WriteLn(zip.LastErrorText);
          Exit;
        end;

      xmlFromZip.LoadXml(entry.UnzipToString(0,'utf-8'));
    end;

  WriteLn('XML contained in the zip:');
  WriteLn(xmlFromZip.GetXml());
  WriteLn('----');

  WriteLn('Success.');


  http.Free;
  req.Free;
  xml.Free;
  resp.Free;
  responseBody.Free;
  mime.Free;
  part0.Free;
  xmlResp.Free;
  part1.Free;
  zipData.Free;
  sbContentType.Free;
  xmlFromZip.Free;
      gzip.Free;
      zip.Free;
      entry.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.