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OneDrive -- Search for Files

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Search for files within a hierarchy of items for items matching a query. You can search within a folder hierarhcy or a whole drive.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.97 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat

success = False

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

# Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
json = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
json.UpdateString("client_id","2871da2c-8176-4b7f-869b-2311aa82e743")
json.UpdateString("client_secret","2hu9Q~r5QuryUcEkNbg1btLtnfU1VUXzhSCG6brH")
json.UpdateString("scope","https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")
json.UpdateString("token_endpoint","https://login.microsoftonline.com/114d7ed6-71bf-4dbe-a866-748364121bf2/oauth2/v2.0/token")

http = chilkat.CkHttp()
http.put_AuthToken(json.emit())

# Sends the following GET request:

# Search the entire drive like this:
# If not using "me", then the path should be /v1.0/users/{id | userPrincipalName}/...
# GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/drive/root/search(q='{search-text}')

# Or search under a particular folder like this:
# GET /v1.0/users/{user-id}/drive/root:/{item-path}:/search(q='{search-text}')

# This example will search for files in or under the "/Misc" directory, having "penguin" in the file path.
http.SetUrlVar("item_path","/Misc")
http.SetUrlVar("search_text","penguins")
http.SetUrlVar("user_id","4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104")

sbResults = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()
success = http.QuickGetSb("https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}:/search(q='{$search_text}')",sbResults)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# The response should be JSON.
json.put_EmitCompact(False)
json.LoadSb(sbResults)

# A successful response should return a status code of 200.
if (http.get_LastStatus() != 200):
    print(json.emit())
    print("Response status = " + str(http.get_LastStatus()))
    sys.exit()

print(json.emit())
print("--")

# Iterate over the results in the JSON response:
lastMod = chilkat.CkDateTime()
photoTaken = chilkat.CkDateTime()
i = 0
numItems = json.SizeOfArray("value")
while i < numItems :
    json.put_I(i)
    print("-- DriveItem " + str(i + 1))
    print("id: " + json.stringOf("value[i].id"))
    print("name: " + json.stringOf("value[i].name"))
    print("size: " + str(json.IntOf("value[i].size")))

    # Get the lastModifiedDateTime
    lastMod.SetFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].fileSystemInfo.lastModifiedDateTime"))

    # Is this a folder?
    if (json.HasMember("value[i].folder") == True):
        print("This is a folder with " + str(json.IntOf("value[i].folder.childCount")) + " children")

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].file") == True):
        print("This is a file.")
        print("SHA1 hash: " + json.stringOf("value[i].file.hashes.sha1Hash"))
        print("mimeType: " + json.stringOf("value[i].mimeType"))

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].image") == True):
        print("This is an image.")
        print("height: " + str(json.IntOf("value[i].image.height")))
        print("width: " + str(json.IntOf("value[i].image.width")))

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].photo") == True):
        print("This is a photo.")
        photoTaken.SetFromTimestamp(json.stringOf("value[i].photo.takenDateTime"))
        print("photo taken on " + photoTaken.getAsRfc822(True))

    if (json.HasMember("value[i].audio") == True):
        print("This is an audio file.")
        print("duration: " + str(json.IntOf("value[i].audio.duration")))

    i = i + 1

# Sample JSON OneDrive search response:

# 	{
# 	  "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#Collection(driveItem)",
# 	  "value": [
# 	    {
# 	      "@odata.type": "#microsoft.graph.driveItem",
# 	      "@microsoft.graph.downloadUrl": "https://public.dm2301.livefilestore.com/y4m01N6dLIV7ditztcRwWDx2Jzf1qiwJNASFiHfajfZUuJnEMgHmIZTASy3lNzwUFHQgET0I11hzqCyb0A6I5jhI9FgFAJlBJHFrToT7QXj2xvCV46LOZVJASk79LEWRRM97aOhdOHhKeIl_HxoIWSl08sX3kGyC50RP72rDE7ERSVdZAa3CmMNkp6tRtfKI5wfJNqSx3NeqLQ6LxwBBY4KgniPQOgEna0G_MKTGDt10T4",
# 	      "createdBy": {
# 	        "user": {
# 	          "displayName": "Matt Smith",
# 	          "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:22.48Z",
# 	      "cTag": "aYzozQTMzRkNFQjlCNzRDQzE1ITQ4NzIuMjU3",
# 	      "eTag": "aM0EzM0ZDRUI5Qjc0Q0MxNSE0ODcyLjI",
# 	      "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4872",
# 	      "lastModifiedBy": {
# 	        "user": {
# 	          "displayName": "Matt Smith",
# 	          "id": "3a33fceb9b74cc15"
# 	        }
# 	      },
# 	      "lastModifiedDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:23.463Z",
# 	      "name": "penguins.jpg",
# 	      "parentReference": {
# 	        "driveId": "3a33fceb9b74cc15",
# 	        "id": "3A33FCEB9B74CC15!4871",
# 	        "name": "wildlife",
# 	        "path": "/drive/root:/Misc/wildlife"
# 	      },
# 	      "size": 777835,
# 	      "webUrl": "https://1drv.ms/i/s!ABXMdJvr_DM6pgg",
# 	      "file": {
# 	        "hashes": {
# 	          "sha1Hash": "DF7BE9DC4F467187783ACA68C7CE98E4DF2172D0"
# 	        },
# 	        "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
# 	      },
# 	      "fileSystemInfo": {
# 	        "createdDateTime": "2017-06-04T20:40:22.48Z",
# 	        "lastModifiedDateTime": "2009-07-14T05:32:31.674Z"
# 	      },
# 	      "image": {
# 	        "height": 768,
# 	        "width": 1024
# 	      },
# 	      "photo": {
# 	        "takenDateTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z"
# 	      },
# 	      "searchResult": {
# 	        "onClickTelemetryUrl": "https://www.bing.com/personalsearchclick?IG=D10F15177AE54D49A97F361270D53290&CID=3A33FCEB9B74CC150000000000000000&ID=DevEx%2c5005&q=penguins&resid=3A33FCEB9B74CC15%214872"
# 	      }
# 	    }
# 	  ]
# 	}