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OneDrive -- Delete a File or Folder

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Demonstrates how to delete a file, folder, or any DriveItem.

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

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import { Http, JsonObject } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  // This example uses the OAuth client credentials flow.
  // See How to Create an Azure App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials

  // Use your client ID, client secret, and tenant ID in the following lines
  const json = new JsonObject();
  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');

  const http = new Http();
  http.authToken = json.emit();

  // To delete a file or folder, send a DELETE request like this:
  // DELETE /v1.0/users/{user_id}/drive/root:/{item-path}

  http.setUrlVar('item_path', 'TestDir/sample.pdf');
  http.setUrlVar('user_id', '4fe732c3-322e-4a6b-b729-2fd1eb5c6104');
  let resp: string;
  try {
    resp = await http.quickDeleteStrAsync('https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/{$user_id}/drive/root:/{$item_path}');
  } catch {
    console.log(http.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // A 204 response (with no response body) indicates success.
  if (http.lastStatus === 204) {
    console.log('DriveItem deleted.');
  } else {
    console.log('DriveItem not deleted.');
    console.log(resp);
  }
}