Swift Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+
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List Files and Folders in a SharePoint Documents Library
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This example shows how to use Chilkat's HttpCurl class to list the files and folders in the root of a SharePoint Documents document library. In Microsoft Graph, a SharePoint document library is represented as a drive. The example demonstrates how HttpCurl automatically resolves the SharePoint site name to a site ID, finds the drive ID for the Documents library, and then retrieves the children of the library's root folder.
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func chilkatTest() {
var success: Bool = false
// This example lists the files and folders in the root of the SharePoint
// Documents document library.
//
// In Microsoft Graph terminology, a SharePoint document library is represented
// as a "drive". The default document library is commonly named "Documents".
// This example shows how HttpCurl can automatically resolve the needed values:
//
// site_name -> site_id
// site_id -> document_library_id
//
// After those values are known, the final request lists the children of the
// root folder in the Documents document library.
success = false
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Before running this example, create an Azure App Registration and grant it
// the Microsoft Graph permissions required to access SharePoint.
//
// The application will authenticate using OAuth2 Client Credentials.
// See:
// How to Create SharePoint App Registration for OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Build a JSON authentication configuration.
// HttpCurl will use this information to automatically obtain OAuth2 access tokens.
let jsonAuth = CkoJsonObject()!
// Enable secret lookup.
//
// Instead of hard-coding sensitive values such as the client ID,
// client secret, and token endpoint, secret specification strings
// are used. Chilkat automatically retrieves the actual values from
// Windows Credential Manager (Windows) or Apple Keychain (macOS).
//
// See:
// Secret Specification Strings
jsonAuth.enableSecrets = true
success = jsonAuth.updateString(jsonPath: "oauth2.client_id", value: "!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_id")
if success == true {
success = jsonAuth.updateString(jsonPath: "oauth2.client_secret", value: "!!sharepoint|oauth2|client_secret")
}
if success == true {
success = jsonAuth.updateString(jsonPath: "oauth2.token_endpoint", value: "!!sharepoint|oauth2|token_endpoint")
}
if success == false {
print("\(jsonAuth.lastErrorText!)")
return
}
// Request Microsoft Graph permissions that were granted to the application.
jsonAuth.updateString(jsonPath: "oauth2.scope", value: "https://graph.microsoft.com/.default")
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
let curl = CkoHttpCurl()!
// Associate the OAuth2 configuration with HttpCurl.
//
// When the request is executed, Chilkat automatically obtains an access token
// if needed and adds the Authorization: Bearer header to the HTTP request.
curl.setAuth(json: jsonAuth)
// Define variables whose values are already known.
//
// These variables are referenced in curl commands using
// {{variable_name}} substitution syntax.
curl.setVar(varName: "sharepoint_hostname", varValue: "example.sharepoint.com")
curl.setVar(varName: "site_name", varValue: "test")
// The final request needs a Microsoft Graph site ID.
//
// Because the application only knows the SharePoint site name,
// define a helper function that can retrieve the site record.
// HttpCurl can execute this function automatically when it needs
// to resolve the site_id variable.
curl.addFunction(funcName: "getSite", curl: "GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/root:/sites/{{site_name}}")
// Extract the "id" field from the getSite response and store it
// in the HttpCurl variable named "site_id".
curl.addOutput(funcName: "getSite", jsonPath: "id", varName: "site_id")
// The next value needed is the drive ID for the Documents document library.
//
// This function lists the drives, also known as document libraries,
// belonging to the SharePoint site.
curl.addFunction(funcName: "getDrives", curl: "GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives")
// Extract the ID of the drive whose name is "Documents".
//
// AddOutput2 searches an array in the JSON response. In this case:
//
// response array: value
// match field: name
// match value: Documents
// case-sensitive: true
// output field: id
// variable name: document_library_id
//
// The result is that document_library_id will contain the drive ID
// for the Documents document library.
curl.addOutput2(funcName: "getDrives", arrayPath: "value", wherePath: "name", whereValue: "Documents", caseSensitive: true, subPath: "id", varName: "document_library_id")
// The target Microsoft Graph request:
//
// GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives/{{document_library_id}}/root/children
//
// This lists the files and folders in the root folder of the Documents
// document library.
//
// The {{site_id}} and {{document_library_id}} variables are not set directly
// by this program. HttpCurl resolves them automatically by running the
// helper functions defined above.
var curlCommand: String? = "GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{{site_id}}/drives/{{document_library_id}}/root/children"
// Execute the request.
//
// HttpCurl examines the target request and determines that it requires
// both site_id and document_library_id.
//
// The execution plan becomes:
//
// 1) Execute getSite to obtain site_id.
// 2) Execute getDrives to obtain document_library_id.
// 3) Substitute both variables into the target request.
// 4) Execute the root/children request.
//
// The final HTTP response returned by DoYourThing is always the response
// from the target request, which is the last step in the plan.
success = curl.doYourThing(targetCurl: curlCommand)
if success == false {
print("\(curl.lastErrorText!)")
return
}
// A successful Graph response should return HTTP 200.
// Any other status code typically indicates an authentication,
// permission, site lookup, or document library lookup error.
var statusCode: Int = curl.statusCode.intValue
if statusCode != 200 {
print("\(curl.responseBodyStr!)")
print("status code = \(statusCode)")
return
}
// The response body contains a JSON array named "value".
// Each element represents one file or folder in the root of the
// Documents document library.
let json = CkoJsonObject()!
json.emitCompact = false
curl.getResponseJson(json: json)
print("\(json.emit()!)")
print("")
// Count the number of items returned in the "value" array.
//
// This includes both files and folders.
var numFiles: Int = json.size(ofArray: "value").intValue
print("Number of files: \(numFiles)")
print("")
// Iterate over the files and folders returned by Microsoft Graph
// and display selected properties for each item.
var i: Int = 0
while i < numFiles {
json.i = i
print("name: \(json.string(of: "value[i].name")!)")
print("webUrl: \(json.string(of: "value[i].webUrl")!)")
print("size: \(json.string(of: "value[i].size")!)")
print("id: \(json.string(of: "value[i].id")!)")
print("-")
i = i + 1
}
}