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Google Photos List Media Items

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List all media items from a user's Google Photos library.

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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJsonToken
LOCAL oHttp
LOCAL oResp
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL i
LOCAL nCount_i
LOCAL cId
LOCAL cProductUrl
LOCAL cBaseUrl
LOCAL cMimeType
LOCAL cMediaMetadataCreationTime
LOCAL cMediaMetadataWidth
LOCAL cMediaMetadataHeight
LOCAL cMediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake
LOCAL cMediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel
LOCAL cMediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength
LOCAL cMediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber
LOCAL nMediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent
LOCAL cFilename
LOCAL cDescription

nSuccess := 0

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

//  Get the previously obtained access token.
//  See Get Google Photos Access Token.

oJsonToken := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
nSuccess := oJsonToken:LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oJsonToken:LastErrorText
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

oHttp := CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

oHttp:AuthToken := oJsonToken:StringOf("access_token")

//  For more information, see Google Photos List Media Items API Documentation

oResp := CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
nSuccess := oHttp:HttpNoBody("GET", "https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/mediaItems?pageSize=100", oResp)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oHttp:LastErrorText
    oJsonToken:destroy()
    oHttp:destroy()
    oResp:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Examine the response status code.  Success is indicated by a status code of 200.
? "response status code: " + Str(oResp:StatusCode)

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:Load(oResp:BodyStr)

//  Sample response:
oJson:EmitCompact := 0
? oJson:Emit()

//  (See parsing code below...)

//  {
//    "mediaItems": [
//      {
//        "id": "AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
//        "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGCOVK46E2qq6tv_wEuQuoK_a0iHet9rGH0-UWoZFnTMpEZ2jNjHWggz7Aq3hhjJv4YJsDY6ntowKsvnfnr1Bu3ASnS_w",
//        "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7ZcHJhUmxO8EgRSBFyBaGAyXE...YMWCAMDlNTA6-L5LiijXAUfKgD1ULhr9IabJBGTT7ETUdeeFTQTM",
//        "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
//        "mediaMetadata": {
//          "creationTime": "2019-04-11T17:55:53Z",
//          "width": "640",
//          "height": "480",
//          "photo": {
//            "cameraMake": "Apple",
//            "cameraModel": "iPhone 5s",
//            "focalLength": 4.15,
//            "apertureFNumber": 2.2,
//            "isoEquivalent": 32
//          }
//        },
//        "filename": "IMG_1206.JPG"
//      },
//      {
//        "id": "AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
//        "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugFACWDNCQJ2nwhDemR6vRupHSvOUSKukyOHqTWO1CCIs0qw-C0b5MGmrveyjYe8ps8z1rZTRQ8hmSQsODSsobNqDl8vTg",
//        "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e7NQe0qdoZrDHkfkK7LOsw-V...YJ1mrohD5duHsY2QJCzLTXZ65EOUrJefars3xDSwsCYlelY470kk",
//        "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
//        "mediaMetadata": {
//          "creationTime": "2016-10-09T01:49:58Z",
//          "width": "600",
//          "height": "427",
//          "photo": {}
//        },
//        "filename": "hedgehogs.jpg"
//      },
//      {
//        "id": "AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
//        "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHEVyTFgIYb7GzhRFP5KvhBRIIsRcb6Cd4-2ByHzad2oqZnWF2aMPoXY-vfrXmefdTlyF3yZ22Odz6IFLs8pnJlOoVBUg",
//        "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e64wP9gpPXKq5b8FCFKzu9C...QTFxMLVRaLeQZBvYGZVIe7xCcRPnRhMpiXwL_RV_aU",
//        "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
//        "mediaMetadata": {
//          "creationTime": "2015-09-21T20:30:02Z",
//          "width": "59",
//          "height": "69",
//          "photo": {}
//        },
//        "filename": "chilkat_gravatar.jpg"
//      },
//      {
//        "id": "AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
//        "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugHdYTp-S-D_EYnSBA4EhrKT86IFbmdRuiDclKka9T5b6UIbeDvhTAu1bebYOCFKH-gv1ME1z6RyMN4eW_9J5ol9_qizMg",
//        "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e4e69WQpYcQX...m87rR6gDBhcB55TL__3ckBYNQ8MjbqpBtmojjYWrLG_j4VsVSA",
//        "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
//        "mediaMetadata": {
//          "creationTime": "2008-05-29T15:30:55Z",
//          "width": "120",
//          "height": "120",
//          "photo": {}
//        },
//        "filename": "starfish.jpg"
//      },
//      {
//        "id": "AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
//        "description": "Photo of Penguins",
//        "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/photo/AKcbugGwtCih2tdl3s1-NMvZFaco3W7XnRwvwtj02J9DJyl6JmrLZDVUFcxQl4AT04LaNrPpsrojeTsDSzOVOF5IgKefD0Y-MQ",
//        "baseUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AGWb-e5Cj3EgyhscdT...X3-W562iiKtTa8lc_QPxCrpJu-m7cZyNGwGTANVpGe1XG",
//        "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
//        "mediaMetadata": {
//          "creationTime": "2008-02-18T05:07:31Z",
//          "width": "1024",
//          "height": "768",
//          "photo": {}
//        },
//        "filename": "penguins.jpg"
//      }
//    ]
//  }
//  

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

i := 0
nCount_i := oJson:SizeOfArray("mediaItems")
DO WHILE i < nCount_i
    oJson:I := i
    cId := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].id")
    cProductUrl := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].productUrl")
    cBaseUrl := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].baseUrl")
    cMimeType := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mimeType")
    cMediaMetadataCreationTime := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.creationTime")
    cMediaMetadataWidth := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.width")
    cMediaMetadataHeight := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.height")
    cMediaMetadataPhotoCameraMake := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraMake")
    cMediaMetadataPhotoCameraModel := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.cameraModel")
    cMediaMetadataPhotoFocalLength := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.focalLength")
    cMediaMetadataPhotoApertureFNumber := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.apertureFNumber")
    nMediaMetadataPhotoIsoEquivalent := oJson:IntOf("mediaItems[i].mediaMetadata.photo.isoEquivalent")
    cFilename := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].filename")
    cDescription := oJson:StringOf("mediaItems[i].description")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

oJsonToken:destroy()
oHttp:destroy()
oResp:destroy()
oJson:destroy()