Xojo Plugin

Delete All Files

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Permanently deletes all files owned by the user without moving it to the trash.

This example works by first getting a list of all fileIds, and then iterating over the list to delete each file.

See Google Drive Files delete for more information.

Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

success = True

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

// This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
// Google Drive scope.

Dim gAuth As New Chilkat.AuthGoogle
gAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN"

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

// Connect using TLS.
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)

// Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
success = rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

// Get 10 results per page for testing.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","10")

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
Dim i As Int32
Dim numFiles As Int32

// Send the request for the 1st page.
Dim jsonResponse As String
jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")

Dim pageNumber As Int32
pageNumber = 1
Dim pageToken As String
Dim bContinueLoop As Boolean
bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess And (rest.ResponseStatusCode = 200)

Dim fileId As String
Dim saFileIds As New Chilkat.StringArray

While bContinueLoop = True

    System.DebugLog("---- Page " + Str(pageNumber) + " ----")
    success = json.Load(jsonResponse)

    numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("files")
    i = 0
    While i < numFiles
        json.I = i
        fileId = json.StringOf("files[i].id")
        System.DebugLog("name: " + json.StringOf("files[i].name"))
        System.DebugLog("id: " + fileId)
        success = saFileIds.Append(fileId)
        i = i + 1
    Wend

    // Get the next page of files.
    // If the "nextPageToken" is present in the JSON response, then use it in the "pageToken" parameter
    // for the next request.   If no "nextPageToken" was present, then this was the last page of files.
    pageToken = json.StringOf("nextPageToken")
    bContinueLoop = False
    Dim bHasMorePages As Boolean
    bHasMorePages = json.LastMethodSuccess
    If (bHasMorePages = True) Then
        success = rest.ClearAllQueryParams()
        success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","10")
        success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageToken",pageToken)
        jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")
        bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess And (rest.ResponseStatusCode = 200)
        pageNumber = pageNumber + 1
    End If

Wend

// Before actually deleting, check for errors...
If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 200) Then
    System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
    System.DebugLog("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
    System.DebugLog("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
    System.DebugLog("response JSON: " + jsonResponse)
    Return
End If

// OK, we have the full list of files.  Delete each..
Dim sbPath As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
numFiles = saFileIds.Count
i = 0
While i < numFiles
    fileId = saFileIds.GetString(i)

    success = rest.ClearAllQueryParams()

    sbPath.Clear 
    success = sbPath.Append("/drive/v3/files/")
    success = sbPath.Append(fileId)

    jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("DELETE",sbPath.GetAsString())
    If (rest.LastMethodSuccess <> True) Then
        System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
        Return
    End If

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
    // (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
    If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 204) Then
        System.DebugLog("response status code = " + Str(rest.ResponseStatusCode))
        System.DebugLog("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText)
        System.DebugLog("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader)
        System.DebugLog("response JSON: " + jsonResponse)
        Return
    End If

    i = i + 1
    System.DebugLog(Str(i) + ": Deleted " + fileId)
Wend

System.DebugLog("All Files Deleted.")