Xojo Plugin
Xojo Plugin
Get File Metadata
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Gets a file's metadata or content by ID.See Google Drive Files get for additional details.
Chilkat Xojo Plugin Downloads
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.
// A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Google Drive REST API calls.
// The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
// then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
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)
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// We need to send a GET request like this:
// GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/fileId
// The fileId is part of the path.
Dim sbPath As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = sbPath.Append("/drive/v3/files/")
// Assume we previously obtained the fileId for the file of interest...
success = sbPath.Append("0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk")
// Indicate that we want ALL possible fields.
// If no fields are indicated, then only the basic fields are returned.
Dim allFields As String
allFields = "appProperties,capabilities,contentHints,createdTime,description,explicitlyTrashed,fileExtension,folderColorRgb,fullFileExtension,headRevisionId,iconLink,id,imageMediaMetadata,isAppAuthorized,kind,lastModifyingUser,md5Checksum,mimeType,modifiedByMeTime,modifiedTime,name,originalFilename,ownedByMe,owners,parents,permissions,properties,quotaBytesUsed,shared,sharedWithMeTime,sharingUser,size,spaces,starred,thumbnailLink,trashed,version,videoMediaMetadata,viewedByMe,viewedByMeTime,viewersCanCopyContent,webContentLink,webViewLink,writersCanShare"
success = rest.AddQueryParam("fields",allFields)
Dim jsonResponse As String
jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET",sbPath.GetAsString())
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
// ---------------------------------------------------
// Sample code for parsing this JSON is shown below...
// ---------------------------------------------------
// A successful response looks like this:
// {
// "kind": "drive#file",
// "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
// "name": "penguins.jpg",
// "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
// "starred": false,
// "trashed": false,
// "explicitlyTrashed": false,
// "parents": [
// "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0"
// ],
// "spaces": [
// "drive"
// ],
// "version": "672",
// "webContentLink": "https://docs.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/uc?id=0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk&export=download",
// "webViewLink": "https://drive.google.com/a/chilkatcloud.com/file/d/0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk/view?usp=drivesdk",
// "iconLink": "https://ssl.gstatic.com/docs/doclist/images/icon_11_image_list.png",
// "thumbnailLink": "https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uIV1dJdc8vsAQzaaIInpc9AV55AcdHhpM7fQeI2RN2qbCSnhjK9IDdNQAOTtkvjS9ZObqw=s220",
// "viewedByMe": true,
// "viewedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
// "createdTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
// "modifiedTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
// "modifiedByMeTime": "2016-10-08T12:38:02.258Z",
// "owners": [
// {
// "kind": "drive#user",
// "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
// "me": true,
// "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
// "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
// }
// ],
// "lastModifyingUser": {
// "kind": "drive#user",
// "displayName": "Matthew Smith",
// "me": true,
// "permissionId": "08366696655122259092",
// "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com"
// },
// "shared": false,
// "ownedByMe": true,
// "capabilities": {
// "canEdit": true,
// "canComment": true,
// "canShare": true,
// "canCopy": true,
// "canReadRevisions": true
// },
// "viewersCanCopyContent": true,
// "writersCanShare": true,
// "permissions": [
// {
// "kind": "drive#permission",
// "id": "08366696655122259092",
// "type": "user",
// "emailAddress": "support@chilkatcloud.com",
// "role": "owner",
// "displayName": "Matthew Smith"
// }
// ],
// "originalFilename": "penguins.jpg",
// "fullFileExtension": "jpg",
// "fileExtension": "jpg",
// "md5Checksum": "9d377b10ce778c4938b3c7e2c63a229a",
// "size": "777835",
// "quotaBytesUsed": "777835",
// "headRevisionId": "0B53Q6OSTWYolUUlHVFhHdFlXQ0R1aHZuT0tORTVzc2h5NnZjPQ",
// "imageMediaMetadata": {
// "width": 1024,
// "height": 768,
// "rotation": 0,
// "time": "2009:03:12 13:48:35"
// },
// "isAppAuthorized": false
// }
// Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.Load(jsonResponse)
// Show the full JSON response.
json.EmitCompact = False
System.DebugLog(json.Emit())
System.DebugLog("-")
// Demonstrate how to get pieces of information:
System.DebugLog("Original Filename: " + json.StringOf("originalFilename"))
Dim wasLastModifiedUserMe As Boolean
wasLastModifiedUserMe = json.BoolOf("lastModifyingUser.me")
System.DebugLog("Was Last Modified by Me: " + Str(wasLastModifiedUserMe))
// Assuming this is an image file...
Dim width As Int32
width = json.IntOf("imageMediaMetadata.width")
System.DebugLog("Image Width: " + Str(width))
// Iterate over parents...
Dim i As Int32
Dim numParents As Int32
numParents = json.SizeOfArray("parents")
i = 0
While i < numParents
json.I = i
System.DebugLog("Parent " + Str(i) + ": " + json.StringOf("parents[i]"))
i = i + 1
Wend
// Iterate over owners...
Dim numOwners As Int32
numOwners = json.SizeOfArray("owners")
i = 0
While i < numOwners
json.I = i
System.DebugLog("Owner " + Str(i) + ": kind=" + json.StringOf("owners[i].kind") + " displayName=" + json.StringOf("owners[i].displayName"))
i = i + 1
Wend
// Iterate over permissions...
Dim numPermissions As Int32
numPermissions = json.SizeOfArray("permissions")
i = 0
While i < numPermissions
json.I = i
System.DebugLog("Permission " + Str(i) + ": kind=" + json.StringOf("permissions[i].kind") + " id=" + json.StringOf("permissions[i].id"))
i = i + 1
Wend