Xojo Plugin

Search for Files in Google Drive

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This example follows the same methodology for listing all files in Google Drive in pages, but applies a search filter. It shows how to apply a query parameter for filtering the file results. See the Google Drive Files list for more optional HTTP parameters. 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 5 results per page for testing.  (The default page size is 100, with a max of 1000.
success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageSize","5")

// Our search filter is to list all files containing ".jpg" (i.e. all JPG image files)
success = rest.AddQueryParam("q","name contains '.jpg'")

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)

While bContinueLoop = True

    System.DebugLog("---- Page " + Str(pageNumber) + " ----")

    // Iterate over each file in the response and show the name, id, and mimeType.
    success = json.Load(jsonResponse)

    numFiles = json.SizeOfArray("files")
    i = 0
    While i < numFiles
        json.I = i
        System.DebugLog("name: " + json.StringOf("files[i].name"))
        System.DebugLog("id: " + json.StringOf("files[i].id"))
        System.DebugLog("mimeType: " + json.StringOf("files[i].mimeType"))
        System.DebugLog("-")
        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","5")
        success = rest.AddQueryParam("pageToken",pageToken)
        success = rest.AddQueryParam("q","name contains '.jpg'")

        jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("GET","/drive/v3/files")
        bContinueLoop = rest.LastMethodSuccess And (rest.ResponseStatusCode = 200)
        pageNumber = pageNumber + 1
    End If

Wend

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