Xojo Plugin

Create Google Photos Album

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Demonstrates how to create a Google Photos album. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// 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.

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json")
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(jsonToken.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim http As New Chilkat.Http

http.AuthToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

// Create an album named "animals"
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("album.title","animals")

Dim resp As New Chilkat.HttpResponse
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://photoslibrary.googleapis.com/v1/albums",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(http.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Show the response body.
System.DebugLog(resp.BodyStr)

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

success = json.Load(resp.BodyStr)

// Sample response:

// {
//   "id": "AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
//   "title": "animals",
//   "productUrl": "https://photos.google.com/lr/album/AKcbugHaQTvUKSi3M2RQxOhxhdEaLc5mfUcqFoIU_kpQaROyUD70BcFt7_mnz5PcwwsjPKeKnLHN",
//   "isWriteable": true
// }

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

Dim id As String
Dim title As String
Dim productUrl As String
Dim isWriteable As Boolean

id = json.StringOf("id")
title = json.StringOf("title")
productUrl = json.StringOf("productUrl")
isWriteable = json.BoolOf("isWriteable")

System.DebugLog("id = " + id)