Xojo Plugin Box: Update Folder

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Renames a folder. This example renames the folder w/ id = 47885473705 to "Old Documents".

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#update-information-about-a-folder

CURL Command

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/47885473705 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-d '{"name":"Old Documents"}' \
-X PUT

Xojo Plugin Example

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest
Dim success As Boolean

//  URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/47885473705
Dim bTls As Boolean
bTls = True
Dim port As Int32
port = 443
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.box.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog("ConnectFailReason: " + Str(rest.ConnectFailReason))
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("name","Old Documents")

rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody)
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
success = rest.FullRequestSb("PUT","/2.0/folders/47885473705",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(rest.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

Dim jsonResponse As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)

Dim type As String
Dim id As String
Dim sequence_id As String
Dim etag As String
Dim name As String
Dim created_at As String
Dim modified_at As String
Dim description As String
Dim size As Int32
Dim path_collectionTotal_count As Int32
Dim created_byType As String
Dim created_byId As String
Dim created_byName As String
Dim created_byLogin As String
Dim modified_byType As String
Dim modified_byId As String
Dim modified_byName As String
Dim modified_byLogin As String
Dim trashed_at As Boolean
Dim purged_at As Boolean
Dim content_created_at As String
Dim content_modified_at As String
Dim owned_byType As String
Dim owned_byId As String
Dim owned_byName As String
Dim owned_byLogin As String
Dim shared_link As Boolean
Dim folder_upload_email As Boolean
Dim parentType As String
Dim parentId As String
Dim parentSequence_id As Boolean
Dim parentEtag As Boolean
Dim parentName As String
Dim item_status As String
Dim item_collectionTotal_count As Int32
Dim item_collectionOffset As Int32
Dim item_collectionLimit As Int32
Dim i As Int32
Dim count_i As Int32
Dim sequence_id_bool As Boolean
Dim etag_bool As Boolean
Dim by As String
Dim direction As String

type = jsonResponse.StringOf("type")
id = jsonResponse.StringOf("id")
sequence_id = jsonResponse.StringOf("sequence_id")
etag = jsonResponse.StringOf("etag")
name = jsonResponse.StringOf("name")
created_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_at")
modified_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_at")
description = jsonResponse.StringOf("description")
size = jsonResponse.IntOf("size")
path_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("path_collection.total_count")
created_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.type")
created_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.id")
created_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.name")
created_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("created_by.login")
modified_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.type")
modified_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.id")
modified_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.name")
modified_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("modified_by.login")
trashed_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("trashed_at")
purged_at = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("purged_at")
content_created_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("content_created_at")
content_modified_at = jsonResponse.StringOf("content_modified_at")
owned_byType = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.type")
owned_byId = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.id")
owned_byName = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.name")
owned_byLogin = jsonResponse.StringOf("owned_by.login")
shared_link = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("shared_link")
folder_upload_email = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("folder_upload_email")
parentType = jsonResponse.StringOf("parent.type")
parentId = jsonResponse.StringOf("parent.id")
parentSequence_id = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("parent.sequence_id")
parentEtag = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("parent.etag")
parentName = jsonResponse.StringOf("parent.name")
item_status = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_status")
item_collectionTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.total_count")
item_collectionOffset = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.offset")
item_collectionLimit = jsonResponse.IntOf("item_collection.limit")
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("path_collection.entries")
While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    type = jsonResponse.StringOf("path_collection.entries[i].type")
    id = jsonResponse.StringOf("path_collection.entries[i].id")
    sequence_id_bool = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("path_collection.entries[i].sequence_id")
    etag_bool = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("path_collection.entries[i].etag")
    name = jsonResponse.StringOf("path_collection.entries[i].name")
    i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.entries")
While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    i = i + 1
Wend
i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("item_collection.order")
While i < count_i
    jsonResponse.I = i
    by = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].by")
    direction = jsonResponse.StringOf("item_collection.order[i].direction")
    i = i + 1
Wend

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "type": "folder",
  "id": "47885473705",
  "sequence_id": "1",
  "etag": "1",
  "name": "Old Documents",
  "created_at": "2018-03-16T06:54:57-07:00",
  "modified_at": "2018-03-17T08:36:09-07:00",
  "description": "",
  "size": 0,
  "path_collection": {
    "total_count": 1,
    "entries": [
      {
        "type": "folder",
        "id": "0",
        "sequence_id": null,
        "etag": null,
        "name": "All Files"
      }
    ]
  },
  "created_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "2787704945",
    "name": "chilkat",
    "login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
  },
  "modified_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "2787704945",
    "name": "chilkat",
    "login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
  },
  "trashed_at": null,
  "purged_at": null,
  "content_created_at": "2018-03-16T06:54:57-07:00",
  "content_modified_at": "2018-03-17T08:36:09-07:00",
  "owned_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "2787704945",
    "name": "chilkat",
    "login": "AutomationUser_434741_3nmGYSS7o5@@boxdevedition.com"
  },
  "shared_link": null,
  "folder_upload_email": null,
  "parent": {
    "type": "folder",
    "id": "0",
    "sequence_id": null,
    "etag": null,
    "name": "All Files"
  },
  "item_status": "active",
  "item_collection": {
    "total_count": 0,
    "entries": [
    ],
    "offset": 0,
    "limit": 100,
    "order": [
      {
        "by": "type",
        "direction": "ASC"
      },
      {
        "by": "name",
        "direction": "ASC"
      }
    ]
  }
}