C++ Dropbox: Dropbox Create Folder

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Create a folder. Creates the folder /Halloween/emojis

Documentation: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/http/documentation#files-create_folder

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2 \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{\"path\": \"/Halloween/emojis\",\"autorename\": false}"

C++ Example

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRest rest;
    bool success;

    //  URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/create_folder_v2
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.dropboxapi.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "ConnectFailReason: " << rest.get_ConnectFailReason() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
    CkJsonObject json;
    json.UpdateString("path","/Halloween/emojis");
    json.UpdateBool("autorename",false);

    rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN");
    rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/json");

    CkStringBuilder sbRequestBody;
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/2/files/create_folder_v2",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << rest.responseHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << sbResponseBody.getAsString() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObject jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code
    int i;
    int count_i;
    int j;
    int count_j;

    const char *metadataName = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.name");
    const char *metadataId = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.id");
    const char *metadataPath_lower = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.path_lower");
    const char *metadataPath_display = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.path_display");
    bool metadataSharing_infoRead_only = jsonResponse.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.read_only");
    const char *metadataSharing_infoParent_shared_folder_id = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.sharing_info.parent_shared_folder_id");
    bool metadataSharing_infoTraverse_only = jsonResponse.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.traverse_only");
    bool metadataSharing_infoNo_access = jsonResponse.BoolOf("metadata.sharing_info.no_access");
    i = 0;
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.put_I(i);
        const char *template_id = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].template_id");
        j = 0;
        count_j = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("metadata.property_groups[i].fields");
        while (j < count_j) {
            jsonResponse.put_J(j);
            const char *name = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].name");
            const char *value = jsonResponse.stringOf("metadata.property_groups[i].fields[j].value");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }
    }

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "metadata": {
    "name": "emojis",
    "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXz",
    "path_lower": "/halloween/emojis",
    "path_display": "/Halloween/emojis",
    "sharing_info": {
      "read_only": false,
      "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
      "traverse_only": false,
      "no_access": false
    },
    "property_groups": [
      {
        "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa",
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "Security Policy",
            "value": "Confidential"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}