Unicode C++ Dropbox: Dropbox Copy a File or Folder

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Copy a file or folder to a different location in the user's Dropbox. If the source path is a folder all its contents will be copied.

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

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/copy_v2 \
    --header "Authorization: Bearer DROPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN" \
    --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
    --data "{\"from_path\": \"/ocean/starfish.jpg\",\"to_path\": \"/ocean/starfish2.jpg\",\"allow_shared_folder\": false,\"autorename\": false,\"allow_ownership_transfer\": false}"

Unicode C++ Example

#include <CkRestW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

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

    //  URL: https://api.dropboxapi.com/2/files/copy_v2
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect(L"api.dropboxapi.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"ConnectFailReason: %d\n",rest.get_ConnectFailReason());
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Creation Code
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"from_path",L"/ocean/starfish.jpg");
    json.UpdateString(L"to_path",L"/ocean/starfish2.jpg");
    json.UpdateBool(L"allow_shared_folder",false);
    json.UpdateBool(L"autorename",false);
    json.UpdateBool(L"allow_ownership_transfer",false);

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

    CkStringBuilderW sbRequestBody;
    json.EmitSb(sbRequestBody);
    CkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    success = rest.FullRequestSb(L"POST",L"/2/files/copy_v2",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = rest.get_ResponseStatusCode();
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",rest.responseHeader());
        wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",sbResponseBody.getAsString());
        return;
    }

    CkJsonObjectW jsonResponse;
    jsonResponse.LoadSb(sbResponseBody);

    //  See the Online Tool for Generating JSON Parse Code

    const wchar_t *metadataTag = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.\".tag\"");
    const wchar_t *metadataName = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.name");
    const wchar_t *metadataPath_lower = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.path_lower");
    const wchar_t *metadataPath_display = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.path_display");
    const wchar_t *metadataId = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.id");
    const wchar_t *metadataClient_modified = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.client_modified");
    const wchar_t *metadataServer_modified = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.server_modified");
    const wchar_t *metadataRev = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.rev");
    int metadataSize = jsonResponse.IntOf(L"metadata.size");
    const wchar_t *metadataContent_hash = jsonResponse.stringOf(L"metadata.content_hash");
    }

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "metadata": {
    ".tag": "file",
    "name": "starfish2.jpg",
    "path_lower": "/ocean/starfish2.jpg",
    "path_display": "/ocean/starfish2.jpg",
    "id": "id:JSXYsxHo1hAAAAAAAAAADg",
    "client_modified": "2018-10-22T22:38:18Z",
    "server_modified": "2018-10-22T22:40:38Z",
    "rev": "1c482db15f",
    "size": 6229,
    "content_hash": "9fa9d692d0762ee759c22dea993c7de0068f9ba2ca842e761a1636d3b0b3cbba"
  }
}