C# Google Drive: Generate a Set of File IDs

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Generates a set of file IDs which can be provided in create requests.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/generateIds

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
bool success;

//   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Chilkat.OAuth2 oauth2 = new Chilkat.OAuth2();
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN";
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,true);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

rest.AddQueryParam("count","20");
rest.AddQueryParam("space","drive");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbJson = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files/generateIds",sbJson);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 200) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:");
    Debug.WriteLine(sbJson.GetAsString());
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.LoadSb(sbJson);

//  The following code parses the JSON response.
//  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
string kind;
string space;
int i;
int count_i;
string strVal;

kind = json.StringOf("kind");
space = json.StringOf("space");
i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("ids");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("ids[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Example Completed.");

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#generatedIds",
  "space": "drive",
  "ids": [
    "1IT3VaUqXuF4l_4UKAFSmmC0em6kwlkle",
    "1dX50zZmgzwDUonE_GI59oTF1D7RRYD3o",
    "1eH17RULdRXu03inCaNuSeYkNwPS2nfUZ",
    "1jXHKTHe6LazdWV0wPl8xAeHEoo_ZMBVt",
    "1eBH9E3XDEczuUyfeOXT4Abq8S343qt5r",
    "1R3okvS4vI1f1Psg0IJJ3dIhVQsv9SNyY",
    "1rrh7NzGCgK0gYFlHC3IUdqQjcsVInN76",
    "1glhBVDGFgS-61B_l0HaHBGiMRwyhuzp_",
    "1gou1y4Mrq_ETHW7-GMV53e2jlhnze_2A",
    "1KSUwFR7E9iDxpcLO8_hr6nnLUXGR0kAY",
    "1pWt-cW7IBeEyGAkOxu8Q1KUpoHCkjGB2",
    "1nnuZfxcmvq_nmHDKZLvKfohYFbs2X1q_",
    "1rCGGTlP9aU9KNj_Qnt1a4ea3WdbV3NGk",
    "1pLDQjyeBQvYOehHvW9mfzRzMp6yA-HOZ",
    "1Ea-LO9eiwRlgJ-XvpFRxZUje1kFwaEBq",
    "1nXtRHiCcIhXtY3YVcKmArlrljM2eLoGp",
    "1g1VldY1fC3-w0JPycgUOU1mC524r5AHH",
    "1lh1cKumE6jMc-FTfPk7y0V3jqzGydzyQ",
    "1ZPdHqv3NI8tdVJ2k_XBr8cpkJYuq1E6c",
    "1bxfXQmmrOUCnkZJogavDd6CF0eMSAzo9"
  ]
}