Node.js Google Drive: List Files

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

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_win32'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_macosx');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var success;

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

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

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files",sbJson);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

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

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.LoadSb(sbJson);

    //  The following code parses the JSON response.
    //  A sample JSON response is shown below the sample code.
    var kind;
    var incompleteSearch;
    var i;
    var count_i;
    var id;
    var name;
    var mimeType;

    kind = json.StringOf("kind");
    incompleteSearch = json.BoolOf("incompleteSearch");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("files");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        kind = json.StringOf("files[i].kind");
        id = json.StringOf("files[i].id");
        name = json.StringOf("files[i].name");
        mimeType = json.StringOf("files[i].mimeType");
        i = i+1;
    }

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Response Body

{
 "kind": "drive#fileList",
 "incompleteSearch": false,
 "files": [
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolT1E4blNEaHlBVTg",
   "name": "misc",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B84ttUI7E_NyWHBYNUlFRGZSWVE",
   "name": "02112017091435553-LW0826-058444946-4C414E43.xml",
   "mimeType": "application/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B5w0YPzxv8g6SmRDTWUweEJCeVk",
   "name": "Sales in 2004.pdf",
   "mimeType": "application/pdf"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0By-hrxCCDzSQUGxJY0hzNUFpNmc",
   "name": "helloWorld.txt",
   "mimeType": "text/plain"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolMjZhSkV0a2tUX3c",
   "name": "hamletC.xml",
   "mimeType": "text/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolVlA1d0tscUtRLXc",
   "name": "chilkat",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolelZ2UGdPZmlJTmc",
   "name": "hamlet2.xml",
   "mimeType": "text/xml"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolaWNqLWJqLUhwb2M",
   "name": "starfish3.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolNlFnbDhWZ3g3UGc",
   "name": "starfish4.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolQlExSlBQT1phZXM",
   "name": "pigs.json",
   "mimeType": "attachment/json"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolVHRPVkxtYWFtZkk",
   "name": "starfish20.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolRGZEV3ZGUTZfNFk",
   "name": "penguins2.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolS2FXSjliMXQxSU0",
   "name": "starfish.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolREhVUzVWRUlFeGM",
   "name": "Пингвины.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolZUhxckMzb0dRMzg",
   "name": "starfish.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbUF6WS1Gei1oalk",
   "name": "penguins.jpg",
   "mimeType": "image/jpeg"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYola296ODZUSm5GYU0",
   "name": "123",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolbTE3c3J5RHBUcHM",
   "name": "abc",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolTmhybWJSUGd5Q2c",
   "name": "testHello.txt",
   "mimeType": "text/plain"
  },
  {
   "kind": "drive#file",
   "id": "0B53Q6OSTWYolY2tPU1BnYW02T2c",
   "name": "testFolder",
   "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.folder"
  }
 ]
}