Node.js Google Drive: List a File's Permissions

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List the permissions for a file by file id. (In this example the file id = 1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl)

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/permissions/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;
    }

    rest.AddQueryParam("includeTeamDriveItems","true");
    rest.AddQueryParam("supportsTeamDrives","true");

    var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("GET","/drive/v3/files/1R_70heIyzIAu1_u0prXbYcaIiJRVkgBl/permissions",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 i;
    var count_i;
    var id;
    var type;
    var role;
    var allowFileDiscovery;

    kind = json.StringOf("kind");
    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("permissions");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        kind = json.StringOf("permissions[i].kind");
        id = json.StringOf("permissions[i].id");
        type = json.StringOf("permissions[i].type");
        role = json.StringOf("permissions[i].role");
        allowFileDiscovery = json.BoolOf("permissions[i].allowFileDiscovery");
        i = i+1;
    }

    console.log("Example Completed.");

}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "kind": "drive#permissionList",
  "permissions": [
    {
      "kind": "drive#permission",
      "id": "07604395918166943595k",
      "type": "domain",
      "role": "reader",
      "allowFileDiscovery": false
    },
    {
      "kind": "drive#permission",
      "id": "05909037819814716957",
      "type": "user",
      "role": "organizer"
    },
    {
      "kind": "drive#permission",
      "id": "13254573739200948291",
      "type": "user",
      "role": "organizer"
    }
  ]
}