Step 3: retrieve file system information from Skydrive
API supported GET method for retrieving data
GET https://apis.live.net/v5.0/me/skydrive/files?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN
GET https://apis.live.net/v5.0/me/skydrive/files?filter=folders&access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN
After sending request to Live Connect REST API, it returns json struct for scripting the file system information on your Skydrive, it looks like
{ "data": [
{
"id": "photo.a6b2a7e8f2515e5e.A6B2A7E8F2515E5E!131",
"upload_location": "https://apis.live.net/v5.0/photo.a6b2a7e8f2515e5e.A6B2A7E8F2515E5E!110/files/",
...
"type": "folder",
...
}, {
"id": "file.a6b2a7e8f2515e5e.A6B2A7E8F2515E5E!119",
...
"upload_location": "https://apis.live.net/v5.0/file.a6b2a7e8f2515e5e.A6B2A7E8F2515E5E!119/content/",
...
"type": "file",
...
}
] }
There is a important thing that the REST API returns json characters were encoded by Normal ASCII(code 1252). But in the .Net framework environment, the default decoder for String builder is using Unicode, so we need to convert code page for retrieved json characters.
It can be used both WebClient or HttpWebRequest classes to implement the http request in .Net framework. following is a sample code using WebClient to retrieve all folders on Skydrive root.
private void getSkyDriveAccess()
{
if (App.Current.Properties.Contains("oauthData"))
makeRequest(@"https://apis.live.net/v5.0/me/skydrive/files?filter=folders&" + App.Current.Properties["access_token"]);
}
private void makeRequest(string requestUrl)
{
WebClient wc = new WebClient();
wc.DownloadStringCompleted += new DownloadStringCompletedEventHandler(client_DownloadStringCompleted);
wc.DownloadStringAsync(new Uri(requestUrl));
}
void client_DownloadStringCompleted(object sender, DownloadStringCompletedEventArgs e)
{
IDictionary<string , object> data = deserObjJson(e.Result);
ArrayList dataitems = (ArrayList)data["data" ];
string upload_location = "";
foreach ( object datajson in dataitems)
{
IDictionary<string , object > item = datajson as IDictionary< string, object>;
string id = item[ "id"].ToString();
string name = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(Encoding.GetEncoding(1252).GetBytes(item["name"].ToString()));
if (name.ToLower().Equals("testfolder"))
{
upload_location = item["upload_location"].ToString();
}
}
}
Step 4: uploading files
Before starting access folders and files on Skydrive, the article of reference about Folders and files operating would be help us knowing how to use API methods and formats to access them.
There are two methods for uploading files, one is PUT method
PUT https://apis.live.net/v5.0/me/skydrive/files/HelloWorld.txt?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN
Hello, World!
POST https://apis.live.net/v5.0me/skydrive/files?access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN
Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=AaB03x --AaB03x Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="MyNewFile.txt" Content-Type: text/plain These are the contents of my new file. --AaB03x--
After finishing method process, API will return the uploaded file information on Skydrive.
Following is a sample code using HttpWebRequest class to implement uploading function.
private void UploadFileByPutMethod(string fileName)
{
string uri = @"https://apis.live.net/v5.0/me/skydrive/files/" + fileName + "?" + App.Current.Properties["access_token"];
HttpWebRequest req = WebRequest .CreateHttp(uri);
req.Method = "PUT";
using (Stream reqStream = req.GetRequestStream())
{
byte[] buff = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("Hello, SkyDrive!加上中文");
reqStream.Write(buff, 0, buff.Length);
}
string resJson = "";
using (WebResponse res = req.GetResponse())
{
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(res.GetResponseStream());
resJson = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
MessageBox.Show(resJson);
}
private void UploadFileByPostMethod(string uploadLocation, string filePath, string mimeType)
{
string uri = uploadLocation + "?" + App.Current.Properties["access_token"];
HttpWebRequest req = WebRequest.CreateHttp(uri);
req.Method = "POST";
req.ContentType = "multipart/form-data; boundary=AaB03x" ;
string requestHeader =
"--AaB03x" + Environment.NewLine +
"Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"" + System.IO.Path.GetFileName(filePath) + "\"" + Environment.NewLine +
"Content-Type: " + mimeType + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine;
string requestTrailer =
"--AaB03x--";
byte[] buffHeader = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(requestHeader);
byte[] buffTrailer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(requestTrailer);
byte[] buffFile = null;
using (BinaryReader br = new BinaryReader(File .OpenRead(filePath)))
{
buffFile = br.ReadBytes((int)br.BaseStream.Length);
}
req.ContentLength = buffHeader.Length + buffTrailer.Length + buffFile.Length;
using (Stream reqStream = req.GetRequestStream())
{
reqStream.Write(buffHeader, 0, buffHeader.Length);
reqStream.Write(buffFile, 0, buffFile.Length);
reqStream.Write(buffTrailer, 0, buffTrailer.Length);
}
string resJson = "";
using (WebResponse res = req.GetResponse())
{
StreamReader sr = new StreamReader(res.GetResponseStream());
resJson = sr.ReadToEnd();
}
MessageBox.Show(resJson);
}
Because this project was cancelled, I have to stop study forward in this topic. The planning next step is multiple uploading or scripting of specified data format, likes photos, albums and etc.
But maybe I can post article talking something about the REST architecture when I have time. :P
