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Upload file from local disk to a specific Box folder with auto-refreshing tokens in C#
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using System; | |
using System.Collections.Generic; | |
using System.Linq; | |
using System.Text; | |
using System.Threading.Tasks; | |
using Box.V2; | |
using Box.V2.Auth; | |
using Box.V2.Config; | |
using Box.V2.Exceptions; | |
using Box.V2.Models; | |
using Nito.AsyncEx; | |
using System.IO; | |
namespace MoveFileFromDiskToBox | |
{ | |
//Make sure you install the NuGet package 'Box Windows SDK V2' | |
class Program | |
{ | |
const string CLIENT_ID = "YOUR_CLIENT_ID"; | |
const string CLIENT_SECRET = "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET"; | |
const string TOKEN_FILENAME = "Data.dat"; | |
const char TOKEN_SPLIT_CHAR = '|'; | |
const string BOX_FOLDER_PATH = "/Personal Backups/Test"; //for this example code, make sure this folder structure exists in Box | |
//set these to point to whatever file you want to upload; make sure it exists! | |
const string PATH_TO_FILE = "C:\\"; | |
const string FILENAME = "example.pdf"; | |
static string access_token; | |
static string refresh_token; | |
static BoxClient client; | |
static void Main(string[] args) | |
{ | |
string tokenText; | |
if (args.Length == 1) | |
{ | |
//If tokens are passed in as args assume they are valid; this is the way to bootstrap the refresh cycle. | |
//You only need to do this the first time you run the program and then the tokens will automatically refresh across runs. | |
//Use the tool at this URL to generate your first set of tokens: https://box-token-generator.herokuapp.com/ | |
//There should be one command line arg that looks like: ACCESS_TOKEN|REFRESH_TOKEN | |
tokenText = args[0]; | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
//After you have bootstrapped the tokens you should not send anything in as command line args. | |
//The program will read the token file, refresh the tokens, and then create a new session to Box. | |
tokenText = File.ReadAllText(TOKEN_FILENAME); | |
} | |
var tokens = tokenText.Split(TOKEN_SPLIT_CHAR); | |
access_token = tokens[0]; | |
refresh_token = tokens[1]; | |
//http://blog.stephencleary.com/2012/02/async-console-programs.html | |
try | |
{ | |
var config = new BoxConfig(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, new Uri("http://localhost")); | |
var session = new OAuthSession(access_token, refresh_token, 3600, "bearer"); | |
client = new BoxClient(config, session); | |
AsyncContext.Run(() => MainAsync()); | |
} | |
catch (Exception ex) | |
{ | |
Console.Error.WriteLine(ex); | |
} | |
Console.WriteLine(); | |
Console.Write("Press return to exit..."); | |
Console.ReadLine(); | |
} | |
static async Task MainAsync() | |
{ | |
//first we need to refresh the tokens and persist them in a file | |
var newSession = await client.Auth.RefreshAccessTokenAsync(access_token); | |
//store the tokens on disk | |
File.WriteAllText(TOKEN_FILENAME, newSession.AccessToken + TOKEN_SPLIT_CHAR + newSession.RefreshToken); | |
//look up the folder id based on the path | |
var boxFolderId = await FindBoxFolderId(BOX_FOLDER_PATH); | |
using (FileStream fs = File.Open(PATH_TO_FILE + FILENAME, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read)) | |
{ | |
Console.WriteLine("Uploading file..."); | |
// Create request object with name and parent folder the file should be uploaded to | |
BoxFileRequest request = new BoxFileRequest() | |
{ | |
Name = DateTime.Now.ToFileTime() + "-" + FILENAME, //for this demo, don't collide with any other files | |
Parent = new BoxRequestEntity() { Id = boxFolderId } | |
}; | |
BoxFile f = await client.FilesManager.UploadAsync(request, fs); | |
} | |
} | |
static async Task<String> FindBoxFolderId(string path) | |
{ | |
var folderNames = path.Split('/'); | |
folderNames = folderNames.Where((f) => !String.IsNullOrEmpty(f)).ToArray(); //get rid of leading empty entry in case of leading slash | |
var currFolderId = "0"; //the root folder is always "0" | |
foreach (var folderName in folderNames) | |
{ | |
var folderInfo = await client.FoldersManager.GetInformationAsync(currFolderId); | |
var foundFolder = folderInfo.ItemCollection.Entries.OfType<BoxFolder>().First((f) => f.Name == folderName); | |
currFolderId = foundFolder.Id; | |
} | |
return currFolderId; | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
1-You can create Data.dat file in notepad and save it as Data.dat in bin/Debug in Your Project folder
2-and pass the token generated from https://box-token-generator.herokuapp.com/
in ACCESS_TOKEN|REFRESH_TOKEN format in command line argument
FindBoxFolderId breaks when a parent folder is the same name as a sub folder.
e.g. c:\my path\my path\my path
FindBoxFolderid only returns the first ID from box.com
/my path/
and not the sub folders.
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hi cburnette
where i get Data.dat file.
please help me.
Thanks.