I always recomend you bundle your dependencies with your application. To do
this, create a package.json
file in the root of your project with the minimum
information...
{
"name": "yourapplication",
"verson": "0.0.1",
"dependencies": {
"dbox": "0.1.0"
}
}
Then run the following command using npm...
npm install
OR, if you just want to start playing with the library run...
npm install dbox
To create a dbox client that gives us functions to managing a dropbox account we must
call createClient()
with our dropbox app (aka. consumer) credentials.
var dbox = require("dbox")
var client = dbox.createClient({
app_key : 1234567, // required
app_secret : "abcdefg", // required
root : "sandbox" // optional (defaults to sandbox)
})
Now we have a client that gives us access to all the api functionality.
We can now request a Request Token
to begin the Oauth process. This function
doesn't take any arguments other than the callback that you would like called
once a valid Request Token
is generated.
client.request_token(function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// oauth_token : "h89r0sdfdsfwiko", // required
// oauth_token_secret : "8hielfflk7100mv", // required
// }
})
The next step is to redirect the user to the dropbox endpoint to recieve
authorization from the user. Dbox makes no attempt to do this for you. Simply
pass in the oauth_token
into the querystring.
https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth/authorize?oauth_token=h89r0sdfdsfwiko
One the user has granted authorization we can now generate the access token using the request token to sign the request.
var options = {
oauth_token : "h89r0sdfdsfwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "8hielfflk7100mv", // required
}
client.access_token(options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko",
// oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii"
// }
})
Returns account information.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.account(options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// uid: 123456789,
// display_name: 'Brock Whitten',
// email: '[email protected]',
// country: 'CA',
// referral_link: 'https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTc0NzYwNDc5',
// quota_info: {
// shared: 1100727791,
// quota: 2415919104,
// normal: 226168599
// }
// }
})
Creates directory at specified location.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en", // optional
root: : "sandbox" // optional
}
client.mkdir("foo", options function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "size": "0 bytes",
// "rev": "1f477dd351f",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 0,
// "modified": "Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:21:30 +0000",
// "path": "/foo",
// "is_dir": true,
// "icon": "folder",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "revision": 5023410
// }
})
Moves file or directory to a new location.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en", // optional
root: : "sandbox" // optional
}
client.mv("foo", "bar", options function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "size": "0 bytes",
// "rev": "irt77dd3728",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 0,
// "modified": "Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:21:30 +0000",
// "path": "/bar",
// "is_dir": true,
// "icon": "folder",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "revision": 5023410
// }
})
Copies a file or directory to a new location.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en", // optional
root: : "sandbox" // optional
}
client.cp("bar", "baz", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "size": "0 bytes",
// "rev": "irt77dd3728",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 0,
// "modified": "Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:21:30 +0000",
// "path": "/baz",
// "is_dir": true,
// "icon": "folder",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "revision": 5023410
// }
})
Removes a file or directory.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en", // optional
root: : "sandbox" // optional
}
client.rm("README.txt", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "size": "0 bytes",
// "is_deleted": true,
// "bytes": 0,
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "rev": "1f33043551f",
// "modified": "Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:21:30 +0000",
// "path": "/README.txt",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white_text",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "text/plain",
// "revision": 492341
// }
})
Creates or modifies a file with given data.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
overwrite: : true, // optional
parent_rev : 8, // optional
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.put("foo/hello.txt", "here is some text", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "size": "225.4KB",
// "rev": "35e97029684fe",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 230783,
// "modified": "Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:55:38 +0000",
// "path": "/foo/hello.txt",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white_text",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "text/plain",
// "revision": 220823
// }
})
Pulls down file.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
rev: : 31 // optional
}
client.get("foo/hello.txt", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// here is some text
})
Retrieves file or directory metadata.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
file_limit : 10000, // optional
hash : ..., // optional
list : true, // optional
include_deleted : false, // optional
rev : 7, // optional
locale: : "en", // optional
root: : "sandbox" // optional
}
client.metadata("Getting_Started.pdf", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "size": "225.4KB",
// "rev": "35e97029684fe",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 230783,
// "modified": "Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:55:38 +0000",
// "path": "/Getting_Started.pdf",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white_acrobat",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "application/pdf",
// "revision": 220823
// }
})
Obtains metadata for the previous revisions of a file.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
rev_limit : 10, // optional
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.revisions("foo/hello.txt", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// [
// {
// "is_deleted": true,
// "revision": 4,
// "rev": "40000000d",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 0,
// "modified": "Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:41:09 +0000",
// "path": "foo/hello.txt",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "text/plain",
// "size": "0 bytes"
// },
// {
// "revision": 1,
// "rev": "10000000d",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 3,
// "modified": "Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:40:43 +0000",
// "path": "foo/hello.txt",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "text/plain",
// "size": "3 bytes"
// }
// ]
})
Restores a file path to a previous revision.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.revisions("foo/hello.txt", 4, options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "is_deleted": true,
// "revision": 4,
// "rev": "40000000d",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 0,
// "modified": "Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:41:09 +0000",
// "path": "/foo/hello.txt",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "text/plain",
// "size": "0 bytes"
// }
})
Returns metadata for all files and directories that match the search query.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
file_limit : 10000, // optional
include_deleted : false, // optional
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.search("foo", "hello", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// [
// {
// "size": "0 bytes",
// "rev": "35c1f029684fe",
// "thumb_exists": false,
// "bytes": 0,
// "modified": "Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:13:43 +0000",
// "path": "/foo/hello.txt",
// "is_dir": false,
// "icon": "page_white_text",
// "root": "sandbox",
// "mime_type": "text/plain",
// "revision": 220191
// }
// ]
})
Creates and/or returns a shareable link to a file or directory.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.shares("foo/hello.txt", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "url": "http://db.tt/APqhX1",
// "expires": "Sat, 17 Aug 2011 02:34:33 +0000"
// }
})
Creates and/or returns a shareable link to a file or directory. This endpoint is similar to /shares but content is streamable.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.media("foo/hello.txt", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "url": "http://www.dropbox.com/s/m/a2mbDa2",
// "expires": "Thu, 16 Sep 2011 01:01:25 +0000"
// }
})
Gets a thumbnail for an image.
var options = {
oauth_token : "jm0qrf7hohgwiko", // required
oauth_token_secret : "5n9687cyzp8xwii", // required
locale: : "en" // optional
}
client.thumbnails("foo/hello.txt", options, function(status, reply){
console.log(status)
// 200
console.log(reply)
// {
// "url": "http://www.dropbox.com/s/m/a2mbDa2",
// "expires": "Thu, 16 Sep 2011 01:01:25 +0000"
// }
})
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