Uploading-Files-to-Google-drive-using-java-client-api-in-Android

WHAT THIS APP DOES?

This app is an example that shows how to use the Google Drive Java Client Api and Google+ sign-in APi(Android client API) to perform requests such as uploading a file or creating a folder in the users Google Drive with their permissions This app shows only how to upload a file( a Spreadsheet and convert it into G Sheet) and to create a folder. To know and use more of the features that Google Drive Api for Java provides visit the Official Documentation

To use this code

Get the credentials

First go to console.developers.google.com and enable G+ api and Drive Api

Then get the google services JSON from here and add it to the app folder of your android project

Adding the permissions

Be sure that you have added the following permissions in the android Manifest

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PROFILE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_CONTACTS" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

Adding the dependencies

Be sure that you have added the following dependencies in the Project level gradle build file

classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.1.0'		

Add the following dependencies in the App level gradle build file

Android{
...
configurations.all {
		resolutionStrategy.force 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
	}
...
}		

then add

	compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.6.2'
	compile('com.google.apis:google-api-services-drive:v3-rev90-1.23.0') {
		exclude group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents'
	}
	compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-drive:11.6.2'
	compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:11.6.2'
	compile 'pub.devrel:easypermissions:0.3.0'
	compile 'com.google.oauth-client:google-oauth-client-jetty:1.23.0'
	compile('com.google.api-client:google-api-client-android:1.23.0') {
		exclude group: 'org.apache.httpcomponents'
	}

Below everything else add

apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Adding the library

This app uses the apache io library to copy the inputStream to a file you can download it here and here Use this link to learn how to add external libraries to your android studio projects

License

Licensed under Apache License 2.0

For more info and queries

Most of the code is self explainatory and also comments are added to get you through the code easily Be sure to ping me too if there are bugs or if the code is not working as expected

email me: dev.theblueorb@gmail.com

My Play Store Developer page: https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=THE%20BLUE-ORB&hl=en