Create a shortcut file to content stored by your app

importcom.google.api.client.googleapis.json.GoogleJsonResponseException;
importcom.google.api.client.http.HttpRequestInitializer;
importcom.google.api.client.http.javanet.NetHttpTransport;
importcom.google.api.client.json.gson.GsonFactory;
importcom.google.api.services.drive.Drive;
importcom.google.api.services.drive.DriveScopes;
importcom.google.api.services.drive.model.File;
importcom.google.auth.http.HttpCredentialsAdapter;
importcom.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
importjava.io.IOException;
importjava.util.Arrays;
/* Class to demonstrate Drive's create shortcut use-case */
publicclass CreateShortcut{
/**
 * Creates shortcut for file.
 *
 * @throws IOException if service account credentials file not found.
 */
publicstaticStringcreateShortcut()throwsIOException{
/* Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
 TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity for
 guides on implementing OAuth2 for your application.*/
GoogleCredentialscredentials=GoogleCredentials.getApplicationDefault()
.createScoped(Arrays.asList(DriveScopes.DRIVE_FILE));
HttpRequestInitializerrequestInitializer=newHttpCredentialsAdapter(
credentials);
// Build a new authorized API client service.
Driveservice=newDrive.Builder(newNetHttpTransport(),
GsonFactory.getDefaultInstance(),
requestInitializer)
.setApplicationName("Drive samples")
.build();
try{
// Create Shortcut for file.
FilefileMetadata=newFile();
fileMetadata.setName("Project plan");
fileMetadata.setMimeType("application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk");
Filefile=service.files().create(fileMetadata)
.setFields("id")
.execute();
System.out.println("File ID: "+file.getId());
returnfile.getId();
}catch(GoogleJsonResponseExceptione){
// TODO(developer) - handle error appropriately
System.err.println("Unable to create shortcut: "+e.getDetails());
throwe;
}
}
}

importgoogle.auth
fromgoogleapiclient.discoveryimport build
fromgoogleapiclient.errorsimport HttpError
defcreate_shortcut():
"""Create a third party shortcut
 Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
 TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity
 for guides on implementing OAuth2 for the application.
 """
 creds, _ = google.auth.default()
 try:
 # create drive api client
 service = build("drive", "v3", credentials=creds)
 file_metadata = {
 "name": "Project plan",
 "mimeType": "application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk",
 }
 # pylint: disable=maybe-no-member
 file = service.files().create(body=file_metadata, fields="id").execute()
 print(f'File ID: {file.get("id")}')
 except HttpError as error:
 print(f"An error occurred: {error}")
 return file.get("id")
if __name__ == "__main__":
 create_shortcut()

<?php
use Google\Client;
use Google\Service\Drive;
use Google\Service\Drive\DriveFile;
function createShortcut()
{
 try {
 $client = new Client();
 $client->useApplicationDefaultCredentials();
 $client->addScope(Drive::DRIVE);
 $driveService = new Drive($client);
 $fileMetadata = new DriveFile(array(
 'name' => 'Project plan',
 'mimeType' => 'application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk'));
 $file = $driveService->files->create($fileMetadata, array(
 'fields' => 'id'));
 printf("File ID: %s\n", $file->id);
 return $file->id;
 } catch(Exception $e) {
 echo "Error Message: ".$e;
 }
}

usingGoogle.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
usingGoogle.Apis.Drive.v3;
usingGoogle.Apis.Services;
namespaceDriveV3Snippets
{
// Class to demonstrate Drive's create shortcut use-case
publicclassCreateShortcut
{
/// <summary>
/// Create a third party shortcut.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>newly created shortcut file id, null otherwise.</returns>
publicstaticstringDriveCreateShortcut()
{
try
{
/* Load pre-authorized user credentials from the environment.
 TODO(developer) - See https://developers.google.com/identity for 
 guides on implementing OAuth2 for your application. */
GoogleCredentialcredential=GoogleCredential
.GetApplicationDefault()
.CreateScoped(DriveService.Scope.Drive);
// Create Drive API service.
varservice=newDriveService(newBaseClientService.Initializer
{
HttpClientInitializer=credential,
ApplicationName="Drive API Snippets"
});
// Create Shortcut for file.
varfileMetadata=newGoogle.Apis.Drive.v3.Data.File()
{
Name="Project plan",
MimeType="application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk"
};
varrequest=service.Files.Create(fileMetadata);
request.Fields="id";
varfile=request.Execute();
// Prints the shortcut file id.
Console.WriteLine("File ID: "+file.Id);
returnfile.Id;
}
catch(Exceptione)
{
// TODO(developer) - handle error appropriately
if(eisAggregateException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Credential Not found");
}
else
{
throw;
}
}
returnnull;
}
}
}

import{GoogleAuth}from'google-auth-library';
import{google}from'googleapis';
/**
 * Creates a shortcut to a third-party resource.
 * @return {Promise<string|null|undefined>} The shortcut ID.
 */
asyncfunctioncreateShortcut(){
// Authenticate with Google and get an authorized client.
// TODO (developer): Use an appropriate auth mechanism for your app.
constauth=newGoogleAuth({
scopes:'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive',
});
// Create a new Drive API client (v3).
constservice=google.drive({version:'v3',auth});
// The metadata for the new shortcut.
constfileMetadata={
name:'Project plan',
mimeType:'application/vnd.google-apps.drive-sdk',
};
// Create the new shortcut.
constfile=awaitservice.files.create({
requestBody:fileMetadata,
fields:'id',
});
// Print the ID of the new shortcut.
console.log('File Id:',file.data.id);
returnfile.data.id;
}