A simple version of the Google Drive client written in Java.
It applies the Google Drive Java API (https://developers.google.com/drive/web/quickstart/quickstart-java).
- Install the Eclipse 4+ (
http://www.eclipse.org/), and make sure Maven plugin is available. - (Optional) The Maven plugin is not availble in your Eclipse, install it using the update site (
http://www.eclipse.org/m2e/download/). - Install the latest Maven command-line tool (
http://maven.apache.org/download.cgi)
- File->Import->Maven->Existing Maven Projects
- Select the directory containing the pom.xml file
- Finish
- Right-click on the project root folder->Maven->Update Project
- Please follow the instructions to setup the Google account credential at:
https://developers.google.com/drive/web/quickstart/quickstart-java#step_1_enable_the_drive_api - When creating the Client ID, choose: "OAuth Create new Client Id" -> "Installed application" (Other)
- Copy and paste the CLIENT ID and CLIENT SECRET in
GoogleDriveServiceProvider.java
- Locate the App.java in src/main/java source folder and right-click on it->Run As->Run Configurations, and fill a folder name in Program Parameters, such as "/mydrive/" or "C:\doc".
- When the program is running, you can copy/modify/delete files in that folder and check if the changes have been synced to your Google Drive account.
- In order to simplify the function, all the files will be sync-ed to the root folder in your Google Drive.
- Only the first-level files will be monitored in your local folder. Sub-directories will not be monitored.
- The project has been configured to use JDK 7. If you use other versions installed, please modify the pom.xml file. However, JDK 7+ (or 8) is recommended.
To learn the core techniques used in this program, please read:
- Watching a Directory for Changes. http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/io/notification.html
- Quickstart: Run a Drive App in Java. https://developers.google.com/drive/web/quickstart/quickstart-java