Laravel Box

A Laravel package for working with box API.

Box API documentation can be found at:
https://developer.box.com/

Application Register

To use Box API an application needs creating at https://app.box.com/developers/console/newapp

Select the type of application. Select custom if you need to access the API abilities.

Select the Oauth2 app type after selecting custom.

Install

Via Composer

composer require dcblogdev/laravel-box

Config

You can publish the config file with:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Dcblogdev\Box\BoxServiceProvider" --tag="config"

When published, the config/box.php config file contains:

return [
    'clientId'       => env('BOX_CLIENT_ID'),
    'clientSecret'   => env('BOX_SECRET_ID'),
    'redirectUri'    => env('BOX_REDIRECT_URI'),
    'boxLandingUri'  => env('BOX_LANDING_URI'),
    'urlAuthorize'   => 'https://account.box.com/api/oauth2/authorize',
    'urlAccessToken' => 'https://www.box.com/api/oauth2/token',
];

Migration

You can publish the migration with:

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Dcblogdev\Box\BoxServiceProvider" --tag="migrations"

After the migration has been published you can create the tokens tables by running the migration:

php artisan migrate

.ENV Configuration

You should add the env variables to your .env file, this allows you to use a different box application on different servers, each box application requires a unique callback URL.

The following are required when using OAuth 2.0 credentials:

The BOX_REDIRECT_URI is where Box should redirect to for authentication with Box, upon successful authentication the BOX_LANDING_URI is used to direct a user to the desired page. > Note BOX_REDIRECT_URI needs to be the full URI ie https://domain.com/box/

BOX_CLIENT_ID=
BOX_SECRET_ID=
BOX_REDIRECT_URI=https://domain.com/box/oauth
BOX_LANDING_URI=https://domain.com/box

Usage

Import Namespace

use Dcblogdev\Box\Facades\Box;

A routes example:

Route::get('box', function() {

    //if no box token exists then redirect
    Box::getAccessToken(); 
    
    //box authenticated now box:: can be used freely.

    //example of getting the authenticated users details
    return Box::get('/users/me');
    
});

Route::get('box/oauth', function() {
    return Box::connect();
});

Calls can be made by referencing Box:: then the verb get,post,put,patch or delete followed by the end point to call. An array can be passed as a second option.

The end points are relative paths after https://api.box.com/2.0/

Example GET request

Box::get('users/me');

Example POST request

Box::post('folders', [
    'name' => 'name of the folder',
    'parent' => [
        'id' => 0
    ]
]);

The formula is:

Box::get('path', $array);
Box::post('path', $array);
Box::put('path', $array);
Box::patch('path', $array);
Box::delete('path', $array);

Working with Files

This package provides a clean way of working with files.

To work with files first call ->files() followed by a method.

Get file
Accepts a file id, returns an array.

Box::files()->file($id);

Download file
Accepts a file id Optionally a path can be used when $storeDownload is set to true. To download the file only an id is required.

Box::files()->download($id, $path = '', $storeDownload = false);

Upload file
Accepts a file path and filename. Optionally specificy the parent, defaults to 0 when ommited.

Box::files()->upload($path, $name, $parent = 0);

Upload revision
Accepts the file id, file path and filename. Optionally specificy a new name.

Box::files()->uploadRevision($file_id, $filepath, $name, $newname = null);

Delete file
Accepts a file id, returns no output.

Box::files()->destroy($id);