UPDATE to clarify the question…
In attempting google drive example app Dr edit for php working in our test app which had already successfully implemented the licensing API, https://developers.google.com/chrome/web-store/docs/samples#php, we got an ‘error saving’ message and a syntax error from dredit.js trying to log error to console.
We realized that we needed to update the existing apps manifest.json with some needed info, setting the CONTAINER to GOOGLE_DRIVE and the id from API console.
However, that brought a warning from developer dashboard that made us sad because it seems our task is not possible:
- Apps that specify a container other than CHROME in the manifest may not use Chrome Web Store payments.
Catch22: Use CHROME (apparently the default) or GOOGLE_DRIVE for container?
So that’s our question: We want to incorporate the drive AND chrome web store payments in php and I am not sure how the tutorials for drive and licensing API can be reconciled regarding container. Did we fail to read that GDrive enabled apps must be free?
NOTE: Making it more complicated is the fact that it seems lots of solutions to access docs via the documents-list-API are deprecated now, for instance authsub and oauth 1.0 solutions. Ideally, we wouldn’t want to write a web app that stops working in 2015.
The Google Drive API is brand new at this time. Google has decided this is a bug and will be fixing the issue. Thanks folks!
Until then, we can charge for our app and access the same data via the documents list api.