Android™

Refresh Expiring OAuth2 Access Token for Azure Registered App

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Shows how to renew an Azure App's access token using the refresh token when it's near expiration. Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // We previously obtained an access token and saved the JSON to a file using this example:
    // Get OAuth2 Access Token for Azure Registered App

    // This example will examine the JSON and expiration date, and if near expiration will
    // refresh the access token.

    CkJsonObject json = new CkJsonObject();
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/_myAzureApp.json");
    if (success != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Failed to load the access token.");
        return;
        }

    // The contents of the JSON look like this:
    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "scope": "User.Read Mail.ReadWrite Mail.Send",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "ext_expires_in": 0,
    //   "access_token": "EwBAA8l6B...",
    //   "refresh_token": "MCRMdbe6Cd...",
    //   "id_token": "eyJ0eXAiOiJ...",
    //   "expires_on": "1494112119"
    // }

    // The "expires_on" value is a Unix time.
    CkDateTime dtExpire = new CkDateTime();
    dtExpire.SetFromUnixTime(false,json.IntOf("expires_on"));

    // If this date/time expires within 10 minutes of the current system time, refresh the token.
    if (dtExpire.ExpiresWithin(10,"minutes") != true) {
        Log.i(TAG, "No need to refresh, the access token won't expire within the next 10 minutes.");
        return;
        }

    // OK, we need to refresh the access token..
    CkOAuth2 oauth2 = new CkOAuth2();

    // Note: The endpoint depends on the Azure App Registration.
    // See How to Choose the Correct Endpoints for your Azure App Registration
    oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token");

    // Use your client ID.
    oauth2.put_ClientId("CLIENT_ID");

    // Get the existing refresh token.
    oauth2.put_RefreshToken(json.stringOf("refresh_token"));

    // Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token.
    success = oauth2.RefreshAccessToken();
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 authorization granted!");
    Log.i(TAG, "Access Token = " + oauth2.accessToken());

    // Get the full JSON response:
    json.Load(oauth2.accessTokenResponse());
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);

    // If an "expires_on" member does not exist, then add the JSON member by
    // getting the current system date/time and adding the "expires_in" seconds.
    // This way we'll know when the token expires.
    if (json.HasMember("expires_on") != true) {
        dtExpire.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
        dtExpire.AddSeconds(json.IntOf("expires_in"));
        json.AppendString("expires_on",dtExpire.getAsUnixTimeStr(false));
        }

    Log.i(TAG, json.emit());

    // Save the new access token JSON to a file for future requests.
    CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();
    fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/_myAzureApp.json",json.emit(),"utf-8",false);

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}