Node.js

Check PayPal Access Token Expiration

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Checks to see if the PayPal access token expired. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or greater.

    //  This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    //  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    //  In the example linked here: PayPal OAuth2 Token,
    //  we fetched a PayPal access token and saved it to a JSON file.
    //  We also recorded the current date/time.
    //  Load this JSON file and compare the current date/time with the fetch date/time
    //  and the "expires_in" value to see if the token is expired.

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    success = json.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/paypal.json");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("Failed to load access key json file.");
        return;
    }

    //  Get the current date/time.
    var dateTime = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    var bLocalTime = false;
    var dtNow = dateTime.GetAsUnixTime(bLocalTime);

    //  Get the access token create date/time
    var dtCreate = json.IntOf("tokenCreateTimeUtc");

    //  Find out how many seconds have elapsed.
    var numSeconds = dtNow - dtCreate;

    //  Get the expires_in value from the JSON.
    var expires_in = json.IntOf("expires_in");

    console.log("token age (in seconds) = " + numSeconds);
    console.log("expires_in = " + expires_in);

    //  If the token expired, or if it will expire in 5 minutes or less,
    //  get another token.
    if (numSeconds < (expires_in - 300)) {
        console.log("The token is not yet expired.  No need to fetch another.");
        return;
    }

    console.log("Time to fetch a new access token...");

    //  Get another token..
    //  See the example at Get PayPal OAuth2 Token
    //  to get another token..

}

chilkatExample();