(Ruby) Shopify OAuth2 Authentication

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or greater.

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require 'chilkat'

# To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

oauth2 = Chilkat::CkOAuth2.new()

# This should be the port in the localhost callback URL for your app.  
# The callback URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
# Make sure that "http://localhost:3017/" is listed in your Whitelisted Redirection URLs for your Shopify app.
oauth2.put_ListenPort(3017)

# The full content of the Authorization Endpoin for Shopify looks like this:
# https://{shop}.myshopify.com/admin/oauth/authorize?client_id={api_key}&scope={scopes}&redirect_uri={redirect_uri}&state={nonce}&grant_options[]={option}

# Replace "chilkat" with your shop name.
oauth2.put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/oauth/authorize")
oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://chilkat.myshopify.com/admin/oauth/access_token")

# Replace this with your actual API KEY (client ID)
oauth2.put_ClientId("SHOPIFY_API_KEY")

# This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
# See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
oauth2.put_CodeChallenge(true)
oauth2.put_CodeChallengeMethod("S256")

# Set requested scopes.  See https://help.shopify.com/api/getting-started/authentication/oauth
oauth2.put_Scope("read_product_listings,read_customers,read_orders,read_draft_orders")

# Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
url = oauth2.startAuth()
if (oauth2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print oauth2.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
# The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url)
if (success == false)
    print oauth2.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
numMsWaited = 0
while (numMsWaited < 90000) and (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)
    oauth2.SleepMs(100)
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
end

# If the browser does not respond within the specified time, AuthFlowState will be:
# 
# 1: Waiting for Redirect – The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the browser's redirect request.
# 2: Waiting for Final Response – The thread is awaiting the final access token response.
# In either case, cancel the background task initiated by StartAuth.

if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)
    oauth2.Cancel()
    print "No response from the browser!" + "\n";
    exit
end

# Check AuthFlowState to determine if authorization was granted, denied, or failed:
# 
# 3: Success – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the successful response is in AccessTokenResponse.
# 4: Access Denied – OAuth2 flow completed, the background thread exited, and the error response is in AccessTokenResponse.
# 5: Failure – OAuth2 flow failed before completion, the background thread exited, and error details are in FailureInfo.

if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 5)
    print "OAuth2 failed to complete." + "\n";
    print oauth2.failureInfo() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 4)
    print "OAuth2 authorization was denied." + "\n";
    print oauth2.accessTokenResponse() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() != 3)
    print "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + oauth2.get_AuthFlowState().to_s() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "OAuth2 authorization granted!" + "\n";
print "Access Token = " + oauth2.accessToken() + "\n";

# Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
sbJson = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbJson.Append(oauth2.accessTokenResponse())
sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/shopify-access-token.json","utf-8",false)

# The saved JSON response looks like this:

# {
#   "access_token": "1364e43a5332583188cb27bc85469b1f",
#   "scope": "read_product_listings,read_customers,read_orders,read_draft_orders"
# }