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QuickBooks - Automatically Refresh Access Token with No User Interaction

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Demonstrates how to automaticaly refresh an expired access token and retry the request after a 401 authorization error.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    DECLARE @iTmp1 int
    DECLARE @iTmp2 int
    DECLARE @iTmp3 int
    DECLARE @iTmp4 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    -- Get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token, which should contain JSON like this:
    -- {
    --   "expires_in": 3600,
    --   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    --   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    --   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    --   "token_type": "bearer"
    -- }

    DECLARE @jsonToken int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonToken OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json'

    DECLARE @rest int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Rest', @rest OUT

    -- Connect using TLS.
    -- A single REST object, once connected, can be used for many Quickbooks REST API calls.
    -- The auto-reconnect indicates that if the already-established HTTPS connection is closed,
    -- then it will be automatically re-established as needed.
    DECLARE @bAutoReconnect int
    SELECT @bAutoReconnect = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'Connect', @success OUT, 'sandbox-quickbooks.api.intuit.com', 443, 1, @bAutoReconnect
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @sbAuth int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbAuth OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Append', @success OUT, 'Bearer '
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'access_token'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @rest, 'Authorization', @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'AddHeader', @success OUT, 'Accept', 'application/json'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @rest, 'AllowHeaderFolding', 0

    -- The company ID is 123146096291789
    -- The employee ID is 58
    DECLARE @responseBody nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestNoBody', @responseBody OUT, 'GET', '/v3/company/123146096291789/employee/58?minorversion=45'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
        RETURN
      END

    -- If we get a 401 authorization error, then it's likely because the access token expired.
    -- We can automatically refresh it without interaction from the user.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 401
      BEGIN

        DECLARE @oauth2 int
        EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.OAuth2', @oauth2 OUT

        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'TokenEndpoint', 'https://oauth.platform.intuit.com/oauth2/v1/tokens/bearer'

        -- Replace these with actual values.
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'ClientId', 'QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-ID'
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'ClientSecret', 'QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-SECRET'

        -- Get the "refresh_token"
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'refresh_token'
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'RefreshToken', @sTmp0

        -- Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @oauth2, 'RefreshAccessToken', @success OUT
        IF @success = 0
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
            RETURN
          END


        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AccessToken', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'New access token: ' + @sTmp0

        -- Update the JSON with the new tokens.
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AccessToken', @sTmp0 OUT
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'access_token', @sTmp0

        -- Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
        -- The access + refresh tokens contained in this JSON will be needed for the next refresh.
        DECLARE @sbJson int
        EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbJson OUT

        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @jsonToken, 'EmitCompact', 0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonToken, 'EmitSb', @success OUT, @sbJson
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbJson, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json', 'utf-8', 0


        PRINT 'OAuth2 token refreshed!'

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AccessToken', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'New Access Token = ' + @sTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Clear', NULL
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Append', @success OUT, 'Bearer '
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AccessToken', @sTmp0 OUT
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbAuth, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @rest, 'Authorization', @sTmp0

        -- Now retry the request with the refreshed access token...
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @rest, 'FullRequestNoBody', @responseBody OUT, 'GET', '/v3/company/123146096291789/employee/58?minorversion=45'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
        IF @iTmp0 = 0
          BEGIN
            EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
            PRINT @sTmp0
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
            EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbJson
            RETURN
          END

      END

    -- We should expect a 200 response if successful.
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 200
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Request Header: '
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'LastRequestHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT '----'

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusCode', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'Response StatusCode = ' + @iTmp0

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseStatusText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'Response StatusLine: ' + @sTmp0

        PRINT 'Response Header:'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @rest, 'ResponseHeader', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0

        PRINT @responseBody
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbJson
        RETURN
      END

    -- Load the JSON response into a JSON object for parsing.
    -- A sample JSON response is shown below.
    DECLARE @json int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @responseBody

    -- These will be used for parsing date/time strings..
    DECLARE @dtime int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CkDateTime', @dtime OUT

    DECLARE @bLocalTime int
    SELECT @bLocalTime = 1

    -- Show the JSON.   
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Get some information from the JSON..

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'Employee.DisplayName'
    PRINT 'Name: ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'Employee.Id'
    PRINT 'Id: ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'Employee.PrimaryAddr.City'
    PRINT 'City: ' + @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'Employee.PrimaryAddr.PostalCode'
    PRINT 'PostalCode: ' + @sTmp0

    -- Load the CreateTime into a CkDateTime...
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @sTmp0 OUT, 'Employee.MetaData.CreateTime'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dtime, 'SetFromTimestamp', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    DECLARE @dt int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.DtObj', @dt OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dtime, 'ToDtObj', NULL, @bLocalTime, @dt

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Month', @iTmp0 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Day', @iTmp1 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Year', @iTmp2 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Hour', @iTmp3 OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dt, 'Minute', @iTmp4 OUT
    PRINT @iTmp0 + '/' + @iTmp1 + '/' + @iTmp2 + '  ' + @iTmp3 + ':' + @iTmp4


    PRINT 'Success.'

    -- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    -- ------------------------------------------------------
    -- The JSON response looks like this:

    -- {
    --   "Employee": {
    --     "SSN": "XXX-XX-XXXX",
    --     "PrimaryAddr": {
    --       "Id": "116",
    --       "Line1": "45 N. Elm Street",
    --       "City": "Middlefield",
    --       "CountrySubDivisionCode": "CA",
    --       "PostalCode": "93242"
    --     },
    --     "BillableTime": false,
    --     "domain": "QBO",
    --     "sparse": false,
    --     "Id": "98",
    --     "SyncToken": "0",
    --     "MetaData": {
    --       "CreateTime": "2015-07-24T09:34:35-07:00",
    --       "LastUpdatedTime": "2015-07-24T09:34:35-07:00"
    --     },
    --     "GivenName": "Bill",
    --     "FamilyName": "Miller",
    --     "DisplayName": "Bill Miller",
    --     "PrintOnCheckName": "Bill Miller",
    --     "Active": true,
    --     "PrimaryPhone": {
    --       "FreeFormNumber": "234-525-1234"
    --     }
    --   },
    --   "time": "2015-07-24T09:35:54.805-07:00"
    -- 

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonToken
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @rest
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbAuth
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbJson
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dtime
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt


END
GO