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Salesforce OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get a Salesforce OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

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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
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    DECLARE @oauth2 int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.OAuth2', @oauth2 OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- This should be the port in the localhost callback URL for your connected app.  
    -- The callback URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'ListenPort', 3017

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthorizationEndpoint', 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'TokenEndpoint', 'https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token'

    -- Replace this with your actual client ID (Consumer Key)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'ClientId', 'CLIENT_ID'

    -- We don't have to include the client secret.
    -- See the screenshot of our Connected App below..

    -- This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
    -- See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'CodeChallenge', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @oauth2, 'CodeChallengeMethod', 'S256'

    -- To force the OAuth consent screen to reappear (even if previously granted), use:
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @oauth2, 'AddAuthQueryParam', @success OUT, 'prompt', 'consent'

    -- Begin the OAuth2 authorization flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    DECLARE @url nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @oauth2, 'StartAuth', @url OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        RETURN
      END

    -- Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
    -- The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @oauth2, 'LaunchBrowser', @success OUT, @url
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        RETURN
      END

    -- Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    DECLARE @numMsWaited int
    SELECT @numMsWaited = 0
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthFlowState', @iTmp0 OUT
    WHILE (@numMsWaited < 90000) and (@iTmp0 < 3)
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @oauth2, 'SleepMs', NULL, 100
        SELECT @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.

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthFlowState', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 < 3
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @oauth2, 'Cancel', @success OUT

        PRINT 'No response from the browser!'
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        RETURN
      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.

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthFlowState', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 5
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'OAuth2 failed to complete.'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'FailureInfo', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthFlowState', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 4
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'OAuth2 authorization was denied.'
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AccessTokenResponse', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthFlowState', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 3
      BEGIN

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AuthFlowState', @iTmp0 OUT
        PRINT 'Unexpected AuthFlowState:' + @iTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'OAuth2 authorization granted!'

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

    -- Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    DECLARE @sbJson int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbJson OUT

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @oauth2, 'AccessTokenResponse', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbJson, 'Append', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbJson, 'WriteFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/tokens/_salesforce.json', 'utf-8', 0

    -- The saved JSON response looks like this:

    -- {
    --   "access_token": "00D41000....uLZBpT6",
    --   "refresh_token": "5Aep....25xdGgkrV",
    --   "signature": "cjTbSc5DvcKpaMoRTzuQTJLb1tcMw8LEO01flq4aMD4=",
    --   "scope": "refresh_token id",
    --   "instance_url": "https://d41000000f8a0eak-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com",
    --   "id": "https://login.salesforce.com/id/00D41000000F8A0EAK/005410000....xAAE",
    --   "token_type": "Bearer",
    --   "issued_at": "1738348388166"
    -- }

    -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Here's a screenshot of a Salesforce Connected App 
    -- with the correct Callback URL for this example,
    -- and also selects "Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)"
    -- and does not requires the secret for the authorization or refresh flow,
    -- and also allows for the Client Credentials flow.
    -- image

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @oauth2
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbJson


END
GO