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Get GMail SMTP OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App

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This example show how to obtain a Gmail SMTP OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script, enabling the use of XOAUTH2 authentication.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    // To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    let oauth2 = CkoOAuth2()!

    // For Google OAuth2, set the listen port equal to the port used
    // in the Authorized Redirect URL for the Client ID.
    // For example, in this case the Authorized Redirect URL would be http://localhost:55568/
    // Your app should choose a port not likely not used by any other application.
    oauth2.listenPort = 55568

    oauth2.authorizationEndpoint = "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth"
    oauth2.tokenEndpoint = "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token"

    // Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.clientId = "GOOGLE-CLIENT-ID"
    oauth2.clientSecret = "GOOGLE-CLIENT-SECRET"

    // To use Gmail's OAuth2 for sending emails via the SMTP protocol, you need to request the https://mail.google.com/ scope. 
    // See About GMail SMTP OAuth2 Scopes
    oauth2.scope = "https://mail.google.com/"

    // Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    var url: String? = oauth2.startAuth()
    if oauth2.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(oauth2.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // 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: url)
    if success == false {
        print("\(oauth2.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    var numMsWaited: Int = 0
    while (numMsWaited < 90000) && (oauth2.authFlowState.intValue < 3) {
        oauth2.sleepMs(millisec: 100)
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
    }

    // 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.authFlowState.intValue < 3 {
        oauth2.cancel()
        print("No response from the browser!")
        return
    }

    // 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.authFlowState.intValue == 5 {
        print("OAuth2 failed to complete.")
        print("\(oauth2.failureInfo!)")
        return
    }

    if oauth2.authFlowState.intValue == 4 {
        print("OAuth2 authorization was denied.")
        print("\(oauth2.accessTokenResponse!)")
        return
    }

    if oauth2.authFlowState.intValue != 3 {
        print("Unexpected AuthFlowState:\(oauth2.authFlowState.intValue)")
        return
    }

    // Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    let sbJson = CkoStringBuilder()!
    sbJson.append(value: oauth2.accessTokenResponse)
    sbJson.writeFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/_gmailSmtp.json", charset: "utf-8", emitBom: false)

    // The saved JSON response looks like this:

    // 	{
    // 	 "access_token": "ya39.Ci-XA_C5bGgRDC3UaD-h0_NeL-DVIQnI2gHtBBBHkZzrwlARkwX6R3O0PCDEzRlfaQ",
    // 	 "token_type": "Bearer",
    // 	 "expires_in": 3600,
    // 	 "refresh_token": "1/r_2c_7jddspcdfesrrfKqfXtqo08D6Q-gUU0DsdfVMsx0c"
    // 	}
    // 
    print("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
    print("Access Token = \(oauth2.accessToken!)")

}