C

Get OAuth2 Access Token for Azure Registered App

Demonstrates how to get OAuth2 access token for an Azure Registered App from a desktop application or script. This example demonstrates the OAuth2 authorization flow.

This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or greater.

C

#include <C_CkOAuth2.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>
#include <C_CkDateTime.h>
#include <C_CkFileAccess.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkOAuth2 oauth2;
    const char *url;
    int numMsWaited;
    HCkJsonObject json;
    HCkDateTime dtExpire;
    HCkFileAccess fac;

    success = FALSE;

    // To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    oauth2 = CkOAuth2_Create();

    // 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.
    CkOAuth2_putListenPort(oauth2,3017);

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // The screenshot at the bottom of this page shows how we created the Azure App Registration for this example.
    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Note: The endpoint depends on the Azure App Registration.
    // See How to Choose the Correct Endpoints for your Azure App Registration
    CkOAuth2_putAuthorizationEndpoint(oauth2,"https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize");
    CkOAuth2_putTokenEndpoint(oauth2,"https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token");

    // Replace these with actual values.
    CkOAuth2_putClientId(oauth2,"CLIENT_ID");

    // This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
    // See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
    CkOAuth2_putCodeChallenge(oauth2,TRUE);
    CkOAuth2_putCodeChallengeMethod(oauth2,"S256");

    // Provide a SPACE separated list of scopes.
    // See https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/docs/authorization/permission_scopes 

    // Important: To get a refresh token in the final response, ask for "offline_access" scope
    CkOAuth2_putScope(oauth2,"openid profile offline_access user.readwrite mail.readwrite mail.send files.readwrite");

    // Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    url = CkOAuth2_startAuth(oauth2);
    if (CkOAuth2_getLastMethodSuccess(oauth2) != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkOAuth2_lastErrorText(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    // Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
    // The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
    success = CkOAuth2_LaunchBrowser(oauth2,url);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkOAuth2_lastErrorText(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    // Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    numMsWaited = 0;
    while ((numMsWaited < 90000) && (CkOAuth2_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) < 3)) {
        CkOAuth2_SleepMs(oauth2,100);
        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 (CkOAuth2_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) < 3) {
        CkOAuth2_Cancel(oauth2);
        printf("No response from the browser!\n");
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        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 (CkOAuth2_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) == 5) {
        printf("OAuth2 failed to complete.\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkOAuth2_failureInfo(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    if (CkOAuth2_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) == 4) {
        printf("OAuth2 authorization was denied.\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkOAuth2_accessTokenResponse(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    if (CkOAuth2_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) != 3) {
        printf("Unexpected AuthFlowState:%d\n",CkOAuth2_getAuthFlowState(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    printf("OAuth2 authorization granted!\n");
    printf("Access Token = %s\n",CkOAuth2_accessToken(oauth2));

    // When the token is near expiration, your app can refresh as shown here:
    // Refresh Expiring OAuth2 Access Token for Azure Registered App

    // Get the full JSON response:
    json = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_Load(json,CkOAuth2_accessTokenResponse(oauth2));
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(json,FALSE);

    // The JSON response looks like this:

    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "scope": "User.Read Mail.ReadWrite Mail.Send",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "ext_expires_in": 0,
    //   "access_token": "EwBAA8l6B...",
    //   "refresh_token": "MCRMdbe...",
    //   "id_token": "eyJ0eXA..."
    // }

    // If an "expires_on" member does not exist, then add the JSON member by
    // getting the current system date/time and adding the "expires_in" seconds.
    // This way we'll know when the token expires.
    if (CkJsonObject_HasMember(json,"expires_on") != TRUE) {
        dtExpire = CkDateTime_Create();
        CkDateTime_SetFromCurrentSystemTime(dtExpire);
        CkDateTime_AddSeconds(dtExpire,CkJsonObject_IntOf(json,"expires_in"));
        CkJsonObject_AppendString(json,"expires_on",CkDateTime_getAsUnixTimeStr(dtExpire,FALSE));
    }

    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(json));

    // Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
    fac = CkFileAccess_Create();
    CkFileAccess_WriteEntireTextFile(fac,"qa_data/tokens/_myAzureApp.json",CkJsonObject_emit(json),"utf-8",FALSE);

    // This is a screenshot of how we created the Azure App for this example:
    // 


    CkOAuth2_Dispose(oauth2);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
    CkDateTime_Dispose(dtExpire);
    CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);

    }