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USPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Get an OAuth2 access token for the United States Postal Service (USPS) REST API.

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C
#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkHttpRequest.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponse.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkHttpRequest req;
    HCkHttpResponse resp;
    HCkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObject jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const char *access_token;
    const char *token_type;
    int issued_at;
    int expires_in;
    const char *status;
    const char *scope;
    const char *issuer;
    const char *client_id;
    const char *application_name;
    const char *api_products;
    const char *public_key;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttp_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X POST https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token \
    //   -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
    //   -d "grant_type=client_credentials" \
    //   -d "client_id=123456789" \
    //   -d "client_secret=A1B2C3D4E5" \
    //   -d "scope=ResourceA+ResourceB+ResourceC"

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"grant_type","client_credentials");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"client_id","123456789");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"client_secret","A1B2C3D4E5");
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"scope","ResourceA+ResourceB+ResourceC");

    CkHttpRequest_putHttpVerb(req,"POST");
    CkHttpRequest_putContentType(req,"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpReq(http,"https://apis.usps.com/oauth2/v3/token",req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkHttpResponse_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

    jResp = CkJsonObject_Create();
    CkJsonObject_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    printf("Response Body:\n");
    printf("%s\n",CkJsonObject_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponse_getStatusCode(resp);
    printf("Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        printf("Response Header:\n");
        printf("%s\n",CkHttpResponse_header(resp));
        printf("Failed.\n");
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "access_token": "eyJraWQiOiIxMDEwMTAiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIiLCJhdWQiOiJhZGRyZXNzZXMgaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC1wcmljZXMgc3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyBwYXltZW50cyBwaWNrdXAgdHJhY2tpbmcgbGFiZWxzIHNjYW4tZm9ybXMgY29tcGFuaWVzIHNlcnZpY2UtZGVsaXZlcnktc3RhbmRhcmRzIGxvY2F0aW9ucyBpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLWxhYmVscyBwcmljZXMiLCJhenAiOiJoeXI3YjN2Q1J0cFl0QUhNMWE4Y2RVcmt5eUZtTmtiZyIsIm9yZ2FuaXphdGlvbl9pZCI6IjAiLCJpc3MiOiJ1cm46XC9cL2FwaS51c3BzLmNvbSIsImV4cCI6MTY4MDkxNzc4NiwiaWF0IjoxNjgwODg4OTg2LCJqdGkiOiI3YjU5MzJlMS05NjIxLTQzZDAtYTMyNy0xMzIxYWVjNzJjZGYifQ.QzrUxlT2rG4jvYbMDGnk23j8ZYfHJcdXPKR9CbSmcKeVpURaHhEMpPB6K4x5ut3xxeEGSzeE5VRz8vixI4iqyHsD8rSdkLTPHy0iovUHOZQBAJVQ6hii9jpLhxUXmiTtH3jKzSj_f2fuNmZbIGhf-CR2FBeWF-aBPzEDEMV95nkCUMfW_Z2BmkbraSfvQZxkCO-cLrMAwlYcrzUtaJ7vnazeQB4sep5BBHBEvsa4kfq6_tz6BAKgv3R7cI2NkSv-wgy_IGoTjVCMTS8mJHGs_t8cWCO8-z4lxW1tUwIBKOCUDpmEEnGgiG6Sl0C_gGl4bZ5cDSl4IgPpcOVi9jZ7LA",
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "issued_at": 1680888985929,
    //   "expires_in": 28799,
    //   "status": "approved",
    //   "scope": "addresses international-prices subscriptions payments pickup tracking labels scan-forms companies service-delivery-standards locations international-labels prices",
    //   "issuer": "api.usps.com",
    //   "client_id": "hyr7b3vCRtpYtAHM1a8cdUrkyyFmNkbg",
    //   "application_name": "Silver Shipper Developer",
    //   "api_products": "[Shipping-Silver]",
    //   "public_key": "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"
    // }

    // Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
    // Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    // Chilkat functions returning "const char *" return a pointer to temporary internal memory owned and managed by Chilkat.
    // See this example explaining how this memory should be used: const char * functions.

    access_token = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"access_token");
    token_type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"token_type");
    issued_at = CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,"issued_at");
    expires_in = CkJsonObject_IntOf(jResp,"expires_in");
    status = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"status");
    scope = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"scope");
    issuer = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"issuer");
    client_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"client_id");
    application_name = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"application_name");
    api_products = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"api_products");
    public_key = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"public_key");


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequest_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpResponse_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObject_Dispose(jResp);

    }