(Java) Moody's REST API - Get OAuth2 Token

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Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the Moody's REST API.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http = new CkHttp();

    CkHttpRequest req = new CkHttpRequest();
    req.AddParam("grant_type","password");
    req.AddParam("scope","api/ratings api/addin rest");
    req.AddParam("username","my_username");
    req.AddParam("password","my_password");
    // I have no idea of where to get the client_id or client_secret.
    // When you create a Moody's App, it only provides an "API Key".
    req.AddParam("client_id","my_client_id");
    req.AddParam("client_secret","my_client_secret");

    CkHttpResponse resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.moodys.com/OAuth/Token",req);
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        System.out.println(http.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    System.out.println("status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode());
    String responseBody = resp.bodyStr();
    System.out.println(responseBody);

    // Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
    if (resp.get_StatusCode() == 200) {
        CkFileAccess fac = new CkFileAccess();
        fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/moodys.json",resp.bodyStr(),"utf-8",false);
        }
  }
}