Android™

Schwab OAuth2 in a Desktop App

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Demonstrates how to get a Charles Schwab OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. Android™

// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    boolean success = false;

    // To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    // This is the way to initially obtain the OAuth2 access token.  Afterwards it can be 
    // repeatedly refreshed without user interaction, as shown in this example: Refresh Schwab OAuth2 Access Token.

    CkOAuth2 oauth2 = new CkOAuth2();

    // Your applicaton must use your own public web server as an intermediate
    // to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
    // See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost

    oauth2.put_AppCallbackUrl("https://yourwebserver.com/OAuth2.php");
    oauth2.put_ListenPort(3017);

    oauth2.put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://api.schwabapi.com/v1/oauth/authorize");
    oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://api.schwabapi.com/v1/oauth/token");

    // Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.put_ClientId("APP_KEY");
    oauth2.put_ClientSecret("APP_SECRET");
    oauth2.put_UseBasicAuth(true);
    oauth2.put_CodeChallenge(false);

    oauth2.put_Scope("");

    // Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    String url = oauth2.startAuth();
    if (oauth2.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    Log.i(TAG, "url = " + url);

    // 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);
    if (success == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    // Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    int numMsWaited = 0;
    while ((numMsWaited < 90000) and (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)) {
        oauth2.SleepMs(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.get_AuthFlowState() < 3) {
        oauth2.Cancel();
        Log.i(TAG, "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.get_AuthFlowState() == 5) {
        Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 failed to complete.");
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.failureInfo());
        return;
        }

    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 4) {
        Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
        Log.i(TAG, oauth2.accessTokenResponse());
        return;
        }

    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() != 3) {
        Log.i(TAG, "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + String.valueOf(oauth2.get_AuthFlowState()));
        return;
        }

    // Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    CkStringBuilder sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
    sbJson.Append(oauth2.accessTokenResponse());
    sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/schwab-access-token.json","utf-8",false);

    // The full JSON received looks like this:
    // {
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    //   "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    //   "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    //   "token_type": "bearer"
    // }

    Log.i(TAG, "OAuth2 authorization granted!");
    Log.i(TAG, "Access Token = " + oauth2.accessToken());

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}