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UPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Get an OAuth2 access token for the UPS REST API using the client credentials flow (no interactivity with a web browser required).

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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 *token_type;
    const char *issued_at;
    const char *client_id;
    const char *access_token;
    const char *expires_in;
    const char *status;

    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 -i -X POST \
    //   -u 2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt:nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4 \
    //   https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token \
    //   -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
    //   -H 'x-merchant-id: 7B3027' \
    //   -d grant_type=client_credentials

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

    CkHttp_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);
    CkHttp_putLogin(http,"2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt");
    CkHttp_putPassword(http,"nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4");

    req = CkHttpRequest_Create();
    CkHttpRequest_AddParam(req,"grant_type","client_credentials");

    CkHttpRequest_AddHeader(req,"x-merchant-id","7B3027");

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

    resp = CkHttpResponse_Create();
    success = CkHttp_HttpReq(http,"https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/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;
    }

    // Save the OAuth2 access token for other examples to use.
    CkJsonObject_WriteFile(jResp,"qa_data/tokens/ups_oauth2_token.json");

    // If successful, the OAuth2 access token JSON looks like this:

    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "issued_at": "1686911985606",
    //   "client_id": "2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt",
    //   "access_token": "eyJraW......R2sbqrY",
    //   "expires_in": "14399",
    //   "status": "approved"
    // }

    token_type = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"token_type");
    issued_at = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"issued_at");
    client_id = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"client_id");
    access_token = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"access_token");
    expires_in = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"expires_in");
    status = CkJsonObject_stringOf(jResp,"status");


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

    }