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Authorization Code Flow with PKCE for Native Apps

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Demonstrates the authorization code flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE) for native apps. In Okta, your app should be defined as shown:

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

oauth2 = chilkat2.OAuth2()

# This should be the port in the Login redirect URI for your app.  
# Your app's Login redirect URI should be "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default/v1/authorize"
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default/v1/token"

# Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = "OKTA_CLIENT_ID"
oauth2.ClientSecret = "OKTA_CLIENT_SECRET"

oauth2.CodeChallenge = True
oauth2.IncludeNonce = True

# Make sure to include "offline_access" to get a refresh token included in the final JSON response.
# Add any additional needed scopes separated by space chars.
oauth2.Scope = "openid offline_access"

# Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
url = oauth2.StartAuth()
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess == False):
    print(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("URL to load in browser: " + url)

# Launch the system's default browser navigated to the URL.
success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url)
if (success == False):
    print(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Now wait for the authorization.
# We'll wait for a max of 60 seconds.
numMsWaited = 0
while (numMsWaited < 60000) and (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) :
    oauth2.SleepMs(100)
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100

# If there was no response from the browser within 30 seconds, then 
# the AuthFlowState will be equal to 1 or 2.
# 1: Waiting for Redirect. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting to receive the redirect HTTP request from the browser.
# 2: Waiting for Final Response. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the final access token response.
# In that case, cancel the background task started in the call to StartAuth.
if (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3):
    oauth2.Cancel()
    print("No response from the browser!")
    sys.exit()

# Check the AuthFlowState to see if authorization was granted, denied, or if some error occurred
# The possible AuthFlowState values are:
# 3: Completed with Success. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the successful JSON response is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
# 4: Completed with Access Denied. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the error JSON is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
# 5: Failed Prior to Completion. The OAuth2 flow failed to complete, the background thread exited, and the error information is available in the FailureInfo property.
if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 5):
    print("OAuth2 failed to complete.")
    print(oauth2.FailureInfo)
    sys.exit()

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 4):
    print("OAuth2 authorization was denied.")
    print(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
    sys.exit()

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState != 3):
    print("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + str(oauth2.AuthFlowState))
    sys.exit()

print("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
print("Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken)

# Get the full JSON response:
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
json.Load(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
json.EmitCompact = False
print(json.Emit())

# The JSON response looks like this:

# {
#   "access_token": "eyJraWQi ... Kn4IiEfOw",
#   "token_type": "Bearer",
#   "expires_in": 3600,
#   "scope": "offline_access openid",
#   "refresh_token": "0jCqotuuUegdjNzB9uuSsfGM2Cu5HnCHUxoJ0yhZ4rs",
#   "id_token": "eyJraWQiO ... 09WGEq3dTRmQF86PzJg"
# }

# Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
fac = chilkat2.FileAccess()
fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/okta.json",json.Emit(),"utf-8",False)