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SharePoint Rest API using OAuth

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Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the SharePoint REST API.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

oauth2 = chilkat2.OAuth2()

# The ListenPort should match the port in your localhost Reply URL of your Azure AD app.
# Your Reply URL must be exactly "http://localhost:LISTEN_PORT/"
#    * Do not use "https"
#    * Make sure the ending "/" is included.
#    * You may choose any port number that doesn't collide with anything else.
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/TENANT_ID/oauth2/authorize"
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://login.windows.net/TENANT_ID/oauth2/token?api-version=1.0"

# Replace these with actual values.
# Use the application ID
oauth2.ClientId = "CLIENT_ID"
# Use the password
oauth2.ClientSecret = "CLIENT_SECRET"

oauth2.CodeChallenge = False

oauth2.Scope = "openid"
oauth2.Resource = "https://graph.microsoft.com/"

oauth2.IncludeNonce = True
oauth2.ResponseMode = "form_post"
oauth2.ResponseType = "id_token+code"

# Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code 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 = " + 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):
    print(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
numMsWaited = 0
while (numMsWaited < 90000) and (oauth2.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.AuthFlowState < 3):
    oauth2.Cancel()
    print("No response from the browser!")
    sys.exit()

# 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.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)