(C++) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - List Matching Secrets

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List secrets matching one or more wildcarded names for app, service, domain, and username.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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#include <CkSecrets.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkSecrets secrets;

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    secrets.put_Location("local_manager");

    // Set wildcarded or exact values for appName, service, domain, and username.
    // Omit any members where anything is allowed to match, or alternatively specify "*" to match anything.
    CkJsonObject jsonMatch;
    jsonMatch.UpdateString("appName","Test*");
    jsonMatch.UpdateString("service","*");
    jsonMatch.UpdateString("domain","*");
    jsonMatch.UpdateString("username","Starfish*");

    CkJsonObject results;
    results.put_EmitCompact(false);

    bool success = secrets.ListSecrets(jsonMatch,results);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << secrets.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << results.emit() << "\r\n";

    // Sample output on Windows.
    // The "targetName" is purely informational and indicates the raw TargetName of the secret (i.e. Credential) stored in the Credentials Manager.

    // {
    //   "secrets": [
    //     {
    //       "appName": "Test2",
    //       "service": "Custom",
    //       "domain": "Ocean",
    //       "username": "Starfish20",
    //       "targetName": "Test2/Custom/Ocean/Starfish20"
    //     },
    //     {
    //       "appName": "Test2",
    //       "service": "Custom",
    //       "domain": "Ocean",
    //       "username": "Starfish",
    //       "targetName": "Test2/Custom/Ocean/Starfish"
    //     }
    //   ]
    // }

    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Here's sample code for parsing the JSON list of secrets.

    const char *appName = 0;
    const char *service = 0;
    const char *domain = 0;
    const char *username = 0;
    const char *targetName = 0;
    const char *keyChainService = 0;
    const char *keyChainAccount = 0;

    int i = 0;
    int count_i = results.SizeOfArray("secrets");
    while (i < count_i) {
        results.put_I(i);
        appName = results.stringOf("secrets[i].appName");
        service = results.stringOf("secrets[i].service");
        domain = results.stringOf("secrets[i].domain");
        username = results.stringOf("secrets[i].username");
        // Information field for Windows Credentials Manager.
        targetName = results.stringOf("secrets[i].targetName");
        // Informational fields if on MacOS using the Apple Keychain.
        keyChainService = results.stringOf("secrets[i].keyChainService");
        keyChainAccount = results.stringOf("secrets[i].keyChainAccount");
        i = i + 1;
    }
    }