(C#) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a JSON Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a JSON secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from the Apple Keychain.

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

Chilkat.Secrets secrets = new Chilkat.Secrets();

// On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
// On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
secrets.Location = "local_manager";

// Specify the secret to be fetched.
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("appName","MyApp");
json.UpdateString("service","OAuth2");
json.UpdateString("domain","onedrive");
json.UpdateString("username","matt");

// Get the secret.
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonSecret = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
bool success = secrets.GetSecretJson(json,jsonSecret);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(secrets.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

jsonSecret.EmitCompact = false;
Debug.WriteLine(jsonSecret.Emit());
Debug.WriteLine("Success.");