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Get Ebay OAuth2 in a Desktop App

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Demonstrates how to get a Ebay OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

There are two ways of "minting" an OAuth2 access token.

1. The authorization code grant flow (this example) (https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/static/oauth-authorization-code-grant.html) This is where your app will be accessing another person's eBay account. It's an interactive process and requires the account owner's permission to get the access token the 1st time. After that, it can be refreshed indefinitely without user interaction.
2. The client credentials grant flow (https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/static/oauth-client-credentials-grant.html) This is where you access your own eBay account. It's non-interactive and you can do it in automated services where user-interaction is not possible.

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoOauth2
    String sUrl
    Integer iNumMsWaited
    Handle hoSbJson
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

    // To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatOAuth2)) To hoOauth2
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoOauth2))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoOauth2
    End

    // See the Ebay documentation about Access token types
    // Also see the Ebay documentation about authorization code grant flow

    // Given that Ebay only allows redirect URLs using SSL/TLS, your applicaton must use an intermediate public web server (your own)
    // to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
    // See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost
    // 

    // Ebay is unusual in that it wants the redirect URL indirectly.
    // You need to provide the RuName (eBay Redirect URL name)
    Set ComAppCallbackUrl Of hoOauth2 To "Chilkat_Softwar-ChilkatS-Chilka-wxoumqdu"
    Set ComListenPort Of hoOauth2 To 3017

    Set ComAuthorizationEndpoint Of hoOauth2 To "https://auth.sandbox.ebay.com/oauth2/authorize"
    Set ComTokenEndpoint Of hoOauth2 To "https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/identity/v1/oauth2/token"

    // Replace these with actual values.
    Set ComClientId Of hoOauth2 To "EBAY_CLIENT_ID"
    Set ComClientSecret Of hoOauth2 To "EBAY_CLIENT_SECRET"
    Set ComUseBasicAuth Of hoOauth2 To True
    Set ComCodeChallenge Of hoOauth2 To False

    // The scope query param indicates the access to be provided by the token.
    // Multiple scopes can be specified by separating each with a SPACE char.
    // See the Ebay OAuth scopes documentation

    Set ComScope Of hoOauth2 To "https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/buy.order.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/buy.guest.order https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.marketing.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.marketing https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.inventory.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.inventory https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.account.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.account https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.analytics.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.marketplace.insights.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.catalog.readonly https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/buy.shopping.cart https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/buy.offer.auction"

    // Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    Get ComStartAuth Of hoOauth2 To sUrl
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoOauth2 To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "url = " sUrl

    // Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
    // The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
    Get ComLaunchBrowser Of hoOauth2 sUrl To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    Move 0 To iNumMsWaited
    While ((iNumMsWaited < 90000) And ((ComAuthFlowState(hoOauth2)) < 3))
        Send ComSleepMs To hoOauth2 100
        Move (iNumMsWaited + 100) To iNumMsWaited
    Loop

    // 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.

    Get ComAuthFlowState Of hoOauth2 To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 < 3) Begin
        Get ComCancel Of hoOauth2 To iSuccess
        Showln "No response from the browser!"
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // 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.

    Get ComAuthFlowState Of hoOauth2 To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 = 5) Begin
        Showln "OAuth2 failed to complete."
        Get ComFailureInfo Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComAuthFlowState Of hoOauth2 To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 = 4) Begin
        Showln "OAuth2 authorization was denied."
        Get ComAccessTokenResponse Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComAuthFlowState Of hoOauth2 To iTemp1
    If (iTemp1 <> 3) Begin
        Get ComAuthFlowState Of hoOauth2 To iTemp1
        Showln "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" iTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "OAuth2 authorization granted!"
    Get ComAccessToken Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
    Showln "Access Token = " sTemp1

    // Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSbJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSbJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSbJson
    End
    Get ComAccessTokenResponse Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
    Get ComAppend Of hoSbJson sTemp1 To iSuccess
    Get ComWriteFile Of hoSbJson "qa_data/tokens/ebay-access-token.json" "utf-8" False To iSuccess

    // The full JSON received looks like this:
    // {
    //   "access_token": "v^1.1#i^1#p^3#f^0#I^3#r^0#t^H4sIAAA... 3+fBIAAA==",
    //   "expires_in": 7200,
    //   "refresh_token": "v^1.1#i^1#f^0#p^3#r^1#I^3#t^Ul4xMF8wOkIxQzAzQjg1ND ... fMSNFXjEyODQ=",
    //   "refresh_token_expires_in": 47304000,
    //   "token_type": "User Access Token"
    // }


End_Procedure