(DataFlex) 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.

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.
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.

For more information, see https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/static/oauth-authorization-code-grant.html

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads

ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

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

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

    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

    // Ebay OAuth2 only allows for SSL/TLS with localhost redirect URLs (i.e. https://localhost:<portNumber>/)
    // 
    // We want the access token to come back to your desktop app, but without TLS (the redirect from your local browser to 
    // your application does not traverse a network (both are on localhost), and therefore no TLS is necessary).
    // To get around the https problem, you'll need to script
    // on your web server to respond with it's own redirect.  Think of it this way:  If Ebay won't redirect to http://localhost:<portNumber>,
    // then just setup a web server script that will send a redirect response to http://localhost:<portNumber>

    // This script can be written in C#, PHP, or whatever desired.  It must include the query string in the redirection.
    // For example, in PHP your script would look like this:

    // <?php
    //   header( 'Location: http://localhost:3017?' . $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] );
    // ?>

    // Ebay is odd 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-qydjs"
    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

    // At this point, your application should load the URL in a browser.
    // For example, 
    // in C#: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url);
    // in Java: Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(url));
    // in VBScript: Set wsh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
    //              wsh.Run url
    // in Xojo: ShowURL(url)  (see http://docs.xojo.com/index.php/ShowURL)
    // in Dataflex: Runprogram Background "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" sUrl        
    // The Ebay account owner would interactively accept or deny the authorization request.

    // Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
    // Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
    // Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...

    // Now wait for the authorization.
    // We'll wait for a max of 60 seconds.
    Move 0 To iNumMsWaited
    While ((iNumMsWaited < 60000) And ((ComAuthFlowState(hoOauth2)) < 3))
        Send ComSleepMs To hoOauth2 100
        Move (iNumMsWaited + 100) To iNumMsWaited
    Loop

    // If there was no response from the browser within 60 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.
    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 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.
    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

    // 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"
    // }

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


End_Procedure