DataFlex

Get a Google People API OAuth2 Access Token

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

    // 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

    // For Google OAuth2, set the ListenPort equal to the port specified in the authorized callback URI for the ClientID.
    // See http://cknotes.com/setup-google-account-for-google-drive-api-walkthrough/
    Set ComListenPort Of hoOauth2 To 3017

    Set ComAuthorizationEndpoint Of hoOauth2 To "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth"
    Set ComTokenEndpoint Of hoOauth2 To "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token"

    // Replace these with actual values.
    Set ComClientId Of hoOauth2 To "GOOGLE-CLIENT-ID"
    Set ComClientSecret Of hoOauth2 To "GOOGLE-CLIENT-SECRET"

    Set ComCodeChallenge Of hoOauth2 To True
    Set ComCodeChallengeMethod Of hoOauth2 To "S256"

    // See Google People API Scopes for more scopes.
    Set ComScope Of hoOauth2 To "profile https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts.other.readonly https://www.googleapis.com/auth/directory.readonly"

    // 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 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Launch the system's default browser navigated to the URL.
    Get ComLaunchBrowser Of hoOauth2 sUrl To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoOauth2 To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Now wait for the authorization.
    // We'll wait for a max of 30 seconds.
    Move 0 To iNumMsWaited
    While ((iNumMsWaited < 30000) And ((ComAuthFlowState(hoOauth2)) < 3))
        Send ComSleepMs To hoOauth2 100
        Move (iNumMsWaited + 100) To iNumMsWaited
    Loop

    // If there was no response from the browser within 30 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/googlePeople.json" "utf-8" False To iSuccess

    // The saved JSON response looks like this:

    // {
    //   "access_token": "ya29.a0AfH6S ... LAZYFUkf0",
    //   "expires_in": 3599,
    //   "refresh_token": "1//0fL_Ov ... ee0",
    //   "scope": "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/contacts",
    //   "token_type": "Bearer"
    // }

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


End_Procedure