Delphi ActiveX

X.com OAuth 2.0 Refresh Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get an X.com OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
jsonToken: TChilkatJsonObject;
oauth2: TChilkatOAuth2;
dtExpire: TCkDateTime;
sbJson: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
success := 0;

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

jsonToken := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
success := jsonToken.LoadFile('qa_data/tokens/x.json');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Failed to load x.json');
    Exit;
  end;

// The access token JSON looks something like this:

// {
//   "token_type": "bearer",
//   "expires_in": 7200,
//   "access_token": "VmNDLVZiYUZwejY5Mkx3RblFTmo3ek1leTRGclMuZFVOUTVUTWpNbVZKb1N5OjE3NDAxNjk4MDVxNTE6MToxOaF0OjE",
//   "scope": "block.read follows.read offline.access tweet.write block.write like.write like.read users.read tweet.read follows.write",
//   "refresh_token": "eThOWVVFSTRqdVp3QTFndGsxM2ZGZmFyNWVrU0phM1JKbGdrbGNWRGJzb1loOjE3NDAwMjk4MDUxNTI6MTowOnJ0OjE"
// }

oauth2 := TChilkatOAuth2.Create(Self);

oauth2.TokenEndpoint := 'https://api.x.com/2/oauth2/token';

// Replace this with your actual X.com OAuth2 Client ID and Client Secret
oauth2.ClientId := 'OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID';
oauth2.ClientSecret := 'OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET';

// Get the "refresh_token"
oauth2.RefreshToken := jsonToken.StringOf('refresh_token');

// Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
success := oauth2.RefreshAccessToken();
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Load the access token response into the json object 
jsonToken.Load(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);

// If an "expires_on" member does not exist, then add the JSON member by
// getting the current system date/time and adding the "expires_in" seconds.
// This way we'll know when the token expires.
if (jsonToken.HasMember('expires_on') = 0) then
  begin
    dtExpire := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
    dtExpire.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    dtExpire.AddSeconds(jsonToken.IntOf('expires_in'));
    jsonToken.AppendString('expires_on',dtExpire.GetAsUnixTimeStr(0));
  end;

// Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
// The access + refresh tokens contained in this JSON will be needed for the next refresh.
sbJson := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
jsonToken.EmitCompact := 0;
jsonToken.EmitSb(sbJson.ControlInterface);
sbJson.WriteFile('qa_data/tokens/x.json','utf-8',0);

Memo1.Lines.Add('OAuth2 authorization granted!');
Memo1.Lines.Add('New Access Token = ' + oauth2.AccessToken);
end;