Delphi ActiveX

Google Translate API Refresh Access Token

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Demonstrates how to refresh a Google Access Token for the Google Translate API. 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;
sbJson: TChilkatStringBuilder;

begin
success := 0;

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

// It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
// This example loads the JSON access token file 
// saved by this example: Get Google Translate API OAuth2 Access Token

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

// The access token JSON looks like this:

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

oauth2 := TChilkatOAuth2.Create(Self);

oauth2.TokenEndpoint := 'https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token';

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId := 'GOOGLE-CLIENT-ID';
oauth2.ClientSecret := 'GOOGLE-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;

// The response contains a new access token, but we must keep
// our existing refresh token for when we need to refresh again in the future.
jsonToken.UpdateString('access_token',oauth2.AccessToken);

// Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
sbJson := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
jsonToken.EmitCompact := 0;
jsonToken.EmitSb(sbJson.ControlInterface);
sbJson.WriteFile('qa_data/tokens/_googleTranslate.json','utf-8',0);

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