(Delphi ActiveX) Slack OAuth2

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or greater.

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

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
oauth2: TChilkatOAuth2;
url: WideString;
success: Integer;
numMsWaited: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
fac: TCkFileAccess;

begin
// For more information about the OAuth2, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

oauth2 := TChilkatOAuth2.Create(Self);

// This example is for desktop applicatons (it is not for code that runs on a web server).

// Your applicaton must use your own public web server as an intermediate
// to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
// See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost

// This is the Redirect URL defined for your Slack App in the Slack developer portal, and contains the above PHP.
oauth2.AppCallbackUrl := 'https://yourwebserver.com/oauth2_redirect';
oauth2.ListenPort := 3017;

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint := 'https://slack.com/oauth/authorize';
oauth2.TokenEndpoint := 'https://slack.com/api/oauth.access';

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId := 'CLIENT_ID';
oauth2.ClientSecret := 'CLIENT_SECRET';

oauth2.Scope := 'team:read users:read';

// Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
url := oauth2.StartAuth();
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('url = ' + url);

// Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
// The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
success := oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
numMsWaited := 0;
while (numMsWaited < 90000) and (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) do
  begin
    oauth2.SleepMs(100);
    numMsWaited := numMsWaited + 100;
  end;

// 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.

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) then
  begin
    oauth2.Cancel();
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No response from the browser!');
    Exit;
  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.

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState = 5) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('OAuth2 failed to complete.');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(oauth2.FailureInfo);
    Exit;
  end;

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState = 4) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('OAuth2 authorization was denied.');
    Memo1.Lines.Add(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
    Exit;
  end;

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState <> 3) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Unexpected AuthFlowState:' + IntToStr(oauth2.AuthFlowState));
    Exit;
  end;

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

// Get the full JSON response:
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.Load(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
json.EmitCompact := 0;

// The JSON response looks like this:

// {
//   "ok": true,
//   "access_token": "xoxp-348475395242-348621810805-4768936228341-9f512b295124e7c9846ce63cb1464c4d",
//   "scope": "identify,team:read,users:read",
//   "user_id": "UA8HZRUPP",
//   "team_id": "TA3DZBN74",
//   "enterprise_id": null,
//   "team_name": "Chilkat Testing"
// }

Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
fac := TCkFileAccess.Create(Self);
fac.WriteEntireTextFile('qa_data/tokens/slack.json',json.Emit(),'utf-8',0);
end;