(.NET Core C#) Dynamics CRM OAuth2 Access Token

Demonstrates how to get a Microsoft Dynamics CRM OAuth2 access token from a desktop (installed) application or script.

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

Chilkat.OAuth2 oauth2 = new Chilkat.OAuth2();
bool success;

// This should be the port in the localhost redirect URL for your app.
// Important: Make sure the redirect URI in your Azure app registration 
// is exactly "http://localhost:3017/".  Don't forget the ending "/" char.
// The redirect URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017;

// Get the endpoints from the Azure Portal in the "endpoints" section of App Registrations..
// The DYNAMICS-ENDPOINT-GUID is a Tenant dynamics-endpoint-guid  such as 1b54e7ee-d61b-4f12-a621-a6b2805b98c2
oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/DYNAMICS-ENDPOINT-GUID/oauth2/authorize";
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/DYNAMICS-ENDPOINT-GUID/oauth2/token";

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = "DYNAMICS-CRM-CLIENT-ID";
oauth2.ClientSecret = "DYNAMICS-CRM-SECRET-KEY";

oauth2.Resource = "https://mydynamicsdomain.api.crm.dynamics.com";

oauth2.RedirectAllowHtml = "<html><body><p>Thank you for granting access.</p></bod></html>";
oauth2.RedirectDenyHtml = "<html><body><p>Maybe next time...</p></bod></html>";

// Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
string url = oauth2.StartAuth();
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// We can pre-check the URL by sending a GET to catch any up-front errors.
// If we receive JSON with an error in response, then we don't proceed any farther.

// If we receive an HTML response, and the response status = 200, then all should be OK.
// We can proceed by displaying an interactive browser loaded with the url.
Chilkat.Http http = new Chilkat.Http();
Chilkat.StringBuilder sbPreCheck = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = http.QuickGetSb(url,sbPreCheck);
if ((http.LastStatus != 200) || (sbPreCheck.StartsWith("{",true) != true)) {
    Debug.WriteLine("JSON Error Response:");
    Debug.WriteLine(sbPreCheck.GetAsString());
    return;
}

// If the HTTP request itself failed, then examine the error.
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// OK.. the pre-flight check seems OK, go ahead with getting the interactive user authorization..

// 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 GitHub 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 30 seconds.
int numMsWaited = 0;
while ((numMsWaited < 30000) && (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)) {
    oauth2.SleepMs(100);
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100;
}

// 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.
if (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) {
    oauth2.Cancel();
    Debug.WriteLine("No response from the browser!");
    return;
}

// 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.
if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 5) {
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 failed to complete.");
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.FailureInfo);
    return;
}

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState == 4) {
    Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
    Debug.WriteLine(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
    return;
}

if (oauth2.AuthFlowState != 3) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + Convert.ToString(oauth2.AuthFlowState));
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization granted!");
Debug.WriteLine("Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken);

// Get the full JSON response:
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.Load(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
json.EmitCompact = false;

// The JSON response looks like this:

// {
//   "token_type": "Bearer",
//   "scope": "user_impersonation",
//   "expires_in": "3599",
//   "ext_expires_in": "0",
//   "expires_on": "1524783438",
//   "not_before": "1524779538",
//   "resource": "https://mydomain.api.crm.dynamics.com",
//   "access_token": "...",
//   "refresh_token": "...",
//   "id_token": "..."
// }

// 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 (json.HasMember("expires_on") != true) {
    Chilkat.CkDateTime dtExpire = new Chilkat.CkDateTime();
    dtExpire.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
    dtExpire.AddSeconds(json.IntOf("expires_in"));
    json.AppendString("expires_on",dtExpire.GetAsUnixTimeStr(false));
}

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

// Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
Chilkat.FileAccess fac = new Chilkat.FileAccess();
fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/dynamicsCrm.json",json.Emit(),"utf-8",false);