(Go) Add Custom Claims to JWT for Google Service Account OAuth2

Demonstrates how add custom claims to the JWT when getting a Google API OAuth2 access token using a JSON service account private key.

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

    // First load the JSON key into a string.
    fac := chilkat.NewFileAccess()
    jsonKey := fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/googleApi/ChilkatTest-ab2ecd52ef98.json","utf-8")
    if fac.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(fac.LastErrorText())
        fac.DisposeFileAccess()
        return
    }

    // A JSON private key should look like this:

    // 	{
    // 	  "type": "service_account",
    // 	  "project_id": "chilkattest-1350",
    // 	  "private_key_id": "fa2e36ee26986eab628b59868af8bec1d1c64c38",
    // 	  "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvgIjFa...28N64N2n1E4FYzBZjSdy\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
    // 	  "client_email": "598922945226-00rb0ppfg0sndajo6bhvd4v17jtj2d3a@developer.gserviceaccount.com",
    // 	  "client_id": "598922945226-00rb0ppfg0snd9jo7bhvd4v17jtj2d3a.apps.googleusercontent.com",
    // 	  "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
    // 	  "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
    // 	  "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
    // 	  "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/598922945226-00rb0ppfg0sndajo6bhvd4v17jtj2d3a%40developer.gserviceaccount.com"
    // 	}

    gAuth := chilkat.NewAuthGoogle()
    gAuth.SetJsonKey(*jsonKey)

    // Choose a scope.
    gAuth.SetScope("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform")

    // Request an access token that is valid for this many seconds.
    gAuth.SetExpireNumSeconds(3600)

    // If the application is requesting delegated access:
    // The email address of the user for which the application is requesting delegated access,
    // then set the email address here. (Otherwise leave it empty.)
    gAuth.SetSubEmailAddress("")

    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // To add custom claims, create JSON containing the claims to be added and call AddClaims.
    moreClaims := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    moreClaims.UpdateString("claimAbc","valueAbc")
    moreClaims.UpdateString("claimXyz","valueXyz")
    // ...
    gAuth.AddClaims(moreClaims)
    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    // Connect to www.googleapis.com using TLS (TLS 1.2 is the default.)
    // The Chilkat socket object is used so that the connection can be established
    // through proxies or an SSH tunnel if desired.
    tlsSock := chilkat.NewSocket()
    success := tlsSock.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,5000)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(tlsSock.LastErrorText())
        fac.DisposeFileAccess()
        gAuth.DisposeAuthGoogle()
        moreClaims.DisposeJsonObject()
        tlsSock.DisposeSocket()
        return
    }

    // Send the request to obtain the access token.
    success = gAuth.ObtainAccessToken(tlsSock)
    if success != true {
        fmt.Println(gAuth.LastErrorText())
        fac.DisposeFileAccess()
        gAuth.DisposeAuthGoogle()
        moreClaims.DisposeJsonObject()
        tlsSock.DisposeSocket()
        return
    }

    // Examine the access token:
    fmt.Println("Access Token: ", gAuth.AccessToken())

    fac.DisposeFileAccess()
    gAuth.DisposeAuthGoogle()
    moreClaims.DisposeJsonObject()
    tlsSock.DisposeSocket()