(Node.js) Moody's REST API - Get OAuth2 Token

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Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the Moody's REST API.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.AddParam("grant_type","password");
    req.AddParam("scope","api/ratings api/addin rest");
    req.AddParam("username","my_username");
    req.AddParam("password","my_password");
    // I have no idea of where to get the client_id or client_secret.
    // When you create a Moody's App, it only provides an "API Key".
    req.AddParam("client_id","my_client_id");
    req.AddParam("client_secret","my_client_secret");

    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.moodys.com/OAuth/Token",req);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("status code = " + resp.StatusCode);
    var responseBody = resp.BodyStr;
    console.log(responseBody);

    // Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
    if (resp.StatusCode == 200) {
        var fac = new chilkat.FileAccess();
        fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/moodys.json",resp.BodyStr,"utf-8",false);
    }


}

chilkatExample();