(Node.js) OAuth2 using an HTTP Proxy (for a Desktop Application)

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

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

    // To use an HTTP proxy with OAuth2, create a Chilkat socket object and specify the details.
    var socket = new chilkat.Socket();
    // Use your HTTP proxy server domain or IP address.
    socket.HttpProxyHostname = "myproxyserver.com";
    // Change this to the listening port of your HTTP proxy server (if necessary)
    socket.HttpProxyPort = 808;
    // Specify login/password if needed.
    socket.HttpProxyUsername = "myProxyLogin";
    socket.HttpProxyPassword = "myProxyPassword";
    socket.HttpProxyForHttp = true;

    var oauth2 = new chilkat.OAuth2();

    // We don't need to connect the socket beforehand.
    // Just tell oauth2 to use the socket which has the HTTP proxy properties.
    var success = oauth2.UseConnection(socket);

    // This should be the port in the localhost callback URL for your app.  
    // The callback URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
    oauth2.ListenPort = 3017;

    oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/authorize";
    oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token";

    // Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.ClientId = "MICROSOFT-GRAPH-CLIENT-ID";
    // This is your app password:
    oauth2.ClientSecret = "MICROSOFT-GRAPH-CLIENT-SECRET";

    oauth2.CodeChallenge = false;
    // Provide a SPACE separated list of scopes.
    // See https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/docs/authorization/permission_scopes 

    // Important: To get a refresh token in the final response, you have to ask for "offline_access" scope
    oauth2.Scope = "openid profile offline_access user.readwrite mail.readwrite mail.send files.readwrite";

    // Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    var url = oauth2.StartAuth();
    if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(oauth2.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("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 == false) {
        console.log(oauth2.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    var numMsWaited = 0;
    while ((numMsWaited < 90000) && (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)) {
        oauth2.SleepMs(100);
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited+100;
    }

    // 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) {
        oauth2.Cancel();
        console.log("No response from the browser!");
        return;
    }

    // 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) {
        console.log("OAuth2 failed to complete.");
        console.log(oauth2.FailureInfo);
        return;
    }

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

    if (oauth2.AuthFlowState !== 3) {
        console.log("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + oauth2.AuthFlowState);
        return;
    }

    console.log("OAuth2 authorization granted!");
    console.log("Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken);

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

    // The JSON response looks like this:

    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "scope": "User.Read Mail.ReadWrite Mail.Send",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "ext_expires_in": 0,
    //   "access_token": "EwBAA8l6B...",
    //   "refresh_token": "MCRMdbe...",
    //   "id_token": "eyJ0eXA..."
    // }

    // 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) {
        var dtExpire = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
        dtExpire.SetFromCurrentSystemTime();
        dtExpire.AddSeconds(json.IntOf("expires_in"));
        json.AppendString("expires_on",dtExpire.GetAsUnixTimeStr(false));
    }

    console.log(json.Emit());

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

}

chilkatExample();