(Node.js) POP3 Auto-Refresh Office365 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to automatically recover from an expired OAuth2 access token when OAuth2 authentication fails in the POP3 protocol. If the server responds with "-ERR Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password.", then we refresh the access token and retry.

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var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

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

    var mailman = new chilkat.MailMan();

    mailman.MailHost = "outlook.office365.com";
    mailman.MailPort = 995;
    mailman.PopSsl = true;

    // Use your O365 email address here.
    mailman.PopUsername = "OFFICE365_EMAIL_ADDRESS";

    // When using OAuth2 authentication, leave the password empty.
    mailman.PopPassword = "";

    // Load our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    var jsonToken = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    var success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/office365.json");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(jsonToken.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    mailman.OAuth2AccessToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token");

    // Make the TLS connection to the outlook.office365.com POP3 server.
    success = mailman.Pop3Connect();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate using XOAUTH2
    success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate();
    if (success !== true) {
        // If we're still connected to the mail server, then it means the server sent a non-success response,
        // Such as:  -ERR Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password.
        if (mailman.IsPop3Connected == true) {

            // Refresh the OAuth2 access token, and if successful, save the new (refreshed) access token and try authenticating again.
            var oauth2 = new chilkat.OAuth2();

            // Use your actual Directory (tenant) ID instead of "112d7ed6-71bf-4eba-a866-738364321bfc"
            oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://login.microsoftonline.com/112d7ed6-71bf-4eba-a866-738364321bfc/oauth2/v2.0/token";

            // Replace these with your Azure App Registration's actual values.
            oauth2.ClientId = "CLIENT_ID";
            oauth2.ClientSecret = "CLIENT_SECRET";

            // Get the "refresh_token"
            oauth2.RefreshToken = jsonToken.StringOf("refresh_token");

            // Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
            success = oauth2.RefreshAccessToken();
            if (success !== true) {
                console.log(oauth2.LastErrorText);
                return;
            }

            console.log("New access token: " + oauth2.AccessToken);
            console.log("New refresh token: " + oauth2.RefreshToken);

            // Update the JSON with the new tokens.
            jsonToken.UpdateString("access_token",oauth2.AccessToken);
            jsonToken.UpdateString("refresh_token",oauth2.RefreshToken);

            // Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
            var sbJson = new chilkat.StringBuilder();
            jsonToken.EmitCompact = false;
            jsonToken.EmitSb(sbJson);
            sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/office365.json","utf-8",false);

            console.log("New Access Token = " + oauth2.AccessToken);

            // Update the mailman with the new access token.
            mailman.OAuth2AccessToken = oauth2.AccessToken;

            // Retry the authentication.
            success = mailman.Pop3Authenticate();
            if (success == false) {
                console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
                return;
            }

        }
        else {
            console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
            return;
        }

    }

    // Find out how many emails are on the server..
    var numEmails = mailman.CheckMail();
    if (numEmails < 0) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Examine the POP3 session log:
    console.log(mailman.Pop3SessionLog);

    // The POP3 session log will look something like this:

    // **** Connected to outlook.office365.com:995
    // < +OK The Microsoft Exchange POP3 service is ready. [QwBIADIAUABSADEANgBDAEEAMAAwADEAMgAuAG4AYQBtAHAAcgBkADEANgAuAHAAcgBvAGQALgBvAHUAdABsAG8AbwBrAC4AYwBvAG0A]
    // > AUTH XOAUTH2
    // < + 
    // > <base64 string in XOAUTH2 format>
    // < -ERR Authentication failure: unknown user name or bad password.
    // > AUTH XOAUTH2
    // < + 
    // > <base64 string in XOAUTH2 format>
    // < +OK User successfully authenticated.
    // > STAT
    // < +OK 248 46637086

    // End the POP3 session and close the connection to the GMail server.
    success = mailman.Pop3EndSession();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(mailman.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Finished.");

}

chilkatExample();