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Square OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get an access token for the Square API. This example is for desktop apps only (not web apps).

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#import <CkoOAuth2.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoStringBuilder.h>
#import <CkoJsonObject.h>
#import <CkoFileAccess.h>

BOOL success = NO;

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

CkoOAuth2 *oauth2 = [[CkoOAuth2 alloc] init];

// 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 = [NSNumber numberWithInt:3017];

// To use the production system, change the domains here to "connect.squareup.com"
oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = @"https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/oauth2/authorize";
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = @"https://connect.squareupsandbox.com/oauth2/token";

// Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = @"APPLICATION_ID";
oauth2.ClientSecret = @"APPLICATION_SECRET";

// Make sure to include the scopes you'll need.
oauth2.Scope = @"ITEMS_WRITE ITEMS_READ";

// Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
NSString *url = [oauth2 StartAuth];
if (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Add the session=False query param to the URL.
CkoStringBuilder *sbUrl = [[CkoStringBuilder alloc] init];
[sbUrl Append: url];
[sbUrl Append: @"&session=False"];
// Launch this URL in the browser.
url = [sbUrl GetAsString];

// Launch the system's default browser navigated to the URL.
success = [oauth2 LaunchBrowser: url];
if (success == NO) {
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Now wait for the authorization.
// We'll wait for a max of 30 seconds.
int numMsWaited = 0;
while ((numMsWaited < 30000) && ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] < 3)) {
    [oauth2 SleepMs: [NSNumber numberWithInt: 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 intValue] < 3) {
    [oauth2 Cancel];
    NSLog(@"%@",@"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 intValue] == 5) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 failed to complete.");
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.FailureInfo);
    return;
}

if ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] == 4) {
    NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
    NSLog(@"%@",oauth2.AccessTokenResponse);
    return;
}

if ([oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue] != 3) {
    NSLog(@"%@%d",@"Unexpected AuthFlowState:",[oauth2.AuthFlowState intValue]);
    return;
}

NSLog(@"%@",@"OAuth2 authorization granted!");
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"Access Token = ",oauth2.AccessToken);

// Get the full JSON response:
CkoJsonObject *json = [[CkoJsonObject alloc] init];
[json Load: oauth2.AccessTokenResponse];
json.EmitCompact = NO;

// The JSON response looks like this:

// {
//   "access_token": "EAAAE...depV",
//   "token_type": "bearer",
//   "expires_at": "2020-09-04T23:30:18Z",
//   "merchant_id": "MLQA83866KSR5",
//   "refresh_token": "EQAAEE...jeVfD6MV"
// }

NSLog(@"%@",[json Emit]);

// Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
CkoFileAccess *fac = [[CkoFileAccess alloc] init];
[fac WriteEntireTextFile: @"qa_data/tokens/square.json" fileData: [json Emit] charset: @"utf-8" includePreamble: NO];