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Salesforce OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get a Salesforce OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

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use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

$oauth2 = chilkat::CkOAuth2->new();

# This should be the port in the localhost callback URL for your connected app.  
# The callback URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
$oauth2->put_ListenPort(3017);

$oauth2->put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/authorize");
$oauth2->put_TokenEndpoint("https://login.salesforce.com/services/oauth2/token");

# Replace this with your actual client ID (Consumer Key)
$oauth2->put_ClientId("CLIENT_ID");

# We don't have to include the client secret.
# See the screenshot of our Connected App below..

# This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
# See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
$oauth2->put_CodeChallenge(1);
$oauth2->put_CodeChallengeMethod("S256");

# To force the OAuth consent screen to reappear (even if previously granted), use:
$oauth2->AddAuthQueryParam("prompt","consent");

# Begin the OAuth2 authorization flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
$url = $oauth2->startAuth();
if ($oauth2->get_LastMethodSuccess() != 1) {
    print $oauth2->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# 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 == 0) {
    print $oauth2->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
$numMsWaited = 0;
while (($numMsWaited < 90000) and ($oauth2->get_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->get_AuthFlowState() < 3) {
    $oauth2->Cancel();
    print "No response from the browser!" . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# 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->get_AuthFlowState() == 5) {
    print "OAuth2 failed to complete." . "\r\n";
    print $oauth2->failureInfo() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

if ($oauth2->get_AuthFlowState() == 4) {
    print "OAuth2 authorization was denied." . "\r\n";
    print $oauth2->accessTokenResponse() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

if ($oauth2->get_AuthFlowState() != 3) {
    print "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" . $oauth2->get_AuthFlowState() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "OAuth2 authorization granted!" . "\r\n";
print "Access Token = " . $oauth2->accessToken() . "\r\n";

# Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
$sbJson = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sbJson->Append($oauth2->accessTokenResponse());
$sbJson->WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/_salesforce.json","utf-8",0);

# The saved JSON response looks like this:

# {
#   "access_token": "00D41000....uLZBpT6",
#   "refresh_token": "5Aep....25xdGgkrV",
#   "signature": "cjTbSc5DvcKpaMoRTzuQTJLb1tcMw8LEO01flq4aMD4=",
#   "scope": "refresh_token id",
#   "instance_url": "https://d41000000f8a0eak-dev-ed.my.salesforce.com",
#   "id": "https://login.salesforce.com/id/00D41000000F8A0EAK/005410000....xAAE",
#   "token_type": "Bearer",
#   "issued_at": "1738348388166"
# }

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Here's a screenshot of a Salesforce Connected App 
# with the correct Callback URL for this example,
# and also selects "Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)"
# and does not requires the secret for the authorization or refresh flow,
# and also allows for the Client Credentials flow.
# image