Perl

Vimeo OAuth2 Access Token

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

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

# To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

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

# The port should match the Authorized Redirect URL in your Vimeo app, 
# which would look like "http://localhost:3017/"
$oauth2->put_ListenPort(3017);

$oauth2->put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://api.vimeo.com/oauth/authorize");
$oauth2->put_TokenEndpoint("https://api.vimeo.com/oauth/access_token");

# Replace these with actual values.
$oauth2->put_ClientId("VIMEO-CLIENT-ID");

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

# Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code 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;
}

print "url = " . $url . "\r\n";

# 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";