(PowerBuilder) Firebase JWT User Authentication

Demonstrates how to authenticate a Firebase REST API call using a JSON service account private key.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Fac
string ls_JsonKey
oleobject loo_GAuth
oleobject loo_TlsSock
integer li_Success

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

// First load the Firebase JSON private key into a string.
loo_Fac = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.FileAccess" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Fac.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Fac
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
ls_JsonKey = loo_Fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/firebase/fish-8abda-firebase-adminsdk-1ys3o-347d70d581.json","utf-8")
if loo_Fac.LastMethodSuccess <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_Fac.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Fac
    return
end if

// A JSON private key looks like this:

// {
//   "type": "service_account",
//   "project_id": "fish-8abda",
//   "private_key_id": "347e70d5810b92516905d2de12d292c16159375b",
//   "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvwIBADANBgkqhkiG9 ...  KQRtMB1gBu3KQxgoA==\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
//   "client_email": "firebase-adminsdk-1ys3o@fish-8abda.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
//   "client_id": "107827947504591332107",
//   "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
//   "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
//   "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
//   "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/firebase-adminsdk-1ys3o%40fish-8abda.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
// }

loo_GAuth = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.AuthGoogle" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_GAuth.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.AuthGoogle")

loo_GAuth.JsonKey = ls_JsonKey

// Choose a scope.
// The scope could be "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/firebase.database"
// or
// "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/firebase.database https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email"

loo_GAuth.Scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/firebase.database https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email"

// Request an access token that is valid for this many seconds.
loo_GAuth.ExpireNumSeconds = 3600

// If the application is requesting delegated access:
// The email address of the user for which the application is requesting delegated access,
// then set the email address here. (Otherwise leave it empty.)
loo_GAuth.SubEmailAddress = ""

// Connect to www.googleapis.com using TLS (TLS 1.2 is the default.)
// The Chilkat socket object is used so that the connection can be established
// through proxies or an SSH tunnel if desired.
loo_TlsSock = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Socket" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_TlsSock.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Socket")

li_Success = loo_TlsSock.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,1,5000)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_TlsSock.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Fac
    destroy loo_GAuth
    destroy loo_TlsSock
    return
end if

// Send the request to obtain the access token.
li_Success = loo_GAuth.ObtainAccessToken(loo_TlsSock)
if li_Success <> 1 then
    Write-Debug loo_GAuth.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Fac
    destroy loo_GAuth
    destroy loo_TlsSock
    return
end if

// Examine the access token:
Write-Debug "Firebase Access Token: " + loo_GAuth.AccessToken

// Save the token to a file (or wherever desired).  This token is valid for 1 hour.
loo_Fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/firebaseToken.txt",loo_GAuth.AccessToken,"utf-8",0)


destroy loo_Fac
destroy loo_GAuth
destroy loo_TlsSock