PowerBuilder

Google Photos OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get a Google Photos OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Oauth2
string ls_Url
integer li_NumMsWaited
oleobject loo_SbJson

li_Success = 0

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

loo_Oauth2 = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Oauth2.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.OAuth2")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// For Google OAuth2, set the listen port equal to the port used
// in the Authorized Redirect URL for the Client ID.
// For example, in this case the Authorized Redirect URL would be http://localhost:3017/
// Your app should choose a port not likely not used by any other application.
loo_Oauth2.ListenPort = 3017

loo_Oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth"
loo_Oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token"

// Replace these with actual values.
loo_Oauth2.ClientId = "GOOGLE-CLIENT-ID"
loo_Oauth2.ClientSecret = "GOOGLE-CLIENT-SECRET"

loo_Oauth2.CodeChallenge = 1
loo_Oauth2.CodeChallengeMethod = "S256"

// This is a scope for Google Photos.  See https://developers.google.com/photos/library/guides/authentication-authorization
// This scope provides read/write access but not sharing.
loo_Oauth2.Scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary"

// Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
ls_Url = loo_Oauth2.StartAuth()
if loo_Oauth2.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Oauth2.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

// Launch the system's default browser navigated to the URL.
li_Success = loo_Oauth2.LaunchBrowser(ls_Url)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Oauth2.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

// Now wait for the authorization.
// We'll wait for a max of 120 seconds.
li_NumMsWaited = 0
do while (li_NumMsWaited < 120000) AND (loo_Oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)
    loo_Oauth2.SleepMs(100)
    li_NumMsWaited = li_NumMsWaited + 100
loop

// If there was no response from the browser within 120 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 loo_Oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3 then
    loo_Oauth2.Cancel()
    Write-Debug "No response from the browser!"
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

// 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 loo_Oauth2.AuthFlowState = 5 then
    Write-Debug "OAuth2 failed to complete."
    Write-Debug loo_Oauth2.FailureInfo
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

if loo_Oauth2.AuthFlowState = 4 then
    Write-Debug "OAuth2 authorization was denied."
    Write-Debug loo_Oauth2.AccessTokenResponse
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

if loo_Oauth2.AuthFlowState <> 3 then
    Write-Debug "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + string(loo_Oauth2.AuthFlowState)
    destroy loo_Oauth2
    return
end if

// Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
loo_SbJson = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_SbJson.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")

loo_SbJson.Append(loo_Oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
loo_SbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/googlePhotos.json","utf-8",0)

// The saved JSON response looks like this:
// {
//   "access_token": "ya29.GlamBqWR6cp8lEfJMmTHVEua45912XLKoq4djyHl_Z3CEIzsPLIZkJSGie5oOrbaggy1rjJHn1zW5bjqSesGr5MEYIp9Hx-0CuvjVYf8srg2jeaDMwMACvzemp43",
//   "expires_in": 3600,
//   "refresh_token": "1/rl6k16nysDl9Bp1EhRH9F1WyRIoiSQAvko49Z4yY694MT5V1QXLj2ibNZGaRgek0",
//   "scope": "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/photoslibrary",
//   "token_type": "Bearer"
// }

Write-Debug "OAuth2 authorization granted!"
Write-Debug "Access Token = " + loo_Oauth2.AccessToken


destroy loo_Oauth2
destroy loo_SbJson