(PureBasic) Get GMail SMTP OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App

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Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or greater.

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IncludeFile "CkOAuth2.pb"
IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    ; To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    oauth2.i = CkOAuth2::ckCreate()
    If oauth2.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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:55568/
    ; Your app should choose a port not likely not used by any other application.
    CkOAuth2::setCkListenPort(oauth2, 55568)

    CkOAuth2::setCkAuthorizationEndpoint(oauth2, "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth")
    CkOAuth2::setCkTokenEndpoint(oauth2, "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token")

    ; Replace these with actual values.
    CkOAuth2::setCkClientId(oauth2, "GOOGLE-CLIENT-ID")
    CkOAuth2::setCkClientSecret(oauth2, "GOOGLE-CLIENT-SECRET")

    ; To use Gmail's OAuth2 for sending emails via the SMTP protocol, you need to request the https://mail.google.com/ scope. 
    ; See About GMail SMTP OAuth2 Scopes
    CkOAuth2::setCkScope(oauth2, "https://mail.google.com/")

    ; Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    url.s = CkOAuth2::ckStartAuth(oauth2)
    If CkOAuth2::ckLastMethodSuccess(oauth2) <> 1
        Debug CkOAuth2::ckLastErrorText(oauth2)
        CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
    ; The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
    success.i = CkOAuth2::ckLaunchBrowser(oauth2,url)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkOAuth2::ckLastErrorText(oauth2)
        CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    numMsWaited.i = 0
    While (numMsWaited < 90000) AND (CkOAuth2::ckAuthFlowState(oauth2) < 3)
        CkOAuth2::ckSleepMs(oauth2,100)
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
    Wend

    ; 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 CkOAuth2::ckAuthFlowState(oauth2) < 3
        CkOAuth2::ckCancel(oauth2)
        Debug "No response from the browser!"
        CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; 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 CkOAuth2::ckAuthFlowState(oauth2) = 5
        Debug "OAuth2 failed to complete."
        Debug CkOAuth2::ckFailureInfo(oauth2)
        CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    If CkOAuth2::ckAuthFlowState(oauth2) = 4
        Debug "OAuth2 authorization was denied."
        Debug CkOAuth2::ckAccessTokenResponse(oauth2)
        CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    If CkOAuth2::ckAuthFlowState(oauth2) <> 3
        Debug "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + Str(CkOAuth2::ckAuthFlowState(oauth2))
        CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    sbJson.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sbJson.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkStringBuilder::ckAppend(sbJson,CkOAuth2::ckAccessTokenResponse(oauth2))
    CkStringBuilder::ckWriteFile(sbJson,"qa_data/tokens/_gmailSmtp.json","utf-8",0)

    ; The saved JSON response looks like this:

    ; 	{
    ; 	 "access_token": "ya39.Ci-XA_C5bGgRDC3UaD-h0_NeL-DVIQnI2gHtBBBHkZzrwlARkwX6R3O0PCDEzRlfaQ",
    ; 	 "token_type": "Bearer",
    ; 	 "expires_in": 3600,
    ; 	 "refresh_token": "1/r_2c_7jddspcdfesrrfKqfXtqo08D6Q-gUU0DsdfVMsx0c"
    ; 	}
    ; 
    Debug "OAuth2 authorization granted!"
    Debug "Access Token = " + CkOAuth2::ckAccessToken(oauth2)


    CkOAuth2::ckDispose(oauth2)
    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sbJson)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure