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IBM Cloud Secrets - Get a String Secret

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Demonstrates how to fetch the content of a string secret from the IBM Cloud Secrets.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

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IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"
IncludeFile "CkSecrets.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

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

    ; The bootstrap secret will contain the following information:

    ; IBM Cloud API Key

    ; See following examples for setting up a bootstrap secret in memory, 
    ; or in the local manager (Windows Credentials Manager or Apple Keychain)
    ; Setup Bootstrap Secret in Local Manager
    ; Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory
    bootstrap.i = CkSecrets::ckCreate()
    If bootstrap.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Set the location of the bootstrap secret.
    ; Can be "local_manager" or "memory", depending on how you setup the bootstrap secret.
    ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ; If your operating system is NOT Windows or MacOS/iOS, then change "local_manager" to "memory"
    ; You can also, if desired, use "memory" on Windows and MacOS/iOS if your bootstrap secret was previously setup in memory.
    ; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CkSecrets::setCkLocation(bootstrap, "local_manager")

    ; Specify the bootstrap secret to be used.
    bsId.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If bsId.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(bsId,"appName","ibm_bs")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(bsId,"service","Example")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(bsId,"username","Joe")

    ; ----------------------------------------------------
    secrets.i = CkSecrets::ckCreate()
    If secrets.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkSecrets::setCkLocation(secrets, "ibm_cloud")
    success = CkSecrets::ckSetBootstrapSecret(secrets,bsId,bootstrap)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkSecrets::ckLastErrorText(secrets)
        CkSecrets::ckDispose(bootstrap)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(bsId)
        CkSecrets::ckDispose(secrets)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ; Specify the secret to be fetched.
    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"appName","Test")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"service","Something")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"domain","Xyz")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"username","Abc")

    ; You'll also need to specify your IBM Cloud instance ID and region for each API call.
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"instance_id","a88a0c56-50a6-4461-9911-345b173e1171")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"region","us-south")

    ; Get the secret.
    secretValue.s = CkSecrets::ckGetSecretStr(secrets,json)
    If CkSecrets::ckLastMethodSuccess(secrets) = 0
        Debug CkSecrets::ckLastErrorText(secrets)
        CkSecrets::ckDispose(bootstrap)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(bsId)
        CkSecrets::ckDispose(secrets)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug "The content of the secret: " + secretValue
    Debug "Success."


    CkSecrets::ckDispose(bootstrap)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(bsId)
    CkSecrets::ckDispose(secrets)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure