(PureBasic) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from the Apple Keychain.

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

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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

Procedure ChilkatExample()

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

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

    ; On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    ; On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    CkSecrets::setCkLocation(secrets, "local_manager")

    ; 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","Test2")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"service","Something")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"domain","Xyz")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"username","Abc")

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

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


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


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure