(Ruby) 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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require 'chilkat'

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

secrets = Chilkat::CkSecrets.new()

# On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
# On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
secrets.put_Location("local_manager")

# Specify the secret to be fetched.
json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("appName","Test2")
json.UpdateString("service","Something")
json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz")
json.UpdateString("username","Abc")

# Get the secret.
secretValue = secrets.getSecretStr(json)
if (secrets.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false)
    print secrets.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "The content of the secret: " + secretValue + "\n";
print "Success." + "\n";