(Ruby) Moody's REST API - Get OAuth2 Token

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Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the Moody's REST API.

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require 'chilkat'

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

http = Chilkat::CkHttp.new()

req = Chilkat::CkHttpRequest.new()
req.AddParam("grant_type","password")
req.AddParam("scope","api/ratings api/addin rest")
req.AddParam("username","my_username")
req.AddParam("password","my_password")
# I have no idea of where to get the client_id or client_secret.
# When you create a Moody's App, it only provides an "API Key".
req.AddParam("client_id","my_client_id")
req.AddParam("client_secret","my_client_secret")

# resp is a CkHttpResponse
resp = http.PostUrlEncoded("https://api.moodys.com/OAuth/Token",req)
if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print http.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "status code = " + resp.get_StatusCode().to_s() + "\n";
responseBody = resp.bodyStr()
print responseBody + "\n";

# Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
if (resp.get_StatusCode() == 200)
    fac = Chilkat::CkFileAccess.new()
    fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/moodys.json",resp.bodyStr(),"utf-8",false)
end