Rust Requires Chilkat v10.1.2+

X.com OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE

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Demonstrates how to get an X.com OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. Rust

// For more information about the OAuth2, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

let oauth2 = chilkat::OAuth2::new();

// The port should match the Authorized Redirect URL in your X.com app, 
// which would look like "http://127.0.0.1:3017/"
// See the screenshot below of the App Settings in the X Developer Portal
oauth2.set_local_host("127.0.0.1");
oauth2.set_listen_port(3017);

oauth2.set_authorization_endpoint("https://x.com/i/oauth2/authorize");
oauth2.set_token_endpoint("https://api.x.com/2/oauth2/token");

// Replace this with your actual X.com OAuth2 Client ID and Client Secret
oauth2.set_client_id("OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID");
oauth2.set_client_secret("OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET");

// This is for Require Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE)
// See OAuth2 PKCE Explained
oauth2.set_code_challenge(true);
oauth2.set_code_challenge_method("S256");

// Space separated scopes...
oauth2.set_scope("tweet.read tweet.write users.read follows.read follows.write offline.access like.read like.write block.read block.write");

// Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
let Ok(url) = oauth2.start_auth() else {
    println!("{}", oauth2.last_error_text());
    return;
};

println!("url = {}", url);

// Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
// The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
if oauth2.launch_browser(&url).is_err() {
    println!("{}", oauth2.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
let mut num_ms_waited = 0;
while (num_ms_waited < 10000) && (oauth2.auth_flow_state() < 3) {
    oauth2.sleep_ms(100);
    num_ms_waited = num_ms_waited + 100;
}

// 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 oauth2.auth_flow_state() < 3 {
    let _ = oauth2.cancel();
    println!("No response from the browser!");
    return;
}

// 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 oauth2.auth_flow_state() == 5 {
    println!("OAuth2 failed to complete.");
    println!("{}", oauth2.failure_info());
    return;
}

if oauth2.auth_flow_state() == 4 {
    println!("OAuth2 authorization was denied.");
    println!("{}", oauth2.access_token_response());
    return;
}

if oauth2.auth_flow_state() != 3 {
    println!("Unexpected AuthFlowState:{}", oauth2.auth_flow_state());
    return;
}

println!("OAuth2 authorization granted!");

let json = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
let _ = json.load(&oauth2.access_token_response());
json.set_emit_compact(false);

// If an "expires_on" member does not exist, then add the JSON member by
// getting the current system date/time and adding the "expires_in" seconds.
// This way we'll know when the token expires.
if !json.has_member("expires_on") {
    let dt_expire = chilkat::DateTime::new();
    let _ = dt_expire.set_from_current_system_time();
    let _ = dt_expire.add_seconds(json.int_of("expires_in"));
    let _ = json.append_string("expires_on", &dt_expire.get_as_unix_time_str(false).unwrap_or_default());
}

println!("Access Token Response = {}", json.emit().unwrap_or_default());

// A sample access token response:

// {
//   "token_type": "bearer",
//   "expires_in": 7200,
//   "access_token": "VmNDLVZiYUZwejY5Mkx3RblFTmo3ek1leTRGclMuZFVOUTVUTWpNbVZKb1N5OjE3NDAxNjk4MDVxNTE6MToxOaF0OjE",
//   "scope": "block.read follows.read offline.access tweet.write block.write like.write like.read users.read tweet.read follows.write",
//   "refresh_token": "eThOWVVFSTRqdVp3QTFndGsxM2ZGZmFyNWVrU0phM1JKbGdrbGNWRGJzb1loOjE3NDAwMjk4MDUxNTI6MTowOnJ0OjE"
// }

println!("Access Token = {}", oauth2.access_token());

println!("Refresh Token = {}", oauth2.refresh_token());

// Save the JSON access token response to a file for subsequent use..
let _ = json.write_file("qa_data/tokens/x.json");

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