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Yahoo Mail Refresh OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to refresh an OAuth2 Yahoo Mail access token.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    // It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
    // This example loads the JSON access token file 
    // saved by this example: Get Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token

    let jsonToken = CkoJsonObject()!
    success = jsonToken.loadFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json")
    if success != true {
        print("Failed to load googleSheets.json")
        return
    }

    // The access token JSON looks like this:

    // {
    //   "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
    //   "refresh_token": "AIenVWETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Dj9ToRG.xDbDYmZ55WIs5t6CZhDkD",
    //   "expires_in": 3600,
    //   "token_type": "bearer",
    //   "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF6JB4YDOWHITPJFBHCWA"
    // }

    let oauth2 = CkoOAuth2()!

    // See Step 5 at https://developer.yahoo.com/oauth2/guide/flows_authcode/
    oauth2.tokenEndpoint = "https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/get_token"

    // Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.clientId = "CLIENT_ID"
    oauth2.clientSecret = "CLIENT_SECRET"

    // Get the "refresh_token"
    oauth2.refreshToken = jsonToken.string(of: "refresh_token")

    // Send the HTTP POST to refresh the access token..
    success = oauth2.refreshAccessToken()
    if success != true {
        print("\(oauth2.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // The response contains a new access token, but we must keep
    // our existing refresh token for when we need to refresh again in the future.
    jsonToken.updateString(jsonPath: "access_token", value: oauth2.accessToken)

    // Save the new JSON access token response to a file.
    let sbJson = CkoStringBuilder()!
    jsonToken.emitCompact = false
    jsonToken.emitSb(sb: sbJson)
    sbJson.writeFile(path: "qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json", charset: "utf-8", emitBom: false)

    print("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
    print("New Access Token = \(oauth2.accessToken!)")

}