(Swift 3,4,5...) Get Access Token for Google Tasks using Service Account JSON Key

Demonstrates how to get an access token for the Google Tasks API using a Service Account JSON key.

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

    // First load the JSON key into a string.
    let fac = CkoFileAccess()!
    var jsonKey: String? = fac.readEntireTextFile("qa_data/googleSvcAccountKeys/ChilkatCloud-48f7737c7505.json", charset: "utf-8")
    if fac.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(fac.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // A JSON private key should look like this:

    // {
    //   "type": "service_account",
    //   "project_id": "chilkatcloud",
    //   "private_key_id": "48f7737c7505bb88eee6a20d09993e10605d466e",
    //   "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY----- ... -----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
    //   "client_email": "pip-564@chilkatcloud.iam.gserviceaccount.com",
    //   "client_id": "109982228323456925225",
    //   "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
    //   "token_uri": "https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token",
    //   "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
    //   "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/pip-564%40chilkatcloud.iam.gserviceaccount.com"
    // }

    let gAuth = CkoAuthGoogle()!
    gAuth.jsonKey = jsonKey

    // Choose the scope for read/write access.
    gAuth.scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks"

    // Request an access token that is valid for this many seconds.
    gAuth.expireNumSeconds = 3600

    gAuth.subEmailAddress = ""

    // Connect to www.googleapis.com using TLS
    let tlsSock = CkoSocket()!
    var success: Bool = tlsSock.connect("www.googleapis.com", port: 443, ssl: true, maxWaitMs: 5000)
    if success != true {
        print("\(tlsSock.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Send the request to obtain the access token.
    success = gAuth.obtainAccessToken(tlsSock)
    if success != true {
        print("\(gAuth.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    // Examine the access token:
    print("Access Token: \(gAuth.accessToken!)")

    // Save our access token to a file.
    success = fac.writeEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/googleTasks.txt", fileData: gAuth.accessToken, charset: "utf-8", includePreamble: false)

}