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Azure AD Service-to-service access token request

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Send an Azure AD service-to-service token request to get an access token using a shared secret.

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#include <CkHttpW.h>
#include <CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkHttpW http;

    // To see the exact HTTP request sent and the response, set the SessionLogFilename property:
    http.put_SessionLogFilename(L"qa_output/chilkatHttpLog.txt");

    CkHttpRequestW req;

    // Set the following request params:
    // grant_type 	required 	Specifies the requested grant type. In a Client Credentials Grant flow, the value must be client_credentials.
    // 
    // client_id 	required 	Specifies the Azure AD client id of the calling web service. 
    //     To find the calling application's client ID, in the Azure portal, click Azure Active Directory, click App registrations, click the application. 
    //     The client_id is the Application ID
    // 
    // client_secret 	required 	Enter a key registered for the calling web service or daemon application in Azure AD. 
    //     To create a key, in the Azure portal, click Azure Active Directory, click App registrations, click the application, click Settings, click Keys, and add a Key.
    //     URL-encode this secret when providing it.
    // 
    // resource 	required 	Enter the App ID URI of the receiving web service. To find the App ID URI, in the Azure portal, click Azure Active Directory, 
    //     click App registrations, click the service application, and then click Settings and Properties.

    req.AddParam(L"grant_type",L"client_credentials");
    req.AddParam(L"client_id",L"MY_CLIENT_ID");
    req.AddParam(L"client_secret",L"MY_CLIENT_SECRET");
    req.AddParam(L"resource",L"https://service.contoso.com/");

    req.put_HttpVerb(L"POST");
    req.put_ContentType(L"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    CkHttpResponseW resp;
    success = http.HttpReq(L"https://login.microsoftonline.com/<tenant_id>/oauth2/token",req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",http.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = resp.get_StatusCode();
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);

    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.put_EmitCompact(false);
    json.Load(resp.bodyStr());
    wprintf(L"Response JSON:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",json.emit());

    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",resp.header());
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        return;
    }

    // Sample response:

    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "expires_in": "3599",
    //   "ext_expires_in": "3599",
    //   "expires_on": "1570059833",
    //   "not_before": "1570055933",
    //   "resource": "https://adminchilkatsoft.onmicrosoft.com/eb1b8ced-76b7-4845-aec5-d3e91776e345",
    //   "access_token": "eyJ0eXAiO ... pmgw"
    // }

    // To get the items from the JSON....
    const wchar_t *token_type = json.stringOf(L"token_type");
    const wchar_t *expires_in = json.stringOf(L"expires_in");
    const wchar_t *ext_expires_in = json.stringOf(L"ext_expires_in");
    const wchar_t *expires_on = json.stringOf(L"expires_on");
    const wchar_t *not_before = json.stringOf(L"not_before");
    const wchar_t *resource = json.stringOf(L"resource");
    const wchar_t *access_token = json.stringOf(L"access_token");
    }