Unicode C

Office365 IMAP with OAuth2 Authentication

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Demonstrates how to authenticate using OAuth2 with outlook.office365.com. Unicode C

#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkImapW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonToken;
    HCkImapW imap;

    success = FALSE;

    //  An Office365 OAuth2 access token must first be obtained prior
    //  to running this code.

    //  Getting the OAuth2 access token for the 1st time requires the O365 account owner's 
    //  interactive authorizaition via a web browser.  Afterwards, the access token
    //  can be repeatedly refreshed automatically.

    //  See the following examples for getting and refreshing an OAuth2 access token

    //  Get Office365 SMTP/IMAP/POP3 OAuth2 Access Token
    //  Refresh Office365 SMTP/IMAP/POP3 OAuth2 Access Token

    //  First get our previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
    jsonToken = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    success = CkJsonObjectW_LoadFile(jsonToken,L"qa_data/tokens/office365.json");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"Failed to open the office365 OAuth JSON file.\n");
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        return;
    }

    imap = CkImapW_Create();

    CkImapW_putSsl(imap,TRUE);
    CkImapW_putPort(imap,993);

    //  Connect to the Office365 IMAP server.
    success = CkImapW_Connect(imap,L"outlook.office365.com");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    //  Use OAuth2 authentication.
    CkImapW_putAuthMethod(imap,L"XOAUTH2");

    //  Login using our username (i.e. email address) and the access token for the password.
    success = CkImapW_Login(imap,L"OFFICE365_EMAIL_ADDRESS",CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jsonToken,L"access_token"));
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"O365 OAuth authentication is successful.\n");

    //  Do something...
    success = CkImapW_SelectMailbox(imap,L"Inbox");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkImapW_lastErrorText(imap));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
        CkImapW_Dispose(imap);
        return;
    }

    //  Your application can continue to do other things in the IMAP session....

    //  When finished, logout and close the connection.
    success = CkImapW_Logout(imap);
    success = CkImapW_Disconnect(imap);

    wprintf(L"Finished.\n");


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonToken);
    CkImapW_Dispose(imap);

    }