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Quickbooks OAuth2 in a Desktop App

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Demonstrates how to get a QuickBooks OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

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#include <C_CkOAuth2W.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkOAuth2W oauth2;
    const wchar_t *url;
    int numMsWaited;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbJson;
    const wchar_t *realmId;

    success = FALSE;

    //  To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  IMPORTANT: You first need to define an App in the Quickbooks Developer Dashboard.
    //  See How to Create an App in QuickBooks Developer Dashboard
    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  This example is for desktop applicatons (it is not for code that runs on a web server).
    //  You'll need to add a line (or a few lines of code) to popup a web browser that navigates to a URL.

    //  This is the way to initially obtain the OAuth2 access token.  Afterwards it can be 
    //  repeatedly refreshed without user interaction, as shown in this example: Refresh Quickbooks OAuth2 Access Token.

    oauth2 = CkOAuth2W_Create();

    //  QuickBooks OAuth2 allows for an "http://localhost:<portNumber>/" callback URL for sandbox testing,
    //  but not for production.

    //  In production, your applicaton must use your own public web server as an intermediate
    //  to receive and forward the redirect to localhost.
    //  See Using Your Web Server as an Intermediary for OAuth2 Redirect to localhost

    CkOAuth2W_putAppCallbackUrl(oauth2,L"https://yourwebserver.com/OAuth2.php");
    CkOAuth2W_putListenPort(oauth2,3017);

    CkOAuth2W_putAuthorizationEndpoint(oauth2,L"https://appcenter.intuit.com/connect/oauth2");
    CkOAuth2W_putTokenEndpoint(oauth2,L"https://oauth.platform.intuit.com/oauth2/v1/tokens/bearer");

    //  Replace these with actual values.
    CkOAuth2W_putClientId(oauth2,L"QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-ID");
    CkOAuth2W_putClientSecret(oauth2,L"QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-SECRET");
    CkOAuth2W_putUseBasicAuth(oauth2,TRUE);
    CkOAuth2W_putCodeChallenge(oauth2,FALSE);

    //  Indicate the desired access.  Possible scopes that can appear in the list are:
    //  com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting:  QuickBooks Online API
    //  com.intuit.quickbooks.payment:  QuickBooks Payments API
    //  openid:  OpenID Connect processing
    //  profile:  user's given and family names
    //  email:  user's email address
    //  phone:  user's phone number
    //  address:  user's physical address
    CkOAuth2W_putScope(oauth2,L"com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting");

    //  Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    url = CkOAuth2W_startAuth(oauth2);
    if (CkOAuth2W_getLastMethodSuccess(oauth2) == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkOAuth2W_lastErrorText(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"url = %s\n",url);

    //  Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
    //  The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
    success = CkOAuth2W_LaunchBrowser(oauth2,url);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkOAuth2W_lastErrorText(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    //  Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    numMsWaited = 0;
    while ((numMsWaited < 90000) && (CkOAuth2W_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) < 3)) {
        CkOAuth2W_SleepMs(oauth2,100);
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 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 (CkOAuth2W_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) < 3) {
        CkOAuth2W_Cancel(oauth2);
        wprintf(L"No response from the browser!\n");
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        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 (CkOAuth2W_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) == 5) {
        wprintf(L"OAuth2 failed to complete.\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkOAuth2W_failureInfo(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    if (CkOAuth2W_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) == 4) {
        wprintf(L"OAuth2 authorization was denied.\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkOAuth2W_accessTokenResponse(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    if (CkOAuth2W_getAuthFlowState(oauth2) != 3) {
        wprintf(L"Unexpected AuthFlowState:%d\n",CkOAuth2W_getAuthFlowState(oauth2));
        CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
        return;
    }

    //  Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    sbJson = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkStringBuilderW_Append(sbJson,CkOAuth2W_accessTokenResponse(oauth2));
    CkStringBuilderW_WriteFile(sbJson,L"qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json",L"utf-8",FALSE);

    //  The full JSON received looks like this:
    //  {
    //    "expires_in": 3600,
    //    "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    //    "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    //    "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    //    "token_type": "bearer"
    //  }

    wprintf(L"OAuth2 authorization granted!\n");
    wprintf(L"Access Token = %s\n",CkOAuth2W_accessToken(oauth2));

    //  Get the realmId if needed...
    //  See About the QuickBooks REST API Realm ID, also known as Company ID
    realmId = CkOAuth2W_getRedirectRequestParam(oauth2,L"realmId");
    if (CkOAuth2W_getLastMethodSuccess(oauth2) == TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"realmId: %s\n",realmId);
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"No realmId was provided.\n");
    }



    CkOAuth2W_Dispose(oauth2);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbJson);

    }