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UPS OAuth2 Client Credentials

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Get an OAuth2 access token for the UPS REST API using the client credentials flow (no interactivity with a web browser required).

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#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpRequestW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpResponseW.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkHttpRequestW req;
    HCkHttpResponseW resp;
    HCkStringBuilderW sbResponseBody;
    HCkJsonObjectW jResp;
    int respStatusCode;
    const wchar_t *token_type;
    const wchar_t *issued_at;
    const wchar_t *client_id;
    const wchar_t *access_token;
    const wchar_t *expires_in;
    const wchar_t *status;

    success = FALSE;

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

    http = CkHttpW_Create();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -i -X POST \
    //   -u 2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt:nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4 \
    //   https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token \
    //   -H 'Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded' \
    //   -H 'x-merchant-id: 7B3027' \
    //   -d grant_type=client_credentials

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    CkHttpW_putBasicAuth(http,TRUE);
    CkHttpW_putLogin(http,L"2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt");
    CkHttpW_putPassword(http,L"nerf254578uh8rgt7y3h57358ouyth387h8h53h6yyh80hh578per9y7u5ruyuy4");

    req = CkHttpRequestW_Create();
    CkHttpRequestW_AddParam(req,L"grant_type",L"client_credentials");

    CkHttpRequestW_AddHeader(req,L"x-merchant-id",L"7B3027");

    CkHttpRequestW_putHttpVerb(req,L"POST");
    CkHttpRequestW_putContentType(req,L"application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    resp = CkHttpResponseW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_HttpReq(http,L"https://wwwcie.ups.com/security/v1/oauth/token",req,resp);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        return;
    }

    sbResponseBody = CkStringBuilderW_Create();
    CkHttpResponseW_GetBodySb(resp,sbResponseBody);

    jResp = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_LoadSb(jResp,sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_putEmitCompact(jResp,FALSE);

    wprintf(L"Response Body:\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkJsonObjectW_emit(jResp));

    respStatusCode = CkHttpResponseW_getStatusCode(resp);
    wprintf(L"Response Status Code = %d\n",respStatusCode);
    if (respStatusCode >= 400) {
        wprintf(L"Response Header:\n");
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpResponseW_header(resp));
        wprintf(L"Failed.\n");
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
        CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
        CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);
        return;
    }

    // Save the OAuth2 access token for other examples to use.
    CkJsonObjectW_WriteFile(jResp,L"qa_data/tokens/ups_oauth2_token.json");

    // If successful, the OAuth2 access token JSON looks like this:

    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "issued_at": "1686911985606",
    //   "client_id": "2498righ8wr6aihe98rt8rhowirtyw9er6twe80rtywrehrt",
    //   "access_token": "eyJraW......R2sbqrY",
    //   "expires_in": "14399",
    //   "status": "approved"
    // }

    token_type = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"token_type");
    issued_at = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"issued_at");
    client_id = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"client_id");
    access_token = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"access_token");
    expires_in = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"expires_in");
    status = CkJsonObjectW_stringOf(jResp,L"status");


    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkHttpRequestW_Dispose(req);
    CkHttpResponseW_Dispose(resp);
    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sbResponseBody);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jResp);

    }