(VB.NET) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - List Matching Secrets

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List secrets matching one or more wildcarded names for app, service, domain, and username.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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

Dim secrets As New Chilkat.Secrets

' On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
' On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
secrets.Location = "local_manager"

' Set wildcarded or exact values for appName, service, domain, and username.
' Omit any members where anything is allowed to match, or alternatively specify "*" to match anything.
Dim jsonMatch As New Chilkat.JsonObject
jsonMatch.UpdateString("appName","Test*")
jsonMatch.UpdateString("service","*")
jsonMatch.UpdateString("domain","*")
jsonMatch.UpdateString("username","Starfish*")

Dim results As New Chilkat.JsonObject
results.EmitCompact = False

Dim success As Boolean = secrets.ListSecrets(jsonMatch,results)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(secrets.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine(results.Emit())

' Sample output on Windows.
' The "targetName" is purely informational and indicates the raw TargetName of the secret (i.e. Credential) stored in the Credentials Manager.

' {
'   "secrets": [
'     {
'       "appName": "Test2",
'       "service": "Custom",
'       "domain": "Ocean",
'       "username": "Starfish20",
'       "targetName": "Test2/Custom/Ocean/Starfish20"
'     },
'     {
'       "appName": "Test2",
'       "service": "Custom",
'       "domain": "Ocean",
'       "username": "Starfish",
'       "targetName": "Test2/Custom/Ocean/Starfish"
'     }
'   ]
' }

' ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Here's sample code for parsing the JSON list of secrets.

Dim appName As String
Dim service As String
Dim domain As String
Dim username As String
Dim targetName As String
Dim keyChainService As String
Dim keyChainAccount As String

Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim count_i As Integer = results.SizeOfArray("secrets")
While i < count_i
    results.I = i
    appName = results.StringOf("secrets[i].appName")
    service = results.StringOf("secrets[i].service")
    domain = results.StringOf("secrets[i].domain")
    username = results.StringOf("secrets[i].username")
    ' Information field for Windows Credentials Manager.
    targetName = results.StringOf("secrets[i].targetName")
    ' Informational fields if on MacOS using the Apple Keychain.
    keyChainService = results.StringOf("secrets[i].keyChainService")
    keyChainAccount = results.StringOf("secrets[i].keyChainAccount")
    i = i + 1
End While