(VBScript) GetHarvest API V2 OAuth Token

Demonstrates how to get an OAuth2 access token for the GetHarvest v2 API (from a desktop application).

For more information, see https://help.getharvest.com/api-v2/authentication-api/authentication/authentication/

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.OAuth2")
set oauth2 = CreateObject("Chilkat.OAuth2")

' This should be the port in the localhost callback URL for your app.  
' The callback URL would look like "http://localhost:3017/" if the port number is 3017.
oauth2.ListenPort = 3017

oauth2.AuthorizationEndpoint = "https://id.getharvest.com/oauth2/authorize"
oauth2.TokenEndpoint = "https://id.getharvest.com/api/v2/oauth2/token"

' Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.ClientId = "CLIENT_ID"
oauth2.ClientSecret = "CLIENT_SECRET"

oauth2.CodeChallenge = 0

oauth2.Scope = "all"

' Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
url = oauth2.StartAuth()
If (oauth2.LastMethodSuccess <> 1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(oauth2.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' At this point, your application should load the URL in a browser.
' For example, 
' in C#: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(url);
' in Java: Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(url));
' in VBScript: Set wsh=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
'              wsh.Run url
' in Xojo: ShowURL(url)  (see http://docs.xojo.com/index.php/ShowURL)
' in Dataflex: Runprogram Background "c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" sUrl        
' The Microsoft account owner would interactively accept or deny the authorization request.

' Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
' Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...
' Add the code to load the url in a web browser here...

' Now wait for the authorization.
' We'll wait for a max of 60 seconds.
numMsWaited = 0
Do While (numMsWaited < 60000) And (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3)
    oauth2.SleepMs 100
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
Loop

' If there was no response from the browser within 30 seconds, then 
' the AuthFlowState will be equal to 1 or 2.
' 1: Waiting for Redirect. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting to receive the redirect HTTP request from the browser.
' 2: Waiting for Final Response. The OAuth2 background thread is waiting for the final access token response.
' In that case, cancel the background task started in the call to StartAuth.
If (oauth2.AuthFlowState < 3) Then
    success = oauth2.Cancel()
    outFile.WriteLine("No response from the browser!")
    WScript.Quit
End If

' Check the AuthFlowState to see if authorization was granted, denied, or if some error occurred
' The possible AuthFlowState values are:
' 3: Completed with Success. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the successful JSON response is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
' 4: Completed with Access Denied. The OAuth2 flow has completed, the background thread exited, and the error JSON is available in AccessTokenResponse property.
' 5: Failed Prior to Completion. The OAuth2 flow failed to complete, the background thread exited, and the error information is available in the FailureInfo property.
If (oauth2.AuthFlowState = 5) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("OAuth2 failed to complete.")
    outFile.WriteLine(oauth2.FailureInfo)
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (oauth2.AuthFlowState = 4) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization was denied.")
    outFile.WriteLine(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (oauth2.AuthFlowState <> 3) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Unexpected AuthFlowState:" & oauth2.AuthFlowState)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
outFile.WriteLine("Access Token = " & oauth2.AccessToken)

' Get the full JSON response:
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.Load(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse)
json.EmitCompact = 0
outFile.WriteLine(json.Emit())

' The JSON response looks like this:

' Save the JSON to a file for future requests.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.FileAccess")
set fac = CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
success = fac.WriteEntireTextFile("qa_data/tokens/getHarvest.json",json.Emit(),"utf-8",0)

outFile.Close