Xbase++ Requires Chilkat v10.1.2+

Yahoo Mail OAuth2 Access Token for Desktop App

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Demonstrates how to get a Yahoo Email OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oOauth2
LOCAL cUrl
LOCAL nNumMsWaited
LOCAL oSbJson

nSuccess := 0

//  First, you must define your app in Yahoo Developer (https://developer.yahoo.com/apps/) like this:

//  

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

oOauth2 := CreateObject("Chilkat.OAuth2")

//  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
oOauth2:AppCallbackUrl := "https://yourwebserver.com/oauth_redirect"
oOauth2:ListenPort := 3017

oOauth2:AuthorizationEndpoint := "https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/request_auth"
oOauth2:TokenEndpoint := "https://api.login.yahoo.com/oauth2/get_token"

//  Replace these with actual values.
oOauth2:ClientId := "CLIENT_ID"
oOauth2:ClientSecret := "CLIENT_SECRET"

//  Do not send the "scope" query param for Yahoo OAuth2.
oOauth2:UncommonOptions := "NO_OAUTH2_SCOPE"

//  Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
cUrl := oOauth2:StartAuth()
IF (oOauth2:LastMethodSuccess == 0)
    ? oOauth2:LastErrorText
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "url = " + cUrl

//  Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
//  The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
nSuccess := oOauth2:LaunchBrowser(cUrl)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oOauth2:LastErrorText
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
nNumMsWaited := 0
DO WHILE (nNumMsWaited < 90000) .AND. (oOauth2:AuthFlowState < 3)
    oOauth2:SleepMs(100)
    nNumMsWaited := nNumMsWaited + 100
ENDDO

//  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 (oOauth2:AuthFlowState < 3)
    oOauth2:Cancel()
    ? "No response from the browser!"
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  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 (oOauth2:AuthFlowState == 5)
    ? "OAuth2 failed to complete."
    ? oOauth2:FailureInfo
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oOauth2:AuthFlowState == 4)
    ? "OAuth2 authorization was denied."
    ? oOauth2:AccessTokenResponse
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

IF (oOauth2:AuthFlowState != 3)
    ? "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + Str(oOauth2:AuthFlowState)
    oOauth2:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
oSbJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
oSbJson:Append(oOauth2:AccessTokenResponse)
oSbJson:WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/yahooMail.json", "utf-8", 0)

//  The saved JSON response looks like this:

//  {
//    "access_token": "kCVQdnOdul...LHucA--",
//    "refresh_token": "AIenVXETSo0jklFBVkPS8vVm8E.Ej9ToRG.xDbDYmZ65WIs5t6CZhDrD",
//    "expires_in": 3600,
//    "token_type": "bearer",
//    "xoauth_yahoo_guid": "HGDQCVF5JB4YDOWHITQJFBHCWA"
//  }

? "OAuth2 authorization granted!"
? "Access Token: " + oOauth2:AccessToken

oOauth2:destroy()
oSbJson:destroy()