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Dropbox Refresh OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to mint a new access token using the refresh token obtained when originally getting the OAuth2 access token.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

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

    const http = try chilkat.Http.init();
    defer http.deinit();

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -X GET https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token \
    //     -d grant_type=refresh_token \
    //     -d refresh_token=<YOUR_REFRESH_TOKEN> \
    //     -u <YOUR_APP_KEY>:<YOUR_APP_SECRET>

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

    http.setLogin("DROPBOX_APP_KEY");
    http.setPassword("DROPBOX_APP_SECRET");

    // Get the refresh token from the JSON we saved when originally getting the access token.
    // (See Get Dropbox OAuth2 Access Token w/ Refresh Token
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    json.loadFile("qa_data/tokens/dropbox.json") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const req = try chilkat.HttpRequest.init();
    defer req.deinit();
    req.addParam("grant_type", "refresh_token");
    req.addParam("refresh_token", try json.stringOf(alloc, "refresh_token"));

    req.setHttpVerb("POST");
    req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
    defer resp.deinit();
    http.httpReq("https://api.dropbox.com/oauth2/token", req, resp) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try http.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const sb_response_body = try chilkat.StringBuilder.init();
    defer sb_response_body.deinit();
    resp.getBodySb(sb_response_body) catch {};

    const j_resp = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer j_resp.deinit();
    j_resp.loadSb(sb_response_body) catch {};
    j_resp.setEmitCompact(false);

    std.debug.print("Response Body:\n", .{});
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try j_resp.emit(alloc)});

    const resp_status_code = resp.getStatusCode();
    std.debug.print("Response Status Code = {d}\n", .{resp_status_code});
    if (resp_status_code >= 400) {
        std.debug.print("Response Header:\n", .{});
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try resp.getHeader(alloc)});
        std.debug.print("Failed.\n", .{});
        return;
    }

    // Sample JSON response:
    // (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

    // {
    //   "access_token": "sl.AC75WPYRqOi0mxcRqlimbV9FKHu04biz5qHwatG3MTgzFK7kLrGVlM9EgP4603tE7bWw0s1rMbTKiHsf37TUshPYvq-3r0qeBr_PrZIAibN8XOQicvboiOnqx6JrDekq-w8D-tE",
    //   "token_type": "bearer",
    //   "expires_in": 14400
    // }

    const access_token = try j_resp.stringOf(alloc, "access_token");
    std.debug.print("New Access Token: {s}\n", .{access_token});

    // Perhaps update our Dropbox JSON file with the new access token.
    // (The existing refresh token does not change, and can be used over and over to mint new access tokens.)
    json.updateString("access_token", access_token) catch {};

    json.writeFile("qa_data/tokens/dropbox.json") catch {};
}