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Egyptian eReceipt OAuth2 Client Credentials

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

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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();

    // Note: Any provider of a REST API, such as the Egyptian government in this case, can make life
    // much easier for developers by providing one or more of the following in the API documentation:
    //
    // 1) A sample CURL statement for each API call.
    // 2) A Postman collection, or Swagger/OpenAPI specification file.
    // 3) A sample of a raw HTTP request and response for each API call.
    //
    // The sample CURL statements or raw HTTP request/responses do not need to comprehensively show all
    // possible options.  Providing a sample allows one to quickly make a successful API call.
    // It also allows for code generation directly from the CURL, Postman collection, or raw request/response,
    // and it tends to answer all questions about the format/structure of a request that, suprisingly,
    // remain ambiguous or not obvious in other forms of documentation.

    const req = try chilkat.HttpRequest.init();
    defer req.deinit();
    req.addParam("grant_type", "client_credentials");
    // Use your actual client ID and client secret...
    req.addParam("client_id", "d0394a9f-0607-40de-a978-2d3eb8375b04");
    req.addParam("client_secret", "6d62315e-d65a-4e41-9112-4195ea834edf");

    req.addHeader("posserial", "1234567899");
    req.addHeader("pososversion", "os");
    req.addHeader("posmodelframework", "1");
    req.addHeader("presharedkey", "03ac674216f3e1...");

    // When writing this example, the documentation at https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/ereceiptapi/01-authenticate-pos/
    // shows us the HTTP verb and path (POST /connect/token), however,
    // we don't see the actual domain where the request is to be sent.
    // What are the endpoints???
    // It took some searching, but we found some endpoints here:  https://sdk.invoicing.eta.gov.eg/faq/
    // It's not immediately apparent which endpoint is to be used with a given API call.
    // Why not just include the endpoint in the documentation for each REST API call?
    // Endpoints are literally the #1 thing that needs to be known.
    // They can't just be buried in a FAQ.  They should be up-front and obvious.
    //
    // So.. we're guessing the endpoint is likely "https://invoicing.eta.gov.eg/connect/token"
    req.setHttpVerb("POST");
    req.setContentType("application/x-www-form-urlencoded");

    const resp = try chilkat.HttpResponse.init();
    defer resp.deinit();
    http.httpReq("https://invoicing.eta.gov.eg/connect/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;
    }

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

    // {
    //   "token_type": "Bearer",
    //   "access_token": "eyJraW......R2sbqrY",
    //   "expires_in": "3600",
    //   "scope": "..."
    // }

    _ = try j_resp.stringOf(alloc, "token_type");
    _ = try j_resp.stringOf(alloc, "access_token");
    _ = try j_resp.stringOf(alloc, "expires_in");
    _ = try j_resp.stringOf(alloc, "scope");
}