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Get a Google Drive Access Token using a JSON Private Key

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Demonstrates how to get a Google Drive API access token using a JSON service account private key.

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

    // First load the JSON key into a string.
    const fac = try chilkat.FileAccess.init();
    defer fac.deinit();
    const json_key = fac.readEntireTextFile(alloc, "qa_data/googleApi/chilkatcloud-b8826e030499.json", "utf-8") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try fac.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    const g_auth = try chilkat.AuthGoogle.init();
    defer g_auth.deinit();
    g_auth.setJsonKey(json_key);

    // Choose a scope.
    g_auth.setScope("https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive");

    // Request an access token that is valid for this many seconds.
    g_auth.setExpireNumSeconds(3600);

    // If the application is requesting delegated access:
    // The email address of the user for which the application is requesting delegated access,
    // then set the email address here. (Otherwise leave it empty.)
    g_auth.setSubEmailAddress("");

    // Connect to www.googleapis.com using TLS (TLS 1.2 is the default.)
    // The Chilkat socket object is used so that the connection can be established
    // through proxies or an SSH tunnel if desired.
    const tls_sock = try chilkat.Socket.init();
    defer tls_sock.deinit();
    tls_sock.connect("www.googleapis.com", 443, true, 5000) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try tls_sock.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Send the request to obtain the access token.
    g_auth.obtainAccessToken(tls_sock) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try g_auth.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Examine the access token:
    std.debug.print("Access Token: {s}\n", .{try g_auth.getAccessToken(alloc)});
}