Ruby

LinkedIn OAuth2 Access Token

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Demonstrates how to get a LinkedIn OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or later.

Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

# To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

oauth2 = Chilkat::CkOAuth2.new()

# The port should match the Authorized Redirect URL in your LinkedIn app, 
# which would look like "http://localhost:3017/"
# See a screenshot below...
oauth2.put_ListenPort(3017)

oauth2.put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization")
oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken")

# Replace these with actual values.
oauth2.put_ClientId("CLIENT_ID")
oauth2.put_ClientSecret("CLIENT_SECRET")
oauth2.put_Scope("w_member_social")

# Begin the OAuth2 three-legged flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
url = oauth2.startAuth()
if (oauth2.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true)
    print oauth2.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Launch the default browser on the system and navigate to the url.
# The LaunchBrowser method was added in Chilkat v10.1.2.
success = oauth2.LaunchBrowser(url)
if (success == false)
    print oauth2.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

# Wait for the interactive user to grant permission in the interactive browser session.
# We'll wait for a max of 90 seconds.
numMsWaited = 0
while (numMsWaited < 90000) and (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)
    oauth2.SleepMs(100)
    numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
end

# If there was no response from the browser within 90 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.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)
    oauth2.Cancel()
    print "No response from the browser!" + "\n";
    exit
end

# 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.get_AuthFlowState() == 5)
    print "OAuth2 failed to complete." + "\n";
    print oauth2.failureInfo() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 4)
    print "OAuth2 authorization was denied." + "\n";
    print oauth2.accessTokenResponse() + "\n";
    exit
end

if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() != 3)
    print "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" + oauth2.get_AuthFlowState().to_s() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "OAuth2 authorization granted!" + "\n";
print "Access Token = " + oauth2.accessToken() + "\n";

print "Full JSON Response = " + oauth2.accessTokenResponse() + "\n";

# Example JSON Response:
# 
# {
#   "access_token": "AQU7C5zU8n....ggWyUA",
#   "expires_in": 5183999,
#   "scope": "w_member_social"
# }

# Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
sbJson = Chilkat::CkStringBuilder.new()
sbJson.Append(oauth2.accessTokenResponse())
sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/_linkedIn.json","utf-8",false)

# Here is an example showing how to define your App in the LinkedIn developers console:
#