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Quickbooks OAuth2 in a Desktop App

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Demonstrates how to get a QuickBooks OAuth2 access token from a desktop application or script. C++

#include <CkOAuth2.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    //  To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  IMPORTANT: You first need to define an App in the Quickbooks Developer Dashboard.
    //  See How to Create an App in QuickBooks Developer Dashboard
    //  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  This example is for desktop applicatons (it is not for code that runs on a web server).
    //  You'll need to add a line (or a few lines of code) to popup a web browser that navigates to a URL.

    //  This is the way to initially obtain the OAuth2 access token.  Afterwards it can be 
    //  repeatedly refreshed without user interaction, as shown in this example: Refresh Quickbooks OAuth2 Access Token.

    CkOAuth2 oauth2;

    //  QuickBooks OAuth2 allows for an "http://localhost:<portNumber>/" callback URL for sandbox testing,
    //  but not for production.

    //  In production, 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

    oauth2.put_AppCallbackUrl("https://yourwebserver.com/OAuth2.php");
    oauth2.put_ListenPort(3017);

    oauth2.put_AuthorizationEndpoint("https://appcenter.intuit.com/connect/oauth2");
    oauth2.put_TokenEndpoint("https://oauth.platform.intuit.com/oauth2/v1/tokens/bearer");

    //  Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.put_ClientId("QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-ID");
    oauth2.put_ClientSecret("QUICKBOOKS-CLIENT-SECRET");
    oauth2.put_UseBasicAuth(true);
    oauth2.put_CodeChallenge(false);

    //  Indicate the desired access.  Possible scopes that can appear in the list are:
    //  com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting:  QuickBooks Online API
    //  com.intuit.quickbooks.payment:  QuickBooks Payments API
    //  openid:  OpenID Connect processing
    //  profile:  user's given and family names
    //  email:  user's email address
    //  phone:  user's phone number
    //  address:  user's physical address
    oauth2.put_Scope("com.intuit.quickbooks.accounting");

    //  Begin the OAuth2 Authorization code flow.  This returns a URL that should be loaded in a browser.
    const char *url = oauth2.startAuth();
    if (oauth2.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << oauth2.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "url = " << url << "\r\n";

    //  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) {
        std::cout << oauth2.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Wait for the user to approve or deny authorization in the browser.
    int numMsWaited = 0;
    while ((numMsWaited < 90000) && (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3)) {
        oauth2.SleepMs(100);
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100;
    }

    //  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 (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() < 3) {
        oauth2.Cancel();
        std::cout << "No response from the browser!" << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  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 (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 5) {
        std::cout << "OAuth2 failed to complete." << "\r\n";
        std::cout << oauth2.failureInfo() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() == 4) {
        std::cout << "OAuth2 authorization was denied." << "\r\n";
        std::cout << oauth2.accessTokenResponse() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    if (oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() != 3) {
        std::cout << "Unexpected AuthFlowState:" << oauth2.get_AuthFlowState() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    //  Save the full JSON access token response to a file.
    CkStringBuilder sbJson;
    sbJson.Append(oauth2.accessTokenResponse());
    sbJson.WriteFile("qa_data/tokens/qb-access-token.json","utf-8",false);

    //  The full JSON received looks like this:
    //  {
    //    "expires_in": 3600,
    //    "x_refresh_token_expires_in": 8726400,
    //    "refresh_token": "L011546037639r ... 3vR2DrbOmg0Sdagw",
    //    "access_token": "eyJlbmMiOiJBMTI4Q0 ... oETJEMbeggg",
    //    "token_type": "bearer"
    //  }

    std::cout << "OAuth2 authorization granted!" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << "Access Token = " << oauth2.accessToken() << "\r\n";

    //  Get the realmId if needed...
    //  See About the QuickBooks REST API Realm ID, also known as Company ID
    const char *realmId = oauth2.getRedirectRequestParam("realmId");
    if (oauth2.get_LastMethodSuccess() == true) {
        std::cout << "realmId: " << realmId << "\r\n";
    }
    else {
        std::cout << "No realmId was provided." << "\r\n";
    }
    }