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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.

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    success := false

    // To further clarify, see OAuth 2.0 Authorization Flow

    oauth2 := chilkat.NewOAuth2()

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

    oauth2.SetAuthorizationEndpoint("https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/authorization")
    oauth2.SetTokenEndpoint("https://www.linkedin.com/oauth/v2/accessToken")

    // Replace these with actual values.
    oauth2.SetClientId("CLIENT_ID")
    oauth2.SetClientSecret("CLIENT_SECRET")
    oauth2.SetScope("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.LastMethodSuccess() != true {
        fmt.Println(oauth2.LastErrorText())
        oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
        return
    }

    // 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 {
        fmt.Println(oauth2.LastErrorText())
        oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
        return
    }

    // Wait for the interactive user to grant permission in the interactive browser session.
    // We'll wait for a max of 90 seconds.
    numMsWaited := 0
    for (numMsWaited < 90000) && (oauth2.AuthFlowState() < 3) {
        oauth2.SleepMs(100)
        numMsWaited = numMsWaited + 100
    }

    // 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.AuthFlowState() < 3 {
        oauth2.Cancel()
        fmt.Println("No response from the browser!")
        oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
        return
    }

    // 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.AuthFlowState() == 5 {
        fmt.Println("OAuth2 failed to complete.")
        fmt.Println(oauth2.FailureInfo())
        oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
        return
    }

    if oauth2.AuthFlowState() == 4 {
        fmt.Println("OAuth2 authorization was denied.")
        fmt.Println(oauth2.AccessTokenResponse())
        oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
        return
    }

    if oauth2.AuthFlowState() != 3 {
        fmt.Println("Unexpected AuthFlowState:", oauth2.AuthFlowState())
        oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("OAuth2 authorization granted!")
    fmt.Println("Access Token = ", oauth2.AccessToken())

    fmt.Println("Full JSON Response = ", oauth2.AccessTokenResponse())

    // 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.NewStringBuilder()
    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:
    // 

    oauth2.DisposeOAuth2()
    sbJson.DisposeStringBuilder()