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Add Custom Claims to JWT for Google Service Account OAuth2

Demonstrates how add custom claims to the JWT when getting a Google API OAuth2 access token using a JSON service account private key.

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NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  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.
    var fac = new chilkat.FileAccess();
    var jsonKey = fac.ReadEntireTextFile("qa_data/googleApi/ChilkatTest-ab2ecd52ef98.json","utf-8");
    if (fac.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(fac.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  A JSON private key should look like this:

    //  	{
    //  	  "type": "service_account",
    //  	  "project_id": "chilkattest-1350",
    //  	  "private_key_id": "fa2e36ee26986eab628b59868af8bec1d1c64c38",
    //  	  "private_key": "-----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----\nMIIEvgIjFa...28N64N2n1E4FYzBZjSdy\n-----END PRIVATE KEY-----\n",
    //  	  "client_email": "598922945226-00rb0ppfg0sndajo6bhvd4v17jtj2d3a@developer.gserviceaccount.com",
    //  	  "client_id": "598922945226-00rb0ppfg0snd9jo7bhvd4v17jtj2d3a.apps.googleusercontent.com",
    //  	  "auth_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth",
    //  	  "token_uri": "https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token",
    //  	  "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v1/certs",
    //  	  "client_x509_cert_url": "https://www.googleapis.com/robot/v1/metadata/x509/598922945226-00rb0ppfg0sndajo6bhvd4v17jtj2d3a%40developer.gserviceaccount.com"
    //  	}

    var gAuth = new chilkat.AuthGoogle();
    gAuth.JsonKey = jsonKey;

    //  Choose a scope.
    gAuth.Scope = "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform";

    //  Request an access token that is valid for this many seconds.
    gAuth.ExpireNumSeconds = 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.)
    gAuth.SubEmailAddress = "";

    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    //  To add custom claims, create JSON containing the claims to be added and call AddClaims.
    var moreClaims = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    moreClaims.UpdateString("claimAbc","valueAbc");
    moreClaims.UpdateString("claimXyz","valueXyz");
    //  ...
    gAuth.AddClaims(moreClaims);
    //  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    //  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.
    var tlsSock = new chilkat.Socket();
    success = tlsSock.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,5000);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(tlsSock.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Send the request to obtain the access token.
    success = gAuth.ObtainAccessToken(tlsSock);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(gAuth.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Examine the access token:
    console.log("Access Token: " + gAuth.AccessToken);

}

chilkatExample();