Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Secrets,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  secrets: TSecrets;
  json: TJsonObject;
  secretValue: string;

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

  secrets := TSecrets.Create;

  //  On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
  //  On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
  secrets.Location := 'local_manager';

  //  Specify the secret to be fetched.
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('appName','Test2');
  json.UpdateString('service','Something');
  json.UpdateString('domain','Xyz');
  json.UpdateString('username','Abc');

  //  Get the secret.
  secretValue := secrets.GetSecretStr(json);
  if (secrets.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(secrets.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('The content of the secret: ' + secretValue);
  WriteLn('Success.');


  secrets.Free;
  json.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.